Chapter 683 Not Here for You
Demi’s eyes drifted toward the child in Tess’s arms, her tone full of disapproval.
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Tess stared at Demi’s face, only to see her face gradually ovep with her mother’s self–righteous expression.
They truly were birds of a feather.
It wasn’t as if she couldn’t hear the contempt and mockery from these two members of the Shaws. The way they looked at her was like she was some foolish ant reaching for a towering tree.
But to her, the Shaws was definitely not a towering tree.
Miranda was Abel’s mother, so Tess had to at least show her some surface–level respect as a junior. But Demi was different.
Tess chuckled softly, cutting off Demi’s words. “Ms. Shaw, you’re overthinking things.”
She lifted her gaze and met Demi’s eyes directly. There wasn’t even the slightest embarrassment from being looked down on by the Shaws. Instead, she stood poised and rxed, even smiling with ease.
Demi frowned, as Tess’s expression was not what she had expected.
The next moment, she heard Tess’s cool, clear voice spread through the air andnd in her ears.
“Ms. Shaw, I’m not here for Abel nor for the Shaws. As for bringing my child, since when is that not allowed in the capital?”
She lifted her brows slightly. Her thin figure stood in the night wind like she might blow away at any moment, yet she stood straight, a quiet strength in her posture.
Demi’s expression changed.
Tess raised a brow, then reached out and tapped lightly on Demi’s upper arm. “Ms. Shaw, please move aside. You’re blocking my driver.”
She smiled wlessly.
Demi’s confident smile stiffened. Almost instinctively, she stepped aside as Tess guided her out of the way.
Immediately after, a loud horn sounded behind her.
Demi looked back and actually saw a luxury car waiting,
It was thetest model Ferrari, sleek and cool, extremely eye–catching in the dark night.
Tess didn’t look back, walking straight to the car with La in her arms. Violet, thinking it was inconvenient for Tess to hold La, thoughtfully opened the car door for her.
The car started immediately after picking up the three of them.
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It was really here to pick up Tess?
Demi’s eyes flickered with shock.
Then, the car window rolled down, revealing Tess’s delicate face.
“Ms. Shaw, do you need me to call you a cab?”
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Demi’s expression instantly turning ugly. She bit her lip and forced out a stiff smile. “No need. I’ll call my driver.”
“I see.” Tess touched her chin thoughtfully, then gave an apologetic smile. “I thought they didn’t bring you, so you’d need a taxi.”
That sentence stabbed right into Demi’s heart.
But Tess smiled gently, even kindly, leaving Demi with no way to explode.
“In that case, Ms. Shaw, you should wait inside the airport. It’s cold tonight.”
As the words fell, Tess rolled up the window. Even before it fully closed, the smile on her face had vanished.
Demi stood alone in the cold wind. Her arm shaking either from the cold or from anger.
She truly hadn’t expected Miranda to be so annoyed that she would just leave with Abel, leaving her stranded at the airport.
Demi swallowed, forcing down the bitterness in her chest.
She should be used to this by now, shouldn’t she? Abel could do anything recklessly, but she had to tread carefully. Abel never had to struggle, never had to fight, and the Shaws still saved all the best things for him. Meanwhile, she had to fight tooth and nail just to catch the tiny scraps that fell from the table.
Demi thought about it andughed at herself.
It wasn’t until half an hourter that the Shaws‘ driver finally arrived. By then, her whole body was cold, like a human block of ice.
But what was colder was her heart, which had been frozen for over 20 years.
In the car, Violet looked at Tess with interest.
“You’re actually more…”
She rubbed her chin, suddenly unable to find the right word.
“Or rather, not as weak and harmless as you thought?”
Tess smiled faintly.
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Violet raised an eyebrow, neither agreeing nor disagreeing.
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“The Larsons only announced you as the heir within Aetheris. The capital doesn’t know yet. So the Shaws probably hasn’t investigated thoroughly. Mrs. Shaw must have misunderstood and thought you came to the capital for Abel.”
A look of enjoying a good show spread in Violet’s eyes, along with a bit of praise. “But the way you put Demi in her ce was pretty good.”
Tess lowered her eyes and didn’t say anything.
Being unappreciated and always forgotten in a family, both of them had just chosen different paths.
Demi was still clinging to the Shaws and trying to get more while Tess had chosen to give up, even to seek
revenge.
Looking at it that way, they were both a bit pitiful.
“You’re feeling sorry for her?”
Violet stared at Tess’s quiet profile and sounded displeased.
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<strong>Olivia Harris</strong> is an emerging author celebrated for her captivating romantic and steamy novels. With a talent for crafting deep emotional connections and fiery chemistry between her characters, Olivia’s stories offer readers an escape into worlds filled with passion, intrigue, and heart-stopping drama.