#Chapter 238 The visitor

Tessa’s POV My father looked awkward as he stood in the living room, talking to Patty Davis who seemed to be chatting his ear off. It was no secret that Patty always had a thing for my father. I couldn’t help but roll my eyes at her painfully obvious efforts. When he saw me, he looked relieved from the distractions. “Tessa…” he breathed. I wasn’t sure what to say to him. I’ve been thinking about it a lot lately and no words came to my mind. My father hurt me in a way I never thought he would. He betrayed my trust and broke my heart in only a day. I didn’t think I could ever forgive him for what he did… and yet, there was still a part of me that missed him. “Hey,” I found myself saying, lamely. “Why did you want to see me?” I knew I was getting straight to the point, and I probably sounded rude, but I didn’t want to beat around the bush. I wanted to know what his motive was and why he was here. He looked at Patty and then the others who were seated around the couch. Lucias walked