Chapter 348 Adulterous Family
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“The most important thing a woman can ever have is her face.”
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Shannon chin dipped with grace as her soft curls slid forward, framing her cheeks in a way that gave her an elegance almost impossible to ignore.
Nadine watched Shannon’s every movement as ifmitting it to memory.
It was no surprise now why her father never warmed to Kylie despite having lived with her for years. He treated her like a colleague, not a partner,ing home each night with the same nk face he wore at work. Nadine finally understood. Her mother’s beauty was the kind that could unravel a man.
The realization sent Nadine’s chest swelling with pride, her spine lengthening as if <i>to </i>match the power of that truth.
Kylie had once been a rare beauty in her own right, wless in her youth. Yet time andpromise had dimmed her radiance. What had once shone like a wless pearl now looked faded, as if its surface had been rubbed dull by years of neglect. And that only made Nadine’s mother shine brighter in her elegance and beauty.
“Thank you, Mom.”
Nadine’s brows softened as she epted thepliment with poise.
The longer Shannon studied her, the more pleased she became. Yet a shadow crossed her eyes, and her lips pressed into a thoughtful line.
“But I can’t understand how Kylie raised you the way she did. I hear you’re working as awyer now? That’s no life for you. A woman should be cared for, not ground down in some ordinary job. You’re your father’s daughter. You shouldn’t be wasting yourself like that.”
She spoke<i>, </i>and at the same time she cast Henry a quick, teasing look.
That yful spark, light and feline, stirred something in Henry’s chest, making him ache as if invisible ws had grazed across his skin.
Nadine’s face warmed and she lowered her gaze, her voice soft with modesty. “It’s not too hard
on me.”
Then her tone brightened, unable to contain her excitement. “Mom, do you know Finn? He’s the richest man in Aetheris. I … I like him.”
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Color spread hot across her cheeks, and her eyes fell to the table.
“Really?”
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Shannon’s gaze sharpened at once, intrigue dancing across her features. “That’s my girl. You aimed for the very best.”
Nadine’s embarrassment deepened, but in her mind she could see Finn’s sculpted, serious face, and the thought made her vision blur with longing.
In all of Aetheris, and perhaps across the entire country, no man stood equal to him.
“But from what you’re saying, you haven’t won him yet?”
Shannon’s tone teased, her interest clear.
Nadine curled close against Shannon’s arm, her voice sweet as a child’s. “Mom, he just got divorced, but it won’t be long until I snag him for myself.”
“Just divorced?”
Shannon’s fingers grazed her perfect chin as she thought aloud. “A man that wealthy and powerful is bound to be surrounded by women. Who was his ex–wife? Whoever she is, she must have had something to capture a man like that.”
The question made Nadine’s expression sour, irritation clouding her pretty face.
“You know who it is. It’s Kylie’s daughter, Tess.”
The words dropped heavy into the room, and silence followed, thick and stifling.
For a long moment, no one spoke. Then Shannon’s lips curved, and augh slipped through.
“Tess?”
Her eyes narrowed, her beauty sharpened by the contempt that shed there. “Don’t you worry, Nadine. What kind of daughter could Kylie ever raise? She lost to me back then, and now she’s still spinning in circles at our mercy. I believe in you. You’ll be the one standing at the top, as the wife of the richest man in Aetheris.”
She gave Nadine’s hand a gentle pat.
Nadine lowered her face as if shy, but beneath hershes her eyes burned with fierce light.
Kylie had lost to her mother in the past, and Tess would lose to her as well.
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“Enough of this. We’re together as family tonight. Why waste our breath on outsiders?”
Henry’s tone cut through, steering the moment back with case.
“Tess, you gave me a hard time this morning, but I still helped you. Buying me dinner isn’t too much to ask, is it?”
The familiarzy drawl rang out, and Abel’s voice carried with it that careless, taunting edge no one could mistake.
Nadine’s knife stalled against her steak, her back going rigid in her chair.
Tess halted, her re snapping toward the man who clung to her every step like a shadow she couldn’t shake. “Say another word, and you can stay here eating alone.”
The threat hit its mark, and Abel went silent at once.
Relief rolled through Tess at the quiet that followed.
Her gaze shifted toward a round table by the window, lingered there for a heartbeat, then drifted back as if she had noticed nothing at all.
“We’ll take a parlor.”
Abel spoke first at the host stand.
“No. We’ll sit outside. The night looks good.”
Tess’s interruption came calm and final.
The server froze for a moment, caught between the two.
Abel spoke again, without the faintest hesitation. “You heard thedy.”
The server’s eyes gleamed with excitement, curiosity buzzing as she nodded. “Of course.”
Her gaze darted between them, unable to hide her interest, as she led them across the floor.
She had worked here long enough to see her share of actors, models, and celebrities, since this was one of the finest restaurants in Aetheris. But never had she seen a pair like these two, both stunning to look at, both maic in presence.
The man carried himself with cool arrogance, untouchable and sharp, yet the way he moved for the woman made him seem like a devoted dog who would follow her without question.
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The server, nearly giddy with delight, guided them to a window table. “This is one of the best spots in the house. Lucky you, it just opened up.”
Tess nced at it, her sharp eyes catching the subtle stiffness of several diners nearby. She let her gaze slid away with studied calm, as though nothing had caught her attention.
“Fine. We’ll take it.”
Abel noticed it too. His eyes narrowed with a flicker of suspicion, his mind racing with connections. He began to understand why Tess had agreed to dinner at all. Realization left a trace of bitterness on his face, as if he had finally grasped he might be nothing more than her
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