Chapter 199 Just a Cover
Chapter 199 Just a Cover
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“Zane’s right behind us. He’ll take you back to Lock Group. With him there, nobody’s gonna mess with you.”
Finn usually didn’t talk this much at once. His words should’ve feltforting, but instead, they left a weird coldness in Tess’s chest.
A secondter, she was already standing on the sidewalk.
Finn lowered the window. “Tess-”
“Don’t bother. If you’re already thinking about another woman, no need to fake the whole loving husband act.”
Her tone was icy, her expression even colder, wiping away whatever ease they’d had in the car.
Finn paused, like he wanted to respond, but nothing came out.
Her sudden distance didn’t sit right.
<i>What </i><i>does </i><i>she </i><i>mean</i><i>—</i><i>I’m </i><i>thinking </i><i>about </i><i>another </i><i>woman</i>? <i>And </i><i>who </i><i>says </i><i>I’m </i><i>faking </i><i>the </i><i>loving </i><i>husband </i><i>act</i><i>? </i><i>We’re </i><i>married</i><i>, </i><i>after all</i><i>! </i>
Zane’s car pulled up, while Finn’s was already far down the street.
“Mrs. Lock, let’s get back to the office,” Zane said politely.
Tess didn’t argue. She stayed calm and slid into the seat.
They drove until Lock Group’s tower was in sight. That was when her brows pinched together.
The street outside was swarming with people. Faces full of righteous anger, plenty people holding big professional cameras, all waiting for something.
By the time Tess realized the reason, it was toote.
Zane’s license te had given them away. The crowd surged toward them like a wave. “Tess! Still no apology after all this time? You just hide behind the Mrs. Lock title while Mr. Lock cleans up your mess!”
usations flew, some faces lighting up at the chance to film a scandal.
Tess didn’t feel shame or anger—just puzzled.
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She thought back to thement by the CEO of Cavrielle’s Crorus branch from about an hour ago.
Clearly, <i>these </i><i>people </i><i>have </i><i>been </i><i>waiting </i><i>here </i><i>for </i><i>me </i><i>and </i><i>haven’t </i><i>seen </i><i>it </i><i>yet</i>.
The mass of bodies pressed closer, circling the car. Zane sighed. “Mrs. Lock, I called security and the bodyguards. Just hang in there.”
His frown deepened at the sight of the crowd.
Then Tess’s window lowered.
Herposed face met the re of a man in mid–yell.
He froze the second he saw her.
Tess’s lips pressed into a thin line as she looked across the restless crowd.
“Go check Cavrielle’s official ount for thetest statement by the CEO of their Crorus branch.”
Her voice was steady and clear, carrying a quiet kind of authority.
It wasn’t loud, but it cut through the noise enough to make a few angry faces falter.
People nced at each other. From the back, someone scoffed, “What statement? You’re just using the Mrs. Lock name. If Mr. Lock wasn’t scared you’d cause trouble, he wouldn’t have made Cavrielle lie for you.”
The voice was in and unremarkable, the kind that slipped away from memory.
Tess tried to find them, but all she saw was a wall of heads.
Her frown deepened as she scanned the crowd.
The voice died away, but the tension spiked again, the earlier calm gone.
“Wait!”
Someone spoke up fast, cutting through the noise. “Cavrielle’s Crorus branch CEO went public -Tess is a shareholder, and they gave her that dress themselves!”
The girl repeated it word for word, then froze in ce.
Tess’s brows lifted slightly.
Chapter 199 Just a Cover
The crowd, which had been heating up again, cooled instantly.
Still, a few skeptics pulled out their phones to check.
Every one of them found the same thing.
Disappointment spread across faces.
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“You believe whatever they post? Contracts can’t be faked? If she really owns shares, why hide it and let rumors blow up until Cavrielle had to jump in? And remember–she’s a convict. Before that, just awyer. How could she possibly know the CEO of Cavrielle’s Crorus branch? This is just a cover!”
The sharp tone pulled hesitant ones back toward suspicion.
“Tess, got anything else to say?”
Dozens of eyes red at her. Cameras lifted high, ready to catch every word.
Zane stayed silent, watching.
He hadn’t thought this crowd would be so stubborn.
Tess’s patience wore thin. Her gaze swept over the sea of faces, searching for the one voice pushing everyone against her.
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<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.