Chapter 46 I’ll Make You Obey Me
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“Go get some rest. There are still plenty of ingredients in the fridge, so I’ll handle dinner tonight. I’lle get you when it’s ready,” Tess said softly.
This time, Charles did not argue. He trudged off to his room, too drained to protest.
Tess turned on her heel and went straight to the kitchen.
Meanwhile, Charles flopped onto his bed, pulled out the stack of papers from his bag, and forced himself to read through them.<fned4a> Checktest chapters at find~novel</fned4a>
By the time he got to thest page, his headache was pounding. Thirty million–huge and bold right at the bottom.
Just seeing that number made his vision blur.
His firm only existed because he had once been Lock Group’s personalwyer, but it was still small and barely made enough to cover expenses. Even if he sold the whole thing tomorrow, there was no way he would scrape that kind of money together.
He rubbed his temples, the ceiling above him spinning in slow circles.
<i>The </i>exhaustion of the day finally caught up, dragging him under before he realized it.
The file slipped from his hand and dangled off the side of the bed.
Knock! Knock!
“Charles, dinner’s ready. I’ming in, alright?”
Tess tapped on the door, and when there was no answer, she carefully stepped inside.
The lights were still on.
She walked over to wake him up, but her eyes fell on the papers spread out by the bed.
She froze, holding her breath as she leaned closer.
Line by line, the more she read, the heavier her heart got.
Her fingers shook when she flipped to thest page and saw that terrifying number.
Thirty million.
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Charles was still so young. Even if he was talented, where on earth was he supposed to find that much money overnight?
Tess stared at the figure, stunned, then nced down at Charles.
He was fast asleep,pletely knocked out. Even in his dreams, though, his eyebrows were all scrunched up like he could not escape the mess he was in.
Tess looked away, biting her lip. Out of nowhere, that deep, icy voice popped into her head again.
“I’ll make you obey me.”
Her eyes widened. A shiver ran down her spine as she shook her head, trying to shake it off.
However, the voice clung to her like shackles, winding tighter and tighter until it felt like a giant hand was choking her.
She stumbled back and gasped for breath, her heart racing.
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The noise snapped Charles awake. He blinked, still half–asleep, but when he saw how pale she was, he jolted upright.
“What’s wrong?”
Tess was still fighting for air, her chest rising and falling fast.
In that tense silence, Charles spotted the paper in her hands.
His face fell.
“Was it Finn?<b>” </b>
Tess clutched the contract so tight her knuckles went white.
Charles’s heart sank, but he did not want to lie. He nodded. “Yeah. Mr. Lock said my firm messed up a case, so now he’s putting it all on me.”
“This is a setup! There was something fishy with that deal from the start. Charles, you just walked right into his trap!”
Tess’s voice rose before she could stop herself.
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Charles stared at her, caught off guard by how angry she sounded.
Their eyes locked–his warm brown eyes met her wide, panicked ones.
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Tess froze. She swallowed, then lowered her head and whispered, “Sorry. I… I overreacted.”
“Tess, did you notice something? But this is my mess, okay? Don’t stress about it.”
Charles could tell right away that something was up from the way she reacted, so he hurried to calm her down.
Tess shook her head but did not say a word.
Her fingers clenched around the paper so hard they turned white.
She forced herself to breathe, then carefully put the contract back where it was.
“Let’s eat before it gets cold.”
Her voice was so soft it almost got lost in the quiet room as she turned and walked out, her steps a little shaky.
At the table, all the warmth from earlier was gone. The air felt heavy, pressing down on both of them.
Charles barely touched his food. He looked pale as he snuck nces at Tess every few bites.
Tess just kept her head low. She was moving her fork but barely eating.
Neither of them spoke. The food tasted like nothing at all.
Even La seemed to sense it–she stayed extra quiet, curling up in Tess’s arms without a sound.
After they finished, Charles offered to clean up. Tess did not argue this time. She just nodded and went back to her room without a word.
She closed the door behind her. The darkness outside made the whole room feel like it was closing in.
Tess did not even bother turning on the light. She felt her way to the window and sat there, hugging La close.
A thin draft slipped in through a crack, chilling her skin.
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She shivered but did not move away. Instead, she just held La tighter.
Each gust of wind felt like a sharp and cold de on her neck.
Why did it have to be this convenient?