Chapter 118 Save Her From All That Pain
Finn’s not around.
Tess let out a breath of relief.
Since she was nning to divorce and no longer saw herself as Mrs. Lock, she didn’t bother giving orders to the household staff and decided to make a simple breakfast herself.
Just as she set the te on the table, her eyes caught Finn’s, and she noticed the dark circles shadowing his tired gaze.
He obviously hadn’t slept well, but the weariness added a fragile touch to his sharp, handsome face.
Tess quickly looked away.
But Finn took a step closer.
“Afraid to meet my eyes?” His voice held a hint of augh, but it was hard to tell what he meant.
Tess pressed her lips together and ignored him.
Finn stared at her pale face for a moment and sighed. “Good morning, Tess.”
He sounded calm and casual-as if they were just a normal married couple exchanging routine greetings.
Tess froze, her knife and fork paused in midair. She gave him a strange look, silently asking what he was ying at.
Finn acted like he didn’t see it and deliberately sat down right across from her.
She frowned, watching him quietly.
She didn’t touch her food and locked eyes with him instead, her gaze cold and steady.
Finn then called a maid over. “Make me the same breakfast she’s having.”
The maid nced at the simple meal, looking confused and unsure.
Finn’s indifferent stare made the maid hold back her doubts and quickly head to the kitchen.
“What are you trying to do?”
Impatience shed in Tess’s eyes as she asked bluntly.
Finn, calm and collected, wiped his knife and fork but said nothing at first. After a while, he finally murmured, “Don’t talk while eating.”
Because the meal was simple, the maid was soon back with a nicely ted breakfast.
Finn epted it and began eating, one bite at a time.
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Tess sneered softly, choosing not to question him more. She turned back to her own te.
Living at Evermount Vi saved her from paying rent, but she hadn’t forgotten the heirloom Finn had given her yesterday-Gillian’s
ne.
She promised herself she’d pay him the 100 million dors back.
Once the divorce is final, we’ll be strangers. I don’t want to owe him anything. Plus, I have to find a safer ce to live soon.
Evermount Vi is only temporary.
Tess finished her breakfast quickly and cleaned up the dishes before standing.
Her movement made Finn raise an eyebrow.
Just as she turned to leave, Finn’s voice came softly.
“Tess.”
He called her gently, his tone carrying a strange, hard-to-exin feeling.
A chill ran down her arm.
A sudden panic bloomed in her chest. She didn’t stop walking; in fact, she hurried up.
Finn dropped the calm act and stepped forward, grabbing her wrist.
Tess’s fingers stiffened, and she shot him a fierce re.
Caught off guard by her angry look, he hesitated.
The sudden fire inside him was instantly cooled by a ssh of harsh reality.
He parted his lips but lowered his gaze, mumbling roughly, “Where are you going? I’ll have someone send you.”
Tess twisted her wrist hard and pulled away.
She thought about Finn’s strange reactions, her eyes darkening as if he were a wild animal in front of her.
What’s going on with him?
Puzzled, she hurried to the bedroom to check on La.
Bang!
The loud m of the door made Finn’s brows twitch.
He froze where he stood, and after a long moment, he slumped back down at the table like a broken doll.
The maid eyed the barely touched breakfast and hesitated. “Mr. Lock, should I make you something fresh?”
Finn shook his head. “You can go.”
The maid’s worried look softened, but inside, she felt relief.
As the footsteps faded away, Finn’s gaze grew lonely.
He pressed his thin lips together, staring at the modest breakfast that matched Tess’s.
He had stolen a few nces while she ate heartily.
Just watching her had stirred his appetite.
But now, with the chair across from him empty, the meal lost all meaning.
Finn let out a long, heavy breath, his eyes dark and unfocused.
Last night, he had stayed alone in the study.
He opened a secret folder on hisputer.
It held photos and videos tracking Tess’s every move since she got out of prison.
Zane had been tas!
Only throug
with gathering the evidence.
inn learn the truth.
soaked by a passing truck’s sprinklers had been her. The desperate mother begging at Lock Group Private o been her. And so much more…
motion crashed in Finn’s chest, bitterness filling his mouth.
he and regret.
und her sooner, could I have saved her from all that pain?
A year ago, before she went to prison, no matter how much he resented her or looked down on her, she still lived rtively well as Mrs. Lock and a topwyer in Aetheris.