Chapter 669 The Candy Showdown
Chapter 669 The Candy Showdown.
Nadine’s voice sounded low and defeated.
But the very next second, Finn threw her hand off.
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The force was so sharp that Nadine stumbled back. She almost mmed into the wall before she even understood what happened.
Raven’s eyes
lit up at the sudden drama, like she’d just gotten front–row seats.
Nadine finally caught her bnce and stared at Finn, wide–eyed. “Finn, you-”
“Nadine,” he cut in, his voice cold as winter steel. “Back then, you were still Tess’s sister. That’s the only reason I didn’t say anything when you called me by my first name. But now? Not anymore.”
His tone was icy enough to freeze the air.
Nadine felt her fingertips go stiff from the chill.
Tess watched the scene y out, arms crossed, and savored the show.
Abel grew panicked for no reason. He hurriedly grabbed a handful of candies from the coffee table, stuffing them into Tess’s hands.
Sensing his gesture, Tess nced at him in confusion. Abel only pointed at the candies in his palm, telling her with a look. <i>Rx</i>. <i>Just </i><i>enjoy </i><i>the </i><i>show</i>.
Tess let out a helplessugh. Abel was just a kid, so she’d humor him.
So the two of them sat side by side, chewing candy, lookingpletely entertained.
Nadine nced over by ident. When she saw Tess and Abel sitting there so calmly, she almost spit blood.
She should never havee here. Now she was nothing but a joke.
“Tess, are you happy now?”
Nadine finally couldn’t hold it in. She snapped the words out through her teeth.
Finn frowned. He followed Nadine’s gaze toward Tess.
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Tess and Abel were sitting side by side, chewing candy at the same pace, like they were watching a show instead of living through a mess.
Lyra caught the question and spoke first, brows pulled tight. “Nadine, what do you mean by that? You were the one chasing after Finn, begging him to leave with you. He turned you down. and you got embarrassed. What does any of that have to do with Tess?”
Raven jumped in right away, her tone sharp with sarcasm. “Of course it has something to do with Tess. People like her never dare get mad at Finn. So, they me our poor Tess instead. So predictable.”
The two of them went back and forth so smoothly that even the Larsons couldn’t helpughing.
Compared to all of them, Tess was the picture of ease.
“Not bad,” she said with a smile. “Keep going.”
She reached over and grabbed another candy from Abel. “This one’s sweeter. Yours are good.”
“They’re all yours.”
Abel poured every candy in his hand onto the table for her, then reached for more from the fruit bowl.
The two of them were in their own world, not caring who watched.
Nadine felt the blood rush to her head. Her vision went ck. She was so angry she almost fainted.
Finn’s heart dropped too, but what hurt him more than being treated like some clown on a stage was that Tess wasn’t even looking his way. Shepletely focused on Abel, acting like Finn didn’t exist anymore.
“I have work at thepany,” Finn said quietly.
His voice was rough, like sand scraping in his throat. Finn sounded tired and low.
Finn turned away and walked out. He didn’t even wait for anyone to react. The way his figure rushed toward the hallway almost looked like he was running away.
By the time Tess snapped out of it and looked toward the door, he was long gone.
Only Nadine was left standing in the room.
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“Not going after Finn?” Raven asked, her voice full of ridicule. “Oh, right. He doesn’t seem too happy to walk with you.”
As expected, Nadine’s eyes burned with rage.
Violet’s face hardened. She let out a sharp, cold huff. “Nadine, once you step out that door, don’t me Tess for anything.”
Nadine had been biting her lip, head lowered. Now she jerked it up, her re locked on the Larsons and finally on Olivia. “You knew this from the beginning?”
Olivia tapped her cane on the floor. “If I couldn’t see through your little tricks, then all these years would’ve been a waste.”
“You all yed me!” Nadine screamed.
Her voice cracked as she fell apart.
She had always loved attention and appearances. To learn she’d been tricked and embarrassed herself in front of everyone? They should’ve just killed her.
“Here’s some advice,” Olivia said calmly. “If you’re not that sharp, stop trying to outsmart the people who are.”
Nadine’s angry shouts didn’t bother her at all. Olivia simply reached over and plucked the candy right out of Abel’s hand.
“Olivia, you’re still eating candy at your age?”
Abel stared at his empty palm in disbelief.
Olivia shot him a sideways look. “And you? A grown man still eating candy. Aren’t you embarrassed?”
Then, she peeled the wrapper in just a few quick motions and ced the candy into Tess’s hand.
Tess paused for a moment but soon popped it into her mouth.
The sweetness spread across her tongue, warmer and sweeter than the ones before.
When Tess looked over at the elderly woman, she saw Olivia watching her with gentle eyes- like she was looking at a precious child she had always cared for.
Warmth rushed through Tess’s chest and out to her fingertips.
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Maybe she liked sweets so much because life had been too bitter after she got out of prison.
Watching the three of them move together so naturally–warm, close, unbothered–made Nadine feel even more exposed. Standing there alone, she had never felt more humiliated.
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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.