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<i>Cyrus </i><i>stormed </i><i>out </i><i>of </i><i>the </i><i>hospital </i><i>that </i><i>morning</i>, <i>but </i><i>how </i><i>did </i><i>Nadine </i><i>already </i><i>find </i><i>out</i><i>? </i><i>How </i><i>did </i><i>that </i><i>happen</i><i>? </i>
<i>Has </i><i>she </i><i>nted </i><i>someone </i><i>inside </i><i>the </i><i>hospital</i><i>? </i>
The doubt crossed Tess’s mind, but her face stayed calm and cold.
“How do you know that?” Tess asked quietly.
Her voice was cool and distant, and it only made Nadine’s anger burn hotter.
Nadine stared at her calm expression and felt fire rise in her chest.
When did it start? No matter how she tried to scheme against Tess, she always brushed it off with ease. Nadine never even scratched her, while she herself looked like a fool running in circles.
That contrast stabbed her pride like a thorn.
“Tess, are you still going to y dumb? They already came to our house at noon.”
Nadine’s re made it clear she was ming Tess for the trouble.
Tess frowned.
Cyrus failed to pressure her in the morning and went straight to the Embers by noon. Clearly, he was determined to corner her.
“Dad told me toe warn you,” Nadine said, lifting her chin. “He knows he owes you, and he wants to make it up to you. But he would help if you stopped causing problems. Do you even understand how much power they have? Even the Larsons can’t make them back down easily. And Mom already left the Larsons. You’re barely even rted now. Why would the Larsons lift a finger for you?”
She rattled on, every sentence trying to hammer Tess into epting her lowered ce.
“So what?” Tess finally snapped. “He sent you to lecture me?”
Her patience was gone. Her eyes drifted to a nearby patch of flowers and weeds, not even bothering <i>to </i>look at Nadine.
That only made Nadine angrier. Her voice rose. “Dad wants you to call them yourself and
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Then she gave Tess a contemptuous look. “You didn’t even get hurt. I don’t know who you’re putting on this act for.”
She muttered thest sentence under her breath, but Raven had sharp ears; she heard every word.
Raven’s brows shot up. She marched forward, raised a fist, and warned, “Nadine, your family may be weak. And yes, fighting the Reagens might give me trouble. But fighting you? No one would do anything to me.”
Nadine stumbled back in fear, eyes locked on Raven’s fist.
“Y–You!” she stammered.
Raven’s dark eyes were sharp, her face tensed, and her whole body tight like a bowstring ready
to snap.
Nadine swallowed hard.
She hadn’t forgotten Jolie’s photos.
The once pretty face was swollen like a balloon and barely recognizable.
And rumor said Raven did every bit of that herself.
“You lunatic! You’re so rough! Nutcase!” Nadine sputtered, breathing fast, terrified Raven might charge at her.
Tess and Raven both saw her panic, and the irony wasn’t lost on them.
“Henry doesn’t control me,” Tess said coldly. “I went home because I wanted to. That doesn’t mean I’ll obey everything he says.”
She let out a shortugh and turned her wheelchair around.
Raven came around to push her.
By the time Nadine finally gathered her scattered nerves, her heart was still pounding wildly. Tess and Raven were already far down the hallway–backs straight, silhouettes calm and steady. And somehow, that made them even more intimidating.
Nadine shook her head hard. She grabbed the cor of her shirt as regret burned through her.
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<i>Come </i><i>on</i><i>. </i><i>Raven </i><i>wouldn’t </i><i>really </i><i>hit </i><i>her </i><i>outside </i><i>a </i><i>hospital</i>, <i>right</i><i>? </i>
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The thought hit herte, and she clenched her teeth. She stomped once on the pavement, heels tapping sharply, and stormed off.
How dare they act so high–and–mighty? They turned down a polite warning. Fine, let them deal with the real consequences.
Nadine’s fists tightened.
Henry had sent her to warn Tess to behave, and Tess didn’t even listen. Good, let the Reagens teach her a lesson she’ll never forget.
Nadine hated Tess so much in that moment she practically cursed under her breath, her heels clicking angrily all the way out.
Cyrus left the Ember Residence with Henry trailing behind him, bowing and scraping the whole way.
By the time he reached the hotel he had bookedst minute, his mood was already ice–cold. Jolie stood before him with her head down, too scared to look up.
“Talk,” he ordered. “What happened?”
His deep–set eyes cast a heavy shadow over Jolie’s face, giving him a sharp, intimidating air.
His gaze swept across Jolie’s swollen face, and his brow tightened. “You let yourself get beaten like this? Are you trying to embarrass us?
“We arranged a perfect marriage for you. You refused. You had to chase after that Steven boy. Nothinges of it, and you turn our family into aughingstock in the process.”
Cyrus let out a cold snort and dropped onto the couch with long, heavy strides.
Jolie crumpled her lips. “Daddy! It’s Tess’s fault! She tried to seduce Steven, and she told people to hit me!”
Her voice cracked pitifully, eyes shimmering with tears as she looked eagerly at her father.
Cyrus spoiled this daughter more than anyone, but right now, even he has lost all of his patience.
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