Chapter 135 It’s a Misunderstanding
Chapter 135 It’s a Misunderstanding
Finn stood frozen, looking like all the energy had been drained right out of him.
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Things between them hadn’t ended well, and now Evermount Vi felt heavy with tension.
He stayed in the living room for a long time, quietly smoking. The cigar smoke twisted around his face, hiding most of it from view.
His mind was a mess. Soon, he got a call from Zane. He answered with a scowl and stormed
out.
Even with the car windows down and warm air blowing in, Finn only felt more annoyed. He rubbed his temples, clearly stressed.
Zane had called about a problem. A newpany had somehow gotten hold of a patent the Lock Group had just secured. Now the tech and legal teams were freaking out and locked in a meeting, trying to fix things.
“Mr. Lock, when we went to find Mrs. Lock, Ms. Nadine had already taken off.”
“She’s not answering?”
Finn could hear keyboard clicks in the background. Zane’s voice came back, sounding troubled. “All our calls keep getting blocked. Maybe she’ll pick up if you call.”
His tone was hesitant, almost pleading.
Lately, Nadine and Tess had been all over the news, always stirring up drama together. Zane had tried to clean up the mess online, but some clips and photos still slipped through.
They’d managed to shut down most of the gossip, but whispers were still going around.
With the Lock Group’s crisis, things were tense.
“Do your best for now. I’m heading over,” Finn said, sounding serious.
He hung up and immediately called Nadine.
Unlike with Zane, the call went through right away.
“Mr. Lock,” she said softly, but her voice felt distant.
Finn frowned. He could tell she was upset.
Chapter 135 It’s a Misunderstanding
“Where are you?”
He didn’t waste time and went straight to the point.
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Nadine turned her head and replied with a stiff tone, “I already know why you’re calling. But <b>if </b>you’re going to doubt me, I’d rather step back from the Lock Group’s stuff. I don’t want to be dragged into it.”
She tried to sound casual, but inside, she was nervous.
Her hand shook around her phone, and her chest felt tight.
She knew how ruthless Finn could be. And even though she realized how badly thepany needed her, she still couldn’t shake that nervous feeling.
Finn stayed quiet, rubbing his brow.
Since Tess went to prison, most of the youngwyers she’d trained had left. She had been a key figure in the legal field, and people followed her. Nadine had taken over and be the topwyer at thepany. Now that Charles was gone too, the department was barely holding on.
“It was a misunderstanding.”
Finn’s deep voice finally came through the phone, a little softer now, like he was trying to calm her down.
Nadine’s eyes lit up, her mood flipping from anxious to thrilled.
But Max’s advice echoed in her mind, so she forced herself to stay calm. “Finn, it’s not that I don’t care about thepany. But you and Zane truly hurt me today…”
Her voice broke, sounding like she’d been wronged badly.
Finn felt himself getting annoyed, but he forced himself to be patient. “It was just a misunderstanding. I’ll have Zane apologize to you.”
He pushed on, “Where are you now?”
Nadine mumbled, “At the Sky Café.”
“Stay there.”
He then ended the call.
His luxury car flew down the road, grabbing attention from everyone he passed.
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Chapter 135 It’s a Misunderstanding
He didn’t slow down until he reached the central building of Aetheris.
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At the same time, Nadine sat in the café, nibbling whipped cream off her spoon. She acted calm, but her eyes kept ncing at the window.
All she could think about was the words he said-“Stay there.”
It was just two words, but they hit her hard, making her heart race.
She was so lost in her thoughts that she barely noticed the door open.
When she saw Finn walk in and sit across from her, she quickly straightened up.
His presence instantly pulled attention from everyone nearby. People started ncing their
way.
Feeling the eyes on her, Nadine sat even straighter.
Finn tapped the table lightly with a ringed hand and asked gentlemanly, “What do you feel like eating?”
Nadine kept her serious look, repeating Max’s advice in her mind.
Everyone knew Finn had changed toward Tess ever since she got out of prison. She used to be the star of the legal team, and now she was an ex–con with a mysterious kid. With all those strikes against her, Finn seemed more drawn to her instead of backing off.
Max had told Nadine to learn a little bit of Tess‘ stubbornness.