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Roland regretted it now. If he had known Tessa's biological parents had such powerful backgrounds, he wouldn't have wasted his efforts trying to please Valerie. To please Valerie, he had even gone so far as to kick Tessa out of the house.

Otherwise, he wouldn't be in this passive position now, desperately trying to win Tessa's favor, afraid she would hold a grudge against him for what happened.