Chapter 173 A Dream Past Due
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Sydney lifted her phone and took a few quick photos.
“Ms. Nadine, aren’t you heading home? Would you like me to hail a cab for you?”
From a short distance away, Zane appeared, cradling a restless baby in his arms.
La was usually an angel, but she had been cranky ever since Tess fell into the water.
Perhaps La could recognize him and realize her mother was nowhere in sight.
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Finn had left Zane to look after La. There were house staffs around, sure, but Zane didn’t dare hand the baby off to them.
The unexpected arrival startled both women for a moment, but they quickly recovered their
“I already called a cab–it should be here soon,” Nadine said.
She had originally nned to spend the night at Evermount Vi, but she quickly dismissed that idea the moment Zane spoke.
Clearly, Finn had no intention of letting her
stay.
A hot wave of embarrassment swept over her, making her wish she could disappear into the floor.
“Alright. Have a safe trip,” Zane replied with a polite nod, though a flicker of coldness shed in his eyes before he turned his attention back to the little one in his arms.
He walked away, gently soothing La as he went.
Nadine kept watching his back, her look both confused and intense.
Zane might be an assistant, but after years working with Finn, he had influence at thepany–even she listened to him.
Yet here he was, unable to say no to Tess’s child.
Moments like this kept adding up. What she once thought was a rare ident kept happening whenever it involved Tess, and it made Nadine feel bitter inside.
Meanwhile, in the hospital room, Tess’s mind drifted in and out of awareness. It felt as if an
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invisible hand was pulling her into a dark abyss.
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When the fog finally cleared, she realized she had been dreaming–an old, bittersweet
memory.
She was back in a ssroom, doodling in the margins, when the teacher suddenly called on her.
Unprepared, she nced around the room, her eyes catching the lush green trees swaying outside the window.
Her hesitation annoyed the teacher, who scolded her sharply.
“It’s one. You disrupt me.”
Before she could answer, the boy sitting beside her–who didn’t seem to be paying attention either–spoke up. His deep, emotionless eyes contrasted sharply with the lively atmosphere of the campus, making him all the more maic.
Tess found herself drawn into his eyes. The coldness in them made her remember him.
He finished his answer and sat. Tess had the impulse to say something–anything–when the boy stood again, frowning.
In a crisp shirt, tall and poised, he somehow looked both immacte and intimidating. She couldn’t deny how charming the outfit looked on him.
Then he simply walked out, ignoring the fact that ss was still in session.
The strangest thing was that no one–not the teacher, not the other students—dared to stop him or even look his way.
Who was he?
From that day on, Tess began watching him—sometimes deliberately, sometimes without realizing it.
That youthful curiosity eventually wove the snare that trapped her in years of pain.
She gave a bitter smile in her sleep. Her body shifted slightly on the hospital bed, and a single tear slid from the corner of her eye.
Her eyes fluttered open.
The sterile white ceiling stared back at her–empty, just like she felt inside.
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“You’re awake?”
She heard a man’s low voice, ovepping with the impatient voice from her dream.
Tess’s thoughts settled, sluggish and reluctant.
She blinked her eyes as she slowly turned her gaze toward Finn’s hand holding hers.
His skin, like the man himself, was cold.
Tess drew her hand back.
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The sudden absence of her warmth made him pause, but he quickly regained hisposed expression.
“Does anywhere hurt?”
He asked, voice rough.
Only then did Tess remember, she’d fallen into the water and ended up here.
“No,” her lips moved; her throat was sand–dry.
The spacious VIP room was silent except for their breathing, the quiet atmosphere making the air feel all the colder.
“Where’s La?”
Tess blurted, panic surfacing as her mind cleared.
“Zane stayed at the vi to watch her,” Finn replied.
The look in his eyes shifted slightly, but he still responded to her question.
His gaze lingered on her, holding a trace of irritation he didn’t seem aware of.
She’d been hurt, and yet not once had she asked about her own condition–only about a child whose father he still hadn’t been able to identify.
The baby was safe at the vi. What could possibly happen to her there?
An unexpected tightness gripped his chest, leaving him oddly frustrated.
“I see. You can go now,” Tess said with a faint nod.
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A breath eased out as relief took hold. Her unfocused gaze finally slid to Finn–cool, almost indifferent, as if he were no more than a passing acquaintance.
Finn’s fingers curled. His voice turned sharp. “Tess, do you think you can call me and send me away whenever you want?”
She gave him a strange look. The fragments of her dream surged back when she met those deep, cold eyes.
A glint flickered in her eyes as she quickly turned away.
“Finn,” she said quietly, “if it weren’t for you, how would I have ended up like this?”
Sara Lili
<strong>Sara Lili</strong> is a daring romance writer who turns icyndscapes into scenes of fiery passion. She loves crafting hot love stories while embracing the chill of d’s breathtaking cold.