Chapter 619 Where Have You Been?


    At this moment, the sky had already gone dark.


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    The road out of the factory was uneven, covered in loose gravel, and every now and then came the gritty sound of stones scraping beneath the tires.


    One hand supporting her belly, Shannon lifted her eyes and looked at Nadine’s face through the rearview mirror.


    “Nadine, what have you and your dad been busy withtely?”


    Her tone sounded casual, but a shadow passed through her eyes.


    Nadine was only a so–so driver, and on a rough road like this, she didn’t dare rx at all.


    Without lifting her head, she answered, “We’ve been dealing with Nichs. Tess took him from Dad a while back, and we only just got him back a few days ago.”


    Shannon frowned when she heard that.


    “Then what about the Larsons? How are they treating you and your dad these days?”


    She smoothly changed the topic.


    Nadine answered obediently, “The Larsons still don’t really ept Dad or me. And with all this mess with Nichstely, there’s been no chance to show our faces over there.”


    Shannon nodded. This time, she didn’t ask anything else. Instead, she leaned back in the seat and closed her eyes, as if suddenly worn out.


    Just then, Nadine finally drove onto a smooth stretch of road.


    She spared a nce in the rearview mirror at the silent figure behind her. Shannon looked like she was already asleep.


    Nadine’s eyes drifted to Shannon’s belly, which she still cradled with both hands, even with her eyes closed.


    A strange bitterness rose in her chest.


    In truth, she hadn’t only learned in the past two years that Henry was her real father and that her mother was someone else entirely.


    When she was young, Henry spoiled her terribly, even letting her run wild through his study.


    She had stumbled across old photos of Henry and Shannon by ident, and along with them, letters that spelled everything out–how she had been sent to the Embers and raised by Henry as an adopted daughter.


    But meeting Shannon, her real mother, had only happened recently.


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    Shannon’s sharp raze swept across Nadine’s face. Only after a long moment did the look away.


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    Where would Steven have gone at this hour?


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    Chapter 619 Where Have You Been?


    It wasn’t locked–just barely shut.


    The more she thought about it, the stranger it felt.


    She took two careful steps inside, and her whole body slipped into darkness.


    She stopped.


    Just two steps in, and it already felt icy inside.


    Jolie turned to leave.


    Snap!


    The light suddenly switched on, zing straight over her head like a noonday sun.


    Jolie shuddered in fright, then realized Steven was sitting directly across from her.


    He sat upright, but the exhaustion on his face was impossible to hide.


    So <i>that </i><i>chill </i>I <i>felt </i><i>earlier </i><i>came </i><i>from </i><i>him</i><i>. </i>


    Jolie forced her expression to look calm.


    “Where have you been?”


    Steven lifted his eyes coldly and went straight to the point.


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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.