Chapter 131 Unexpected Encounters
Chapter 131 Unexpected Encounters
“Mr. Lock! We’re here!”
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As soon as Zane spoke excitedly, Finn pushed open the car door before it had evene to aplete stop.
Zane was startled by Finn’s urgency. Before he could react, Finn was already striding toward the hotel.
He quickly followed, with a group of ck–suited bodyguards behind him, moving in perfect
sync.
“Did a woman named Tess check in recently?”
Finn’s voice was low and cold, his piercing gaze radiating enough intensity to make anyone shrink back.
The receptionist flinched under the pressure of his presence and began to stammer. “I … I … ”
Zane quickly stepped up and said gently, “It’s okay if you don’t remember. Just check the guest registry.”
The reminder seemed to snap the receptionist out of her daze. She nodded repeatedly and moved the mouse to ess the system. But just as the records loaded, she suddenly closed it. “No, wait. Our policy doesn’t allow us to disclose guest information. Sir, this is beyond my authority.”
Her eyes widened, though her voice trembled slightly.
Finn narrowed his eyes. The air around him grew dense and oppressive.
Zane quickly stepped forward again and shed his credentials.
“I’m the executive assistant to the CEO of Lock Group, and this is Mr. Finn Lock, our CEO. We’re looking for his wife, who left home unexpectedly. She’s alone with a child, and we’re worried about their safety.”
“Finn Lock!”
The name hit like thunder. The receptionist’s mouth fell open in shock. She hadn’t expected the legendary billionaire to be so young–and so strikingly handsome.
“We’ve already spoken with your manager. If there’s any issue, we’ll take full responsibility.
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Please check again.”
The receptionist hesitated, but at that exact moment, her phone rang.
After answering the call, she said quickly to her boss, “Hello, Mr. Yarrow. Understood.”
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After hanging up, she quickly resumed searching the system. Her forehead was now covered in
sweat.
Only then did she realize how close she hade to offending Finn. Her job in Aetheris was on the line!
Her attitude shifted dramatically. Within moments, she handed Finn a spare keycard. “This is Ms. Tess’s room key.”
Finn nced at the room number on the keycard, then headed straight for the elevator without another word.
Zane motioned for the bodyguards to follow.
Meanwhile, Tess had no idea her location had already been discovered. She had just finished unpacking and was preparing to head downstairs for breakfast.
She’d left in such a rush that La was already starting to fuss from hunger.
Carrying La in one arm and a small bag with baby feeding supplies in the other, Tess headed for the nearby service elevator. It was quicker and more private.
When she reached the restaurant and took a seat, a familiar hand suddenly ced a sandwich on her table.
Tess frowned, about to say the seat was taken, but paused when she saw the ck obsidian watch on the man’s wrist.
Looking up, she met a pair of warm, smiling eyes.
“Why are you here?” Tess asked, surprised.
Abel shrugged. “I’m just staying temporarily in Aetheris, so I live in hotels most of the time. I just didn’t expect to run into you.”
He didn’t hide the surprise in his voice. His gaze stayed on her, bold and sincere.
When he first learned Finn’s wife was Tess, he’d pretended to stay calm. But inside, it felt like a boulder had dropped on his chest.
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He couldn’t connect her with the woman rumored to have been imprisoned, nor with the supposedly ipetent husband she had described, who turned out to be his own uncle.
He’d heard stories that Finn’s wife had been jailed formercial crimes, that she was wicked and had colluded with Finn’spetitor.
But if that woman was Tess, then he retracted all of his doubts and disdain.
It was just because she was Tess.
He wouldn’t believe for a second that she’d done anything wrong.
It wasn’t Tess who was at fault; it was the people spreading those lies.
That was why he had brought her to his vi and why he hadn’t yet exined the tangled rtionship between them.
His feelings were conflicted–torn.
After all, she was Uncle Finn’s wife.
But he hadn’t expected that justing downstairs for breakfast would bring the person who lingered in his dreams right before his eyes.
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Abel’s heart pounded. Without thinking, he stepped in front of her.
Tess, though surprised by his sudden appearance, stayedposed. Given Abel’s identity, she kept a polite distance.
She nodded and said softly, “I’ve moved.”
Abel felt like two sides of himself were battling–and finally, one had won.
He asked nervously, “I heard you went back to Evermount Vi recently. Did you leave so soon? Did Uncle Finn treat you badly?”
Tess raised an eyebrow, puzzled by his concerned tone. “I’ve been nning to divorce Finn for a long time. How do you think it’ll look if we continue to live under the same roof?”
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