Chapter 136 Save Me?
Chapter 136 Save Me?
Nadine felt irritated, but she was seriously thinking things through.
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“Finn, I heard there’s trouble with the patent stuff. Shouldn’t you be focused on that instead of eating with me?”
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her eyes
filled with resolve.
Her sudden boldness made Finn freeze for a second. There was a flicker of curiosity in his
eyes.
As he studied her face, an inexplicable sense of familiarity hit him.
His chest tightened without warning.
“We’ll take all the top rmendations. And she’ll have the passionfruit mousse.”
His tone turned icy as he handed the menu to the waiter, who rushed over.
Nadine caught on to the shift in his mood. Beneath the table, her hands clenched. She wasn’t sure how to react.
“Nadine, you matter a lot to thepany. It’s not a big deal to share a meal with you.”
Finn rxed his tense expression and smiled slightly.
Nadine’s heart skipped. She looked down shyly.
Right then, Finn nced at her again, eyes lingering longer than usual. But his thoughts drifted–to Tess, La, and Abel–recalling how effortlessly close they had been.
Heat flooded through him. He even started cutting Nadine’s steak for her.
“Let’s head back to the office after we eat, alright?”
His voice was soft, and for once, his cold stare hadpletely melted.
Nadine nodded without hesitation. “I’ll do whatever I can to support you!”
Finn smiled gently and used a napkin to wipe a bit of cream from her mouth.
Neither of them realized a camera was quietly capturing the whole scene from the shadows.
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At the same time, someone unexpected showed up at Evermount Vi.
Tess sat with La in her arms, staring nkly out the window.
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The tall ss panes opened onto the massive garden, where jasmine and white roses bloomed in the sun.
Sunlight poured in, scattering across the crystal railings like a prism.
But Tess‘ eyes stung, holding back tears.
She blinked hard and looked again. The garden, bright and alive, suddenly felt like a prison.
La sensed her mother’s sadness and reached out tofort her.
But Tess couldn’t shake the heavy feeling.
Just then, a slender hand gently tapped the ss, pulling her out of her trance.
When she turned to see who it was, she thought she was hallucinating.
Max had somehow made it inside and was outside the window, trying to get her attention.
Tess‘ expression hardened. She held La closer and stepped back.
Max’s eyes
dimmed when he saw her recoil.
Still, he straightened up and forced a smile, even though she wasn’t buying it.
“Tess, I’m here to save you.”
“Save me?”
Tess looked at him, her voice thick with sarcasm. “Like when you and Nadine ‘saved‘ me by tossing me in prison?”
Max didn’t know what to say. Pain shed across his face. “Why can’t you believe I’m on your side?”
His eyes scanned the fancy room beforending back on her. “Tess, it was Finn who pushed for your arrest. Yet you’d rather stay trapped here with him than leave with me?”
“You’re no different than him!”
Tess snapped, her face cold and unreadable. “Leave. I don’t want to see you again.”
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Her stubborn refusal hit Max like a punch to the chest. Rage began to burn under his skin, leaving him feeling empty.
His worried look vanished. He stared at Tess with a mix of longing and bitterness. “I’ve got a stable career now. I can give you and La everything. But you’d still rather depend on Finn and won’t even look at me.”
He let out a sneer and pulled out some photos. “Here. Take a look at the man you trust so much. Want to see what he did after dragging you back?”
He tossed the photos to the floor, letting them scatter across the room.
The afternoon breeze blew a few inside.
Tess hesitated. Her eyesnded on one that stopped near her feet.
It was a clear shot of Finn and Nadine.
There was no mistaking either of them–she knew their faces too well.
The image showed Finn gently wiping cream from Nadine’s mouth. Nadine looked shy, and Finn looked affectionate. They looked like a perfect couple.
Tess felt a lump in her throat. She couldn’t find the words.
“He brought you back, and now he’s busy apanying Nadine.”
Max’s words wereced with scorn for Finn and ridicule for Tess.
But she just stayed quiet, biting her lip.
Just as he sensed something was off, she looked up with a sharp re. “And what about you? Snooping around with a camera? You’re no better than him.”