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The woman marched off without looking back, her slim figure disappearing around the corner in seconds.
“Finn, Tess is too much. She’s still giving you the cold shoulder …” Nadine mumbled, her voice trembling.
However, Finn did not even look at her–his eyes just stayed locked on that empty corner, dark and impossible to read.
Tess could practically feel his stare burning into her back, but she did not turn around once.
<i>The </i>second she rounded the corner and slipped out of his sight, she quickened her pace.
It was not until she was finally in the back seat of the cab she had called that the tightness in her chest loosened just a little.
After all, this was Finn–he had been at the top long before she went to prison, and he was still untouchable when she got out.
If it had not been for that confidential file leak back then, Max would not have even been a threat to him.
She had loved Finn for so long–ripping him out of her heart felt like tearing out her own bones, leaving her raw and bleeding.
She pressed a hand over her chest, trying to calm her heartbeat which still had not settled.
However, there was no love left now. Only fear.
If not for Finn, prison would not have been the hell it was.
Outside the window, the world blurred past like a movie in reverse.
All of a sudden, Tess’s eyes welled up with tears.
For a split second, she almost turned around to look back.
Yet, the old Ember house was already shrinking into nothing behind her.
Grandma would always be there–that thought alone sent a thousand needles stabbing into her heart.
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She finally had the guts to cut ties with her mother, but after all those years of being the family outcast, there was no freedom in it–just an emptiness that left her adrift.
She wanted to cry.
Yet, in the end, Tess just forced herself to swallow it down.
She had already wasted an entire day.
Because of her mother’s meddling, Tess still had not gotten her inheritance back.
So she went back to the old staff dorm to pick up La.
Bessie had been amazing with her. When Tess got there, La had a new pink clip in her baby–fine hair, looking extra sweet and happy.
A bunch of thedies on break were crowded around her, making her giggle and p her hands.
The whole scene warmed Tess’s heart.
Bessie, sharp–eyed as ever, spotted her first.
“Tess, you’re back?”
She gently lifted La from someone’s arms and, though she clearly wanted to keep holding her, handed her over.
Tess nodded, and La squealed happily, wrapping her tiny arms around Tess’s neck.
“She is such a sweet baby. We all love her to bits,” Bessie said, patting La’s chubby hand.
“Thank you so much, really,” Tess said, bowing a little.
The gesture flustered the women, who waved their hands and fussed at her. “Hey, what are you doing? No need for that, Tess!”
Bessie just stood there, eyes narrowing a bit as she watched.
Her eyes looked thoughtful and a little curious.
The dorm was a bit far from the main road, so once Tess said goodbye to the group, she nned to carry La out to wait for a cab.
However, Bessie offered to walk with them.
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So the three of them headed down the clean, quiet street. Only the sound of the breeze rustling through the trees could be heard.
After a moment, Bessie spoke up.
“I know I shouldn’t butt in…
Tess paused, caught off guard, and Bessie patted her shoulder gently.
“Tess, I don’t know exactly what you’ve been through, but …” She nced at La and smiled softly. “You’re this little one’s mom now. A lot of the time, that’s all you need to think about.”
Tess stopped walking, her chest tight.
She had not expected Bessie to see through her like that.
She lowered her eyes and gave a small but firm nod. “Don’t worry. I’m not a kid anymore.”
Bessie watched her for a moment, concern flickering in her gaze, but did not push it. She stayed with them until Tess and La were safely in the car.
Through the window, Tess kept her eyes on Bessie’s figure until she disappeared from view.
This trip was supposed to be simple–just to visit her grandmother’s grave. She had not nned on shing over the inheritance or running into Finn.
Tess’s mind shed back to that moment at the Ember house–her and Finn Lock locked in that tense standoff.
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His low, threatening voice kept reying in her head.
She hugged La closer, a chill creeping down her spine.
Fear crawled under her skin.
Their marriage was hanging by a fraying thread–ready to snap, yet always strong enough to keep her trapped.
Tess’s hands curled into fists as she urged the driver to drive faster.
Knock! Knock!
The door swung open, and Charles’s eyes lit up when he saw Tess and La. “Tess! You
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Tess froze for a second, noticing something different about him.
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He was not the calm, put–together man she remembered. Dressed in cozy loungewear, hair a total mess, he looked more like azy golden retriever who had just knocked over a flowerpot than the sharpwyer he usually was.
Caught by her surprised stare, Charles looked down at himself and his ears turned red.
He ruffled his hair and tugged at his cor like he could not figure out where to hide. “Uh… I didn’t think you’d be back this fast…”