NovelBookChapter 882 The One Who Stayed
Tessa let her grandfather know she was stepping away, then headed upstairs to take the call.
“Why are you callingnow? | just saw you in the live broadcast,” she said, kicking off her shoes and lying back
on the bed with the phone in hand.
“I'm done with my speech. Nothing else to do for now. | missed you-couldn’t help it. What are you up to?”
He wished he could see her right now, but in just a bit, he'd have to lead the Nightshade Pack in their offering to
the Moon Goddess.
It was his duty as alpha.
“Watching the Star and Moon Night broadcast with Grandpa. It's Christmas Eve-everyone’s home, and he’s really
happy.”
“Are you happy?”
“I guess. If Grandpa's happy, then I'm happy.”
At that moment, someone knocked on Landon’s door.
“Uncle, Grandpa says it’s tto prepare for the ritual.”
Tessa heard Luyao’s voice in the background and said, “Alright, go do your thing. | should head back down too-
Avery's here at our place.”
It was Avery's first tvisiting. Leaving him alone downstairs didn’t feel right.
“What? Avery’s at your house?” Landon frowned.
“Yeah.”
“Tessa, aren't you being a little biased? You didn’t even inviteto spend Christmas Eve at your house,”
Landon said, clearly jealous.
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Christmas Eve was a sacred night for both clans and families.
Avery spending it at the Sinclair hmeant he was considered part of the family, didn’t it?
Landon wasn’t having it. Even he hadn’t been given that kind of welcome-so why Avery?
Picking up on his tone, Tessa rolled her eyes. “Mr. Landon, don’t overthink it. Avery didn’t go home. He was all
alone in that big villa, so I just invited him over for dinner. That's it.”
“Fine.”
But Landon still didn’t sound convinced.
Only when Luyao knocked again did he finally hang up, silently vowing that the moment Christmas was over, he
was going to find Tessa.
Tessa returned downstairs to join her grandfather.
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Chapter 382 The One Who Stayed
As the night went on, only Tessa and Avery stayed to watch the live broadcast with the old man. One by one, the
rest of the family slipped away, each with sexcuse or another.
The old man sighed.
People like Yardley were full of promises about being dutiful and spending twith him-but in the end, only
Tessa and her friend actually stayed.
In the Sinclair family, it seemed like the only one who truly
Close to midnight, Avery stood up to leave.
red for him was his Tessa.
“Avery, it's so late already. Why don’t you just stay here tonight?” the old man suggested.
“No need, Grandpa. | should head back,” Avery said, not wanting to impose.
“It’s really no trouble. We've got plenty of rooms. And you'll just be alone if you go back. Why not stay till after
Christmas?” Tessa added.
Avery did find himself reluctant to leave. He wanted to enjoy more twith Tessa and the old man.
After a moment of hesitation, he agreed to stay.
The next morning, the family gathered around the Christmas tree to open gifts.
The old man was the first to bring out
the presents he had prepared, om
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Winona'r Seived a bracelet inlaid
with moonstone, Cedric got a newly
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When it was Tessa’s turn, the old
man held out a long wooden box. He
unlatched the bronze clasp to revgal
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a pair of drumstickskéadfiéd Rom
cedat woe, engraved with a
snow—moon wolf head biting a silver
bell. The base was embedded with a
gleaming sapphire, and the wood
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Compared to Winona’s mass-produced bracelet and Cedric’s standard badge, this pair of drumsticks had clearly
been made with extraordinary care and thought.
Winona couldn't help but whisper to
Cedric, “Did you see that? Gragdpa’s
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