Chapter 710 I’m in Love with Her
Chapter 710 I’m in Love with Her
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Olivia rapped her cane sharply against the floor. If you don’t tell me, I’ll call the Shaws and have theme get you.”
Abel’s face fell instantly, and he looked to Tess for help.
Tess kept her eyes fixed straight ahead, refusing to spare him a nce.
Abel’s shoulders slumped in defeat. “There’s a tree in the back garden.”
That was all he needed to say. Both women understood immediately.
Tess turned her head, her eyesnding on Abel with a look of utter exasperation.
Olivia made her way into the room and settled herself onto a chaise lounge, eyeing Abel’s embarrassed face with amusement. “Well, well. The young Mr. Shaw actually knows how to be embarrassed? And here you are, sneaking onto private property after dark.”
Abel’s ears turned crimson <i>at </i>her words.
“Mrs. Larson, you can’t really call it sneaking onto private property, can you?”
He muttered under his breath, tugging at the corner of Tess’s shirt behind her back.
Tess paid no attention to his little gesture. She yanked her shirt free from his grip and stepped back, putting distance between them,pletely ignoring the hurt, wounded look in Abel’s eyes.
“I’m calling the Shaws right now.”
Abel’s eyes went wide with panic. He grabbed Tess’s wrist. “You promised! You said if I told you how I got in, you wouldn’t call them!”
Tess crossed her arms. “That was Grandma’s promise. Not mine.”
Her response earned an approving look from Olivia.
Just that morning, Olivia had personally asked Tess to stop calling her “Olivia” and use “Grandma” instead, to show that Tess was as much her granddaughter as if they shared blood.
“Tess! You’re going back on your word!”
Abel’s voice rose in rm, and by the end, there was a telltale crack of emotion in his throat. Tess’s fingers paused. The man before her was staring at her with reddened eyes, looking
Chapter 710 I’m in Love with Her
utterly pitiful.
“You just said you wanted me.”
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His voice dropped low, and without realizing it, bis head sank too, wisps of hair falling over his brow and shadowing his eyes. He looked like a man with nothing left to live for.
Tess’s frustration evaporated in an instant.
“What exactly do you want? You sneak out of the Shaw Residence<i>, </i>climb a tree in the back garden to break in here, all to find me. What’s the point?”
She frowned deeply, confusion written all over her face.
“You.”
“What?”
Tess saw his lips move, but she couldn’t make out what he said.
When she asked again, Abel refused to repeat it.
“Alright, alright. Tess, don’t go calling anyone. If you do, it’ll look like I don’t keep my word.”
Olivia waved Tess over, gesturing for her to sit beside her.
Tess gave Abel one long look, then went to join her grandmother.
“Abel, what exactly are your intentions toward Tess?”
Olivia sat up straight, even adjusting her cor, her manner and expression turning serious.
Tess watched her grandmother’s demeanor shift and felt something was very off.
“Grandma?”
She tugged at Olivia’s sleeve, trying to stop her, but Olivia raised a hand to cut her off, her gaze fixed steadily on Abel.
The flush on Abel’s ears had spread across his cheeks. Whether from crying earlier or something else, his eyes were still rimmed with red.
“I’m in love with her.”
Abel seemed to understand what Olivia was getting at. He lifted his head, his gaze unwavering.
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Tess sensed that things were spiraling out of her control, but she couldn’t speak up to stop it. Olivia had her hand pressed down, giving it an asional squeeze as if to keep her in ce.
Ha!”
Olivia burst outughing at Abel’s frank confession, pping her hands together.
Tess’s ex–husband is your uncle, and they have a daughter together. Does that not bother you at all<b>?</b><b>” </b>
Olivia’sughter faded quickly, her eyes locking onto Abel.
“No. I was toote<i>. </i>That’s why she had to suffer so much.”
His voice was low and resolute,ced with tenderness and heartache for Tess.
Something stirred in Tess’s chest, like a gentle knock against the walls she had built around
her heart.
Her gaze flickered, and she quickly buried the shift in her emotions.
“My poor Tess really has been through so much
Olivia sighed with feeling, her hand moving to rest on Tess’s head, patting it gently, her eyes full of love.
A wave of warmth spread from the top of her head down through her chest and into her limbs. Her eyes began to sting.
She couldn’t help but wrap her arms around Olivia’s arm. “I’m not going to cry. Finding you and having you as my grandmother, that’s the happiest thing in the world.”
Olivia let out a heartyugh, though a note of sadness crept into her voice. “But I can’t be with you forever.”
The words made Tess’s breath catch.
Her fingers tightened around Olivia’s arm.
“What do you mean?”
I’m getting old. Sooner or <iter</i>, I’ll have to leave Olivia patted Tess’s hand reassuringly, gazing at her face with gentle affection. “I don’t want you to finally have someone by your side, only to be let down again.”
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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.