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Finn took onest long look at La, who was sleeping soundly in the crib, then strode u Compared to his stumbling earlier, these steps were steady and firm.
Julia watched Finn’s back as he finally pulled himself together and let out a long si
She tucked La in again carefully, then went back to bed.
The next day.
Tess dragged herself out of bed, her eyes still red and sore. But when she thought about picking La up soon, her whole body felt lighter.
Just as she finished washing up, her phone rang.
“Tess, are you up?”
It was Steven’s voice.
His voice was still clear and calm, like leaves rustling in the wind.
Tess slowed her movements. “Is something wrong?”
There was a brief silence, then the background suddenly became noisy
“I’m getting ready to leave. Not sure if calling this early wakes you.”
He chuckled softly, sounding indifferent, yet Tess heard a trace of reluctance in his voice.
“Are you … at the airport?”
“Yeah. Two hours till takeoff, I think.”
Steven’s tone still carried a faint smile, but Tess’s fingers tightened. “Then … will youe back?”
Steven lifted his gaze through the airport’s floor–to–ceiling windows. A ne was alre..
iing outside.
He narrowed his eyes, his chest quietly growing heavy.
“No.”
The word fell like the final line of a closing curtain.
“Which airport? I’lle see you off,” Tess spoke without hesitation.
“Harborfall International in Aetheris.”
<b>As </b>soon as he finished, Tess hung up.
She didn’t even bother calling a driver. She ran straight to the garage, got into a car, and sped toward
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Two hours… Evermount Heights was quite far from Harborfall International. Even if it didn’t the full two hours, boarding usually started about twenty minutes before takeoff.
Tess pressed harder on the gas. She sent Julia a text saying she might not be able to
noon. Julia replied quickly with “Okay.” Tess turned off the screen and stared straight ahead at the road.
After nearly an hour of driving, Tess finally reached the airport, slightly out of breath.
She texted Steven to ask where he was while driving into the parking area.
She didn’t know what was going on that day, but the parking lot was eerily quiet. There wasn’t a single moving car besides hers.
So she decided to park in Area A.
Just as she turned into Area A, an SUV with its headlights on suddenly rushed toward her.
Even as it got close, it didn’t slow down at all and mmed straight into her. The blinding white light filled her vision, followed by the sound of shattering ss.
Tess’s eyes flew wide open. The next second, a violent force mmed into her from behind, throwing her forward.
She lurched, instinctively bracing the steering wheel with both arms, but the world still spun violently, and the next moment, everything went ck.
The person responsible got out of her car and looked at the wreckage. Seeing the pink Lamborghini’s front endpletely destroyed, she even leaned closer to peer inside.
When she saw Tess slumped over the steering wheel, blood slowly dripping down her forehead onto her fingers, Jolie smiled in triumph.
She didn’t linger. She went to the trunk, pulled out her suitcase, and walked straight toward the terminal.
After she left, the parking lot seemed toe back to life. A car drove in and almost hit Lamborghini at the corner.
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Angry, the driver cursed under his breath and thenid on the horn. When the car in front still didn’t move, he got out and knocked on Tess’s window.
That was when he saw the ruined hood. And the unconscious woman inside.
“Ah!”
He screamed in panic and shakily pulled out his phone to call for help.
“Hello? 911?”
Sirens rang out soon after.
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“A car ident urred in the underground parking lot of Harborfall International. A pink Lamborghini collided with an unlicensed SUV. The SUV driver is missing, and the Lamborghini’s owner has been sent to the hospital for emergency treatment.”
Finn sat on the couch with a heavy heart, watching TV with Julia and La,
Julia noticed his distraction. “Alright. Tess said she’lle at noon.”
Finn was dressed in a full suit, even wearing the brooch Tess had once given him. He’d rummaged through Julia’s wardrobe and found a gold cufflink to match.
Dressed to the nines–that was the phrase that came to Julia’s mind.
She never thought she’d use it for her own grandson one day.
Julia looked away and held La tight in her arms.
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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.