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    “What are you doing?”


    Henry pushed the door open, frowning as he stepped into the room.


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    The scene in front of him looked strange. He walked forward and gently grabbed Shannon’s arm. “What happened?”


    Kaleb’s eyes darted quickly. He rushed over to exin before anyone else could speak. “I–I saw Mom’s stuff fall on the floor. I asked Tania to clean it up, and she picked it up to take it away! Mom got mad!”


    Henry’s gaze shifted to Shannon’s face, as if asking whether Kaleb was telling the truth.


    Shannon clearly hadn’t expected Henry to walk in right now. Her face froze for a split second. Then she bit her lip and smoothly recovered. “Yeah. Who knew a maid would have such sticky fingers?”


    She let out a cold huff.


    “I … it’s my fault, Ma’am. And Ms. Ember trusted me so much.” Tania wrung the hem of her shirt like a nervous kid, head bowed as she confessed. “I just thought Ma’am’s things must be nice. It’d be a waste to throw them out, so I picked them up.”


    Her voice trailed off as she lowered her head even more.


    Henry had walked in thinking something serious had happened. Hearing this reason, he slipped into his usual gentleman routine andforted her gently. “If Shannon didn’t want them, then picking them up is just being thrifty. Go back to your room. You’re done here.”


    To Tania, these words were basically a free pass. She didn’t linger. She thanked him over and over and hurried out.


    Only then did Henry look back at Shannon. Her face was dark and tense. He chuckled and slipped an arm around her shoulders. “Come on, look at you. Women from the countryside act like this sometimes. Why bother getting worked up?”


    Shannon let out another cold snort, lowering her eyes to hide the flicker of darkness in them.


    “So you finally decided toe home?”


    Her anger seemed to fade the moment he said that. She lifted her eyes, showing that familiar mix of yfulness he knew so well.


    Henry’s smile softened for real this time. He slid his hand around her waist. “If I didn’te back, you’d probably run to the police station next time to prove who you are.”


    Shannon huffed and turned her head away, pretending to be annoyed but clearly enjoying the banter.


    Henryughed and tapped her lightly on the back. “Alright, alright, I rushed home the moment things


    settled a bit.”


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    The two yfully nudged each other, and Kaleb couldn’t help giggling at the sight. Henry shot him a look. “Why aren’t you in your room doing your homework?”


    Kaleb’s smile vanished instantly. He trudged back to his room and shut the door. “Okay. Today I’m all yours.”


    Shannon stared at the man in front of her, feeling her heart soften again.


    She reached up, tugged on his tie, and whispered, “Really?”


    “Of course.”


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    Henry did notice something different about her. But when he looked closely, her face was still the same- soft, beautiful, and familiar.


    He pushed away the strange feeling. He has probably just been too tiredtely.


    Shannon suddenly threw herself into his arms. “Good!”


    Ring!


    Henry’s phone vibrated in his pocket.


    Shannon’s face instantly darkened, but Henry didn’t notice. He looked at the name on the screen. It was Nadine. He answered slowly. “What is it?”


    “Dad! Something happened!”


    Nadine’s voice was panicked.


    Henry frowned. “Slow down. What happened?”


    “Jolie exposed us!”


    “What?!”


    This time, even Henry, who had just told Nadine to stay calm, nearly jumped out of his skin.


    “How did you even find out?”


    He took two deep breaths, trying to get a grip before forcing the question out through clenched teeth.


    “I heard Steven dragged Jolie back to Aetheris right after the nended. He even sent her straight to Tess. They said Raven beat her so badly that she ended up in the hospital and dumped her at the poli station. I’m at the office helping Raven sort Ember Group’s financial reports. But then that crazy girl Jolie named us as her aplices! The police couldn’t reach you, so they came to me!”


    Nadine rushed through everything in a single breath. Henry almost felt his blood pressure spike.


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    That lunatic! If he’d known Jolie had zero integrity, he would’ve never worked with her. Now Tess was fine, and he was the one about to


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    “Dad, the officers said you need to go in as soon as possible for questioning.”


    Nadine bit her lip, looking torn.


    Henry’s fury shot straight to his chest. He mmed his fist into the wall so hard he didn’t even register the pain. “Tell them I’m on my way,” he snarled.


    He hung up and tried to steady his breathing, but when he turned and saw Shannon standing stiffly on her own, her face ice–cold, he forced his expression to soften. “You heard it. Something came up. I have to take care of it.”


    Shannon’s face stayed tight. “Okay.”


    Henry felt a pounding behind his eyes. “I’ll make time for you in the next couple of days. Didn’t you say you wanted


    your prenatal checkup? Give me a few days. I’ll go with you, alright?”


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