Chapter 142 Why Does She Fall for Him?
Chapter 142 Why Does She Fall for Him?
Nadine caught on immediately, fists tightening in anger.
Finn cleared his throat and frowned. “Tess, Nadine is your sister.”
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Tess looked from Nadine to him, thenughed, like she felt amused by what she was hearing.
“Oh really? So sisters are supposed to share husbands now?”
Her voice was cold, and her sarcasm sharp.
Her meaning was obvious. Finn’s face darkened right away.
Nadine shot Tess a smug look.
<i>So </i><i>what </i><i>if </i><i>she </i><i>knows</i>? <i>Finn </i><i>is </i><i>mine</i>. <i>No </i><i>way </i><i>I’m </i><i>letting </i><i>her </i><i>have him</i>.
that?
But on the surface, she widened her eyes, looking wounded. “Tess! How could you say You can be mad at me all you want, but Finn is your husband. Don’t you trust him at all?”
“Hmph.”
Tess didn’t answer. She mmed the door right in their faces.
Finn’s expression went from bad to worse.
Nadine caught it from the corner of her eye, but inside, she was thrilled.
<i>That’s </i><i>right</i><i>, </i><i>Tess</i>. <i>Keep </i><i>pushing </i><i>him </i><i>away</i><i>. </i><i>That just </i><i>makes </i><i>it </i><i>easier </i><i>for </i><i>me </i><i>to </i><i>get </i><i>closer</i>.
“Finn, she-”
Nadine lowered her head, putting on a hurt look. “Maybe I shouldn’t have shown up, legal team wanted me to check in with you right away .
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Her voice trailed off, as if she had suffered a great injustice.
Finn felt like his brain was stuck in slow motion.
“Come on. Let’s talk in the study.”
He tugged at his tie, clearly annoyed.
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Nadine’s face lit up. She quickly followed behind, her cheeks flushed pink.
Once the noise outside faded, Tess leaned against the door, heart tight with anger.
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Who gave Nadine <i>the </i><i>nerve </i><i>to walk </i><i>in </i><i>and </i><i>act </i><i>like </i><i>that</i><i>? </i><i>Did </i><i>she </i><i>think </i><i>I </i><i>would </i><i>just </i><i>sit </i><i>back </i><i>and </i>take it<i>? </i>
Her teeth clicked as she bit her lip, shes of Finn defending Nadine reying in her mind.
Tess blinked hard, then gave a bitter smile.
She was stuck in Evermount Vi–Finn’s territory.
So what if she felt disgusted?
She clenched her fists as she looked out the tall window.
Outside, the sky was lit up with brilliant shades from the setting sun, but the metal bars on the window blocked her from all of it.
Right now, those bars felt like prison walls, and she was the bird stuck behind them.
Tess stared nkly for a while, then finally let out a soft, bitterugh.
Why did Finn always have to tear her down like that?
Even if he hated being forced into marrying her, hadn’t she paid enough already?
As night crept in, she tucked La into bed but still couldn’t fall asleep. She dragged herself into the kitchen, hoping a cup of chamomile tea would help.
When she opened the door, she noticed how still everything felt. Only a faint glow from the hallway lights lit the space.
She walked quietly through the house, but a sliver of light from a cracked door caught her attention.
Her
eyes lifted.
It was Finn’s study.
The door wasn’t fully shut, and she could hear a man and a woman talking.
“Finn, did Tess agree to meet Steven?”
“Yes.”
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“So, what do you think about the n I suggested?”
“Not bad.”
“Compared to when Tess was in charge?”
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Finn’s voice sounded a little distant, but he patiently answered Nadine’s endless questions.
Then, she brought up Tess.
That was when he stopped flipping through the files. His eyes slowly rose from the papers.
Unlike earlier, he didn’t respond right away. A picture of Tess shed in his mind–still and unshaken, like a wildflower blooming on a stormy cliff.
She had rooted herself in a ce deep inside him.
Finn pursed his lips, hisshes twitching slightly. When he saw Nadine watching him with those hopeful eyes, he looked away and said tly, “Yes. Tess only managed what she did because of you.”
He forced a small smile, like it was nothing.
Nadine’s eyes lit up, and she leaned across the desk shyly.
From Tess‘ angle, Finn looked gentle, and Nadine’s cheeks were glowing red.
Tess‘ heart missed a beat.
She thought she’d gotten used to the hurt, but it still felt like someone ripping open a wound.
Getting used to pain didn’t mean it stopped hurting.
Tess pressed her palm against her chest. That thin beam of light from the doorway felt like it was burning into her eyes.
Why had she ever fallen for Finn?
He was the kind of man who could flirt with her adopted sister and still act like she meant nothing.
She used to be thrilled to marry him.
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And now? He had the nerve to erase everything she’d worked for at the Lock Group just to keep Nadine happy.
Tess was trembling with anger.
She couldn’t bear to watch them anymore. As she turned to walk away, the edge of her coat brushed the wooden door, making a soft, idental sound.
“Who’s there?”
Finn’s voice cut through the silence, sharp and on guard.