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Abel let out a coldugh and broke the silence. “They really don’t give up, do they? What are they even after?”
Prune looked confused. She lowered her voice and asked carefully, “Ms. Ember, do you know them?”
Tess was much calmer than Abel.
“Yeah. What else did they tell you? Aetheris has so manypanies. They wouldn’t suddenly take interest in apany this close to bankruptcy without a reason.”
Her tone carried a light, mocking edge.
Prune stared at Tess–thin, still sitting on a hospital bed, yet somehow looking like she had everything under control. She was secretly shocked and grew even more respectful. “They said they can help Ember Group get back on its feet. Enough support to make thepany run normally again. Their only request…” She paused. “They said you already know.”
Tess’s eyes
shed with understanding. Her fingers curled tight.
“So it’s pressure and temptation–one trick after another,” she said with a softugh.
She waved her hand at Prune. “I’m getting discharged tomorrow. I’ll go to thepany myself. You don’t need to exin anything else. Since you’ve delivered the message, go back to work.”
Prune didn’t linger, but after two steps, she turned around. She looked straight at Tess. “Ms. Ember, thepany faces a drastic problem. Most employees who could leave have left. Since you took thepany from the former chairman, we believe you n to keep it alive. Some of the senior staff are still holding on. We’re waiting for you and hope you can help us keep our jobs.”
She bowed deeply.
Tess watched her, something stirring in her chest. Her voice softened. “I know. Tell everyone I’ll be there soon. I won’t let them down.”
Prune’s tight brow loosened, and even the corners of her lips lifted. “We’ll be waiting.”
After she left, Abel sat up straighter. “Do you need me to go
with
you tomorrow?”
“No. Last time I went, I heard Grandma might be leaving soon. You should stay with them and
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She reached over and pressed a small key into his hand. Abel blinked, confused. Tess gave him a nod and urged him to take it. “I’ll send you an addresster. Most of the inheritance passed
down from my grandma is stored there. Take them there and show it to them.”
The moment she mentioned Gillian, Tess’s whole face dimmed. Her voice grew heavy.
Abel held the cold metal key in his palm. He didn’t insist on staying with her.
Tess wouldn’t give him something this important unless she trusted himpletely.
“Okay,” he epted the task seriously.
Tess added, “Oh, and keep your phone on. I might need your help tomorrow too.”
Abel frowned slightly. His eyes stayed fixed on her. He couldn’t shake the feeling that a storm wasing.
But since she didn’t want to say more, he didn’t push.
“Just call or text me,” he said.
Hotel room.
Knock, knock-
Jolie still had a spoon in her mouth when she went to open the door. Before she even saw anyone, she caught a faint, icy perfume.
The spoon dropped straight to the floor. Then a cold, sharp female voice rang above her head. “Having a good time, aren’t you?”
Jolie’s body shook. She slowly peeked out and froze when she saw those stern eyes. “Mommy…”
“Hmph.”
Sienna pushed the door open with one hand. Her gaze swept across the table covered in fancy dishes. “You almost killed someone, but you surely seem pretty rxed.”
Cold sweat broke across Jolie’s forehead.
“Well, I still have to eat, right? Mommy, it really wasn’t my fault! You can’t me me for this.”
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Jolie gathered her courage and tugged at the edge of Sienna’s coat, eyes pleading.
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Sienna narrowed her eyes at Jolie’s hand but didn’t shake her off. Instead, she flicked her coat aside and strode to the only chair in the room. She sat down with authority. “Your father told me everything.”
Jolie felt relief burst in her chest.
If Daddy already exined, then she should be fine.
“But I also know what kind of person you are.”
Sienna crossed her arms; her gaze was frosty.
Jolie’s face fell instantly. She braced herself for the lecture.
Her mom was nothing like her dad. Her dad only looked scary; he never really had a strong opinion. Sienna held real power her whole life. She was fast and decisive, and her word was final. Order meant everything to her.
Jolie’s head throbbed.
She hadn’t regretted failing to kill Tess. She hadn’t even regretted getting beaten up by Raven. But now? She truly regretted being reckless.
“M–Mommy,” Jolie whispered, small and pitiful, not daring to act cute.
Sienna shot her a sideways look. Her eyes stopped on the swollen red mark on Jolie’s cheek, and her brow tightened.
The next second, Jolie flinched as a cold hand touched her cheek.
“They hit you this hard? Does it hurt?”
Her tone didn’t change at all, but Jolie could swear there was a hint of rage behind those words.
She lifted her eyes and met Sienna’s t gaze. Maybe she imagined it. Maybe.
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