Chapter 714 The Uninvited Guest
“You have a visitor. Someone’s outside looking for you.”
Tess paused, caught off guard.
Who would be looking for her this early? Besides, this was Kingnd. She didn’t know anyone here.
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But when she met Violet’s eyes, glinting with the look of someone about to watch a good show, Tess’s heart sank. She followed her toward the door anyway.
“Who is it? Do you know them, Aunt Violet?”
Violet covered her mouth, only a hint of a smile peeking through. “Your ex–husband.”
Those two words stopped Tess dead in her tracks.
“What’s he doing here?”
“Probably wants forgiveness. Your grandparents are already outside.”
Violet shrugged helplessly and waved for Tess to follow.
Every step felt like torture, but Tess had no choice but to keep walking.
Abel stayed close behind her. All the wandering thoughts from earlier hadpletely vanished, reced by high alert. Even the muscles in his arms had gone tense.
<i>Why </i><i>the </i><i>hell </i><i>was </i><i>Uncle </i><i>Finn </i><i>showing </i><i>up </i><i>out </i><i>of </i><i>nowhere</i>?
Abel pressed his lips together, his jaw tight with tension.
A gust of cold wind swept past as the four of them came to a stop at the entrance.
Finn stood there in a tailored ck suit that made his chiseled features look sharp and severe. But the way he bowed his head gave him an air of deference and humility.
Olivia leaned on her cane by the gate, looking him up and down without a trace of warmth. “What brings you here, Mr. Lock?”
Finn lowered his head even further. “Mrs. Larson, I happened to be passing through Kingnd on business. Since my wife has finally returned home, I thought I’d stop by to see her.”
“Wife?”
Olivia crossed her arms and let out a coldugh. “I think you’re mistaken, Mr. Lock. There’s no wife of yours in this family.”
Finn bit his lip. “Mrs. Larson, Tess and I are divorced, yes. But we share a daughter. If possible, I’d still like the chance to take care of her and La as her husband. So please forgive me for using that term.”
“Tess has always been independent. She doesn’t need your care. Of course, it’s ultimately up to her.”
Olivia’s tone softened a little.
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Finn noticed the shift in her demeanor and looked up, only to meet Tess’s cold, indifferent gaze.
She was here.
His fingers tightened inside his sleeve.
“What are you doing here?”
Her voice was cool, like a cold breeze drifting down from a mountaintop.
Finn’s anxious heart chilled even further.
He looked at her, his eyes unable to look at anyone else. “I wanted to see you. To beg for your forgiveness.”
When he finished speaking, the corner of Tess’s mouth curved up, her eyes full of mockery.
“Finn, La and I don’t need you. I thought I made myself perfectly clear. Please stop disrupting my life.”
Tess shook her head and refused.
This oue was exactly what Finn had expected, but hearing her say it still made his eyes flicker and dim.
He tried to force a smile, hoping his face didn’t look too defeated.
“Tess, I’m not trying to force anything. Just give me a chance to see La and try to make things right with you.”
“Uncle Finn, not everyone gets a free pass and a second chance.”
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Seeing that Tess hadn’t responded immediately, Abel’s heart leapt into his throat. He stepped forward without hesitation.
Only then did Finn notice Abel standing there.
Their eyes met, and Finn’s expression instantly soured.
He ground his teeth. “Abel? You went back to the Shaws. What are you doing here?”
Abel didn’t bother pretending to maintain their uncle–nephew rtionship. Instead, he fixed Finn with a hard look. “Uncle Finn, I know you’re the one who tipped off the shaws.”
At those words, Finn’s expression shifted for just a moment. He instinctively nced at Tess, trying to read her reaction, but found nothing.
It was precisely thatck of reaction that made him even more uneasy.
“Abel, what are you talking about?”
Finn kept hisposure, feigning confusion, but no one noticed the slight tremor in his clenched fists.
Abel looked him dead in the eye. “I went to Aetheris because of a business partnership between our family and the Larsons. I was there to apany the client as requested. There was no reason for me to be called back so urgently. You’re the only person I can think of who would’ve done that.”
“Are you saying I sabotaged you behind your back?”
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Finn’s voice turned cold, his face dark.
Inparison, Abel seemed much calmer.
He shrugged. “Just an observation. Don’t read too much into it, Uncle Finn.”
Despite his words, he stared straight at Finn, making it crystal clear he was certain Finn was involved.
Finn’s face was grim. He turned to Tess, who had been watching from the sidelines like a spectator. “Is that what you think too?” Caught off guard by suddenly being addressed, Tess blinked. She spread her hands. “I don’t think anything. Even if it’s true, it has absolutely nothing to do with me.”
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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.