Chapter 646 Don’t Push Your Luck
Chapter 646 Don’t Push Your Luck
Cyrus was clearly warning her, “Don’t push your luck.”
Tess stared at the smug man in front of her, anger tightening in her chest.
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She liked to think of herself as gentle, but there were lines she would never cross, and she wasn’t about to back down now.
“So, this is what the Reagens are really like?” Tess pped slowly, her voice full of sarcasm. “First, Jolie tries to take my life. Now you show up here to pressure an injured patient into dropping the case.”
Lyra and Raven were just as disgusted. Raven stood up right away, yanked open the hospital room door, and snapped, “There’s nothing to discuss. We’ll see this through to the end. Mr. Reagen, please leave.”
“Tess, you really want to go against the Reagens?”
Cyrus’s face darkened. The air around him seemed to drop in temperature. His authority filled the whole room.
“I can forgive Jolie,” Tess changed her tone abruptly.
For a moment, Cyrus’s expression eased. He let out a coldugh. “At least you know what’s good for you.”
“But,” Tess lifted a brow, “please bring him back here too. The two of you can bow and apologize together. Do that and we’ll end it here. I won’t ask you forpensation.”
Cyrus’s expression darkenedpletely. Then he burst outughing. “Well, well, Tess, you’ve got guts.<b>” </b>
He red at her, then flicked his hand sharply. “Fine. Since you’re turning down the easy this won’t end well.”
With that, he spun around and stormed out.
BANG!
The door mmed so hard the walls shook.
“Hey! Sir! Please be gentle! This is a hospital! You’re disturbing the patients!”
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A nurse passing by called after him, but the moment Cyrus shot her a single cold look, she froze on the spot and fell silent.
Inside the room, no one spoke.
Everyone understood exactly what Cyrus meant.
“Tess, did we go too far just now?”
Lyra bit her lip, looking worried.
Tess lowered her eyes. Her heart thumped; for a moment she wondered if she had acted too recklessly.
From everything she’d learned about the Reagens so far, dealing with them would be far harder than dealing with Henry.
Honestly, Henry was someone she’d been toying with. She nned to lift him up just to watch him fall harder, breaking into pieces when he finally hit the ground.
But the Reagens? They weren’t people she could y with.
Raven clenched her fists. “We can’t just let him walk all over us. Jolie hurt you. And now this old man says a few words, and it’s all forgiven? So what does that make you, Tess? Nothing?”
She was right, but the situation was tricky.
Tess rubbed her temple. “It’s fine. You don’t have to worry about me.”
She changed the subject. “By the way, how’s the Ember Group financial reporting along?”
She couldn’t keep her eyes fixed on Henry and his mess any longer.
Being pushed down again and again by people with power had one benefit. It kept reminding her she couldn’t stay where she was.
Fairness? Words written on paper meant nothing because shecked real power.
If she wanted real equality, quotingws alone wasn’t enough. She needed leverage to have a say about her fate.
Why did Jolie dare try to hurt her that badly? Because she had a massive family behind her to catch her if she fell.
If that was the case, why couldn’t Tess build the same strength for herself?
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Chapter 646 Don’t Push Your Luck
Lyra looked uneasy.
“The files are still being–hmm–processed. Are you in a hurry? You should rest.”
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Tess shook her head. “Honestly, most of what happened just scared me. You all insisted I stay in the hospital for observation, but I can feel it–physically, I’m fine.”
Lyra considered that and nodded, though she still warned her carefully. “Alright. This afternoon, I’ll bring all the prepared reports to your room. But take it slow, okay? Don’t push yourself too hard.”
Tess nodded, giving her a sincere thank–you.
Lyra rolled her eyes at her. “Why are you being formal with me?”
Then she left to gather the documents.
Once the door closed, Raven stared straight at Tess.
“You already have a n.”
It wasn’t a question. It was a certainty.
Even though she hadn’t known Raven as long as Lyra had, she still understood exactly what kind of person was standing in front of her.
Tess paused, her fingers still on her phone. She didn’t hide it. “Maybe.”
Raven frowned at the vague answer.
“If we reach a dead end. And it was me who hit Jolie. If Cyrus wants someone to me, he cane after me.”
Hearing Raven speak like she was ready to throw herself into the fire, Tess couldrep
So, this was the real Nadine. The past few days, she hadn’t caused trouble. She even seemed calmer, almost different from the loud, clueless girl Tess remembered.
“Okay!”
Tess nced at Raven and gave her a small signal to stop.
When the wheelchair stilled, Tess tapped her fingerszily against the armrest. “Go on. You’ve been waiting out here long enough. What do you want?”
Nadine had finally gotten a response, but Tess’s calm and effortless control threw her off. Nadine frowned a little.
Wasn’t she the one who came to confront Tess? Why did it feel like it was Tess who had the upper hand?
Swallowing her irritation, Nadine got to the point.
“You had crossed the Reagens.”
She said it straight.
Tess blinked, her brows lifting slightly. She hadn’t expected that topic from N
She stared at her in silence, waiting for the rest, but a heavy feeling settled in her chest.
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