Chapter 85 Do It for Me
Chapter 85 Do It for Me
Nadine bit her lip and stepped forward.
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“Finn, I know Tess doesn’t like me, but I still see her as family. She clearly wants nothing to do with you, yet you keep forcing yourself on her … I just wanted to speak up for her.”
Zane’s lips couldn’t help but twitch in disbelief.
Finn, however, furrowed his brows as his gaze turned sharp. “You’re here to fight for her?”
He pushed the documents on his desk forward and leaned back, arms crossing over his chest.
The powerful aura he exuded made Nadine swallow involuntarily. However, a flicker of fascination shed through her eyes.
He’s the <i>man </i>standing at <i>the </i>very top <i>of </i><i>Aetheris’s </i><i>power </i><i>pyramid</i><i>, </i><i>after </i><i>all</i><i>. </i>And <i>only </i><i>someone </i><i>like </i><i>him </i><i>deserved </i><i>my </i><i>love</i>.
Her cheeks flushed pink as the thought ran through her mind.
She then straightened up and nodded. “Yes.”
Finn’s eyes darkened, and a cold smirk tugged at his lips.
From where she stood, Nadine could only see the curve of his mouth, and her heart fluttered with hope.
She knew it she had been right all along.
People often said she and Finn were close. Even some colleagues would tease her in private, hinting that something was going on between them. But as the one actually involved, Nadine knew the truth better than anyone.
Aside from the asional moment when Finn sought her out to handle particrly difficult problems or cases, most of the time it felt like she was throwing herself at a wall of ice.
Still, someone as cold and distant as he, who had never allowed others to get too close, had silently epted her presence at his side.
There had even been a time when she got a minor scrape, and he’d made a huge scene over it at the hospital. He had even mobilized every doctor to examine her.
That had to mean something.
<b>But- </b>
Nadine’s hands curled into fists. All she could think about was the countless times Finn had avoided her in recent days.
It <b>was </b>all because of Tess.
Ever since he found out where Tess was, his time for her had all but vanished.
She couldn’t just sit back and do nothing. She had to fight for this.
A flicker of calction crossed Nadine’s eyes, but was quickly hidden behind a mask of innocence,
She smiled sweetly, her tone softening with a mix of affection and vulnerability.
Dressed in an elegant, perfectly chosen outfit, the contrast made her look even more striking.
Finn,” she said, stepping closer and blinking at him, “if Tess doesn’t want to stay, then maybe… you should let her go.”
Finn chuckled coldly. “So I’m supposed to let her go? Do I look like I run a charity?”
He tilted his head slightly, his gaze sharp as a de. She’s the one who begged to marry me. And now what–she regrets it and sends you to plead her case?
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Nadine’s gaze swept over the man’s cold, chiseled face. Even though his response wasn’t what she’d hoped for, his ruthless words only made the smile on her lips widen. There was even a touch of genuine joy in her eyes.
“Finn,” she said in a sweet, coaxing voice, “just do it for me. And besides …
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She nced at Finn’s expression, then delivered her real blow. “Tess gave birth in prison. Finn, can you really ept raising an illegitimate child?”
Her voice dropped to a whisper, deliberate and sharp.
As expected, the moment the words left her mouth, the air in the room turned icy.
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Nadine flinched, but inside, she was ted.
Finn only wanted revenge<i>. </i>
Still, even if it was revenge, she couldn’t let them continue ying house as husband and wife.
A flicker of hatred shed through her eyes.
Tess, a convicted <i>felon</i>, <i>had </i>no <i>right </i><i>to </i><i>live </i><i>as </i>Finn’s wife.
“Finn, if you’re still angry with Tess, then let me take her ce. I’ll atone for her sins. Just … let her go,” she said softly.
Finn’s voice turned cold. “Nadine, you and Tess are not the same. Her sins are not yours to atone for.” Then, he shot Zane a
look
Zane immediately stepped forward, blocking Nadine’s view. “Ms. Nadine, Mr. Lock is very busy<b>. </b>I’m afraid I’ll have to ask you
to leave.
Nadine’s expression shifted. She stared at Finn onest time, eyes lingering with reluctant longing–but in the end, she had no choice but to leave.
As the door clicked shut, Finn’s deep gaze remained fixed on it for a long while.
Zane nced at Finn, wanting to say something–but in the end, he held his tongue.
The whole scene had been strange from start to finish.
Even if there were issues between Finn and Tess, Nadine was still an outsidek
From what he knew, the Ember sisters had once been close. On the surface, Nadine’s sudden concern might have seemed heartfelt.
But something about her words didn’t sit right.
It hadn’t sounded like concern at all–more like she was fanning the mes.
The more he thought about it, the more unsettling it felt.