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    “La, you’re still too little to help out in the kitchen. When you’re bigger, I’ll let you try, okay?”


    Tess softly patted La’s head, smiling warmly as her


    cyes


    crinkled.


    La let out a few baby sounds and nodded like she understood.


    After putting two tes of food on the table, Tess rubbed her lower back, looking tired, and pulled off her apron.


    Finn’s attention went straight to the table.


    There were scrambled eggs and shredded pork–nothing fancy, just basic homemade stuff.


    But the smell hit him hard, and his stomach growled.


    His eyes dimmed slightly as they lingered on Tess‘ face.


    She picked up her fork, took a bite, and blinked in surprise. It seemed like she didn’t expect it to taste that decent.


    But after a few more bites, she slowed down.


    She still had over half a te of pasta left when she pushed it aside. Her appetite was clearly


    gone.


    With no one watching, Tess didn’t bother pretending to be tough. She let out a long sigh, her shoulders sagging.


    She looked fragile, like a nt about to wither away.


    Finn’s


    gaze


    darkened again.


    Was it that miserable for her to live at Evermount Vi and be near him?


    He blinked, frustration clouding his eyes.


    A momentter, the quiet was broken by the sound of dishes being picked up.


    Tess grabbed her te, but then arge handnded over hers.


    Finn took it from her without saying anything and started eating the leftover pasta. He even


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    used the same fork she’d been using.


    Tess backed away, trying to take the te back, but he didn’t even flinch.


    He stayed calm and tapped the table with his knuckles, telling her to sit back down.


    She looked annoyed. <fnc2eb> Updates are released by find?novel</fnc2eb>


    Why was Finn home now? <i>Wasn’t </i><i>he </i><i>supposed </i><i>to </i><i>still </i><i>be </i>at <i>work</i><i>? </i>


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    But he didn’t seem to care about her mood. Even though he looked refined, he wolfed down both dishes like he hadn’t eaten in days.


    “Wow, Mr. Lock, broke already? Gotta snatch leftovers now?”


    Tess gave up and dropped the te, throwing him a sarcastic smile.


    Finn paused briefly, then dropped his gaze and finished off thest bite before cing the te on the table.


    He pulled out a custom handkerchief and casually dabbed his mouth. “I just didn’t want to waste food.”


    His voice was low and calm, not bothered by her sarcasm.


    Tess clenched her fists. His cool and arrogant attitude only made her more annoyed.


    “Well, since you helped yourself to that much, and this isn’t free, go ahead and wash the dishes.”


    She mmed the tes down and grabbed La from her stroller, ready to walk off.


    But before she could even take a couple of steps, a firm grip caught her wrist.


    She tried yanking her arm back twice, but it didn’t work. She turned and shot Finn a re.


    “Your cooking isn’t bad,” Finn suddenly said, catching her off guard.


    “I’ve been doing it for over a year. If I didn’t learn, I’d probably be dead by now–thanks to you.”


    Tess gave a cold smirk, her eyes filled with sarcasm.


    Finn looked stunned, clearly hit by her words. His brows scrunched as he grumbled, “Do you have to be so snide every time we talk?”


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    She stared at him and suddenly chuckled sharply, full of hatred. “You seriously expect me to be polite to the guy who’s been holding me and my daughter here like prisoners?”


    He looked at her. The disgust and rejection in her eyes hit him hard, like a de straight to the chest.


    His hand shook a little while still holding her wrist.


    “I need to talk to you.”


    Turning his face away, his voice dropped back into its usual distant tone.


    Tess made it clear she didn’t want to listen. Her eyes stayed locked on his hand.


    His head started to ache, so he just cut to the point. “Steven will be back soon. He wants <i>to </i>see you.”


    She froze.


    <i>Steven</i><i>? </i>


    For once, her eyes didn’t look defiant. Something softer showed through, like ripples spreading after a pebble hits a still pond.


    After she got out of prison, she tried to reconnect with people from her past.


    Most of her old coworkers at the Lock Group had moved on with their lives. Only Charles had stuck around. Her closest friend, Steven, was said to have moved overseas, and no one seemed to know how to reach him.


    When she came to Aetheris for Finn, she left everything else behind. She had no family and friends here.


    For her, Aetheris felt like a forgotten ce stuck in time.


    Tess‘shes quivered. “When?”


    If Steven wasing back, she honestly wanted to see him.


    “I’ll let you know when it’s scheduled.”


    This time, Tess didn’t push back.


    Right then, the silence was interrupted by a knock at the door.


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    Finn nced at Tess‘ cold expression, then stepped over to answer it.


    As soon as he opened the door, a pretty face pecked in.


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    Nadine was standing there, smiling sweetly. “Finn, Zane mentioned you headed home early.


    “The legal team got a new n, and I wanted to run it by you. You weren’t at the office, so I figured I’d stop by here instead.”