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With Abel no longer blocking her, Nadine immediately got bolder. “Tess, what do you think you’re doing? You hit me first! I haven’t even started holding you ountable yet. Why are you making things so difficult for me?”
Her lips trembled, and tears streamed down her face.
Nadine’s delicate features always made her look pitiful, and now that she was crying, it stirred up the crowd’s emotions.
“Yeah! We all saw it–Tess hit Ms. Nadine first!”
Someone spoke up, and others quickly chimed in.
But Tess showed no fear in the face of their usations.
She gently stroked La’s tiny hand, but her expression stayed icy cold. “Nadine made the first move. I was just defending myself. Before you pick sides, maybe you should figure out what happened. If you don’t know the full story, you’re better off staying out of it. Otherwise, you’ll just be used.”
She said it calmly but sharply, then tapped Abel’s arm and pointed up at the surveince cameras. “There’s my witness, and there’s the evidence.”
Abel, standing behind Tess, raised an eyebrow with interest. His bright eyes never left her.
Ever since he ran into Tess again, she’d always acted polite and gentle, like a soft little rabbit trying to hide her pain.
But now, this rabbit had ws–and she wasn’t afraid to use them.
Abel, who loomed over her with his tall stature, finally saw her for who she was. She wasn’t a rabbit at all; she was an eagle.
His gaze burned hotter.
This just confirmed he’d chosen the right person.
Tess’s words were clear and sharp. Nadine’s face went pale. Her lips moved, but no words came
out.
The crowd noticed that too, and slowly, the tide began to turn.
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“I was just shopping nearby, I did see Ms. Nadine try to hit Tess first. It was Mr. Lock’s nephew who stopped her.”
“Wow… I didn’t think Ms. Nadine was that kind of person.”
Whispers spread through the crowd, and Nadine’s face turned ghostly white.
“You’re all talking about me trying to hit her, but you don’t even know why!” Nadine suddenly shouted, her voice hoarse.
Her outburst made the crowd go quiet for a moment.
Their eyes darted around until someone cautiously spoke up.
“Yeah, that’s true. From what we’ve heard, Ms. Nadine has always been Mr. Lock’s favorite. Why would she hit someone for no reason? Maybe Tess did something to push her too far?”
More people nodded in agreement.
“Could be. Let’s not forget Tess is an ex–con. She’s been to prison. How much can you trust someone like that?<b>” </b>
The rumors started flying again. Then, from somewhere in the back, a voice called out, “Ms. Nadine! Just tell us what happened! We’re willing to hear you out!”
In a sh, the crowd that had just been scolding Nadine switched sides.
Tess narrowed her eyes, but she wasn’t surprised.
She’d already been through the worst life could throw at her. A few people whispering behind her back didn’t matter anymore. Compared to everything else she’d suffered, this was nothing.
Hands shot into the air, with people eagerly calling out, demanding Nadine tell her side of the
story.
Even Abel, who had just been standingzily to the side, suddenly straightened up. He nced down at Tess, worried for a second.
But Tess didn’t even blink. She just stood there quietly, watching the scene unfold.
That put Abel at ease.
This woman was exactly who he thought she was.
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“I was just shopping nearby. I did see Ms. Nadine try to hit Tess first. It was Mr. Lock’s nephew who stopped her.”
“Wow… I didn’t think Ms. Nadine was that kind of
person.”
Whispers spread through the crowd, and Nadine’s face turned ghostly white.
“You’re all talking about me trying to hit her, but you don’t even know why!” Nadine suddenly shouted, her voice hoarse.
Her outburst made the crowd go quiet for a moment.
Their eyes
darted around until someone cautiously spoke up.
“Yeah, that’s true. From what we’ve heard, Ms. Nadine has always been Mr. Lock’s favorite. Why would she hit someone for no reason? Maybe Tess did something <i>to </i>push her too far?”
More people nodded in agreement.
“Could be. Let’s not forget Tess is an ex–con. She’s been to prison. How much can you trust someone like that?”
The rumors started flying again. Then, from somewhere in the back, a voice called out, “Ms. Nadine! Just tell us what happened! We’re willing to hear you out!”
In a sh, the crowd that had just been scolding Nadine switched sides.
Tess narrowed her eyes, but she wasn’t surprised.
She’d already been through the worst life could throw at her. A few people whispering behind her back didn’t matter anymore. Compared to everything else she’d suffered, this was nothing.
Hands shot into the air, with people eagerly calling out, demanding Nadine tell her side of the story.
Even Abel, who had just been standingzily to the side, suddenly straightened up. He nced down at Tess, worried for a second.
But Tess didn’t even blink. She just stood there quietly, watching the scene unfold.
That put Abel at ease.
This woman was exactly who he thought she was.
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His lips curled into a smile before he rxed back against the wall, his posture casual again.
To the crowd, his rxed stance looked like silent support for Tess.
Seeing that the people around her were starting to side with her again, Nadine’s eyes lit up with hope.
She let her brows furrow, her lips trembling as tears welled up in her eyes again. “Tess … I didn’t want to say this, but you’ve left me no choice! You’ve hurt me too much!”
She put on an expression of reluctance, like she’d been forced into this confession.
Tess’s eyes narrowed.
Then, Nadine suddenly pointed straight at Abel.
Abel raised an eyebrow, his expression still calm. Even his eyes held no emotion.
“Tess is my sister. As her little sister, of course, I don’t want to see her make the same mistakes and end up on the wrong side of thew again.”
The crowd perked up at that.
<i>Wait</i>… <i>this </i><i>isn’t </i><i>just </i><i>some </i><i>petty </i><i>drama </i><i>anymore</i><i>. </i><i>Is </i><i>this </i><i>about </i><i>something </i><i>illegal</i><i>? </i>
Confusion spread across their faces.
But Nadine didn’t stop there.
“Everyone knows Tess went to prison before, right? She got caught stealingpany secrets. Even after that, Finn was still willing to pick her up from prison himself. He never once mentioned divorce<i>, </i>so they’re still legally married.”
Her voice rose, and her words mmed into the crowd like a thunderp.
People didn’t immediately react to the morality of it all. Their first instinct was to nce, almost instinctively, at Abel. His face stayed expressionless.