Chapter 171 Tess Fell Into Water
Still, he let it slide after Nadine casually asked him to.
Tess scoffed.
Only a few hours ago, her heart had been racing and trembling. Now it felt suddenly chilled.
But she had no time to dwell on it now.
Clutching Layla closer, Tess tried to hide the child’s face completely.
The more she tried to hide her, the more everyone’s curiosity grew.
Who was this little girl?
“She’s hungry. I need to prepare the formula,” Tess said sharply, her face serious.
“I’ll tell Zane to speed things up,” Finn replied without hesitation.
Their voices were low, but in the quiet of the pool party, every word was heard loud and clear.
Naturally, guests started to whisper among themselves.
Many stole glances at Nadine, who was standing off to the side.
Dressed in her evening gown, Tess looked elegant beside Finn in his black suit. Together, they resembled a perfect pair, like black and white swans.
Their conversation flowed so naturally, it was as if they were an old married couple, which made Nadine seem unneeded and too flashy.
This left everyone puzzled.
Could Mr. Lock and Tess really have a child together?
But she had been in prison a year ago, and the child looked less than one year old.
If the child was truly Mr. Lock’s, why did no one know? Did Tess get pregnant in prison?
As they pondered, this seemed the only explanation that made sense.
With that thought, their gazes toward Tess noticeably shifted.
Nadine smiled politely, but inside she was angry. She only felt a bit better when she saw the strange looks on people’s faces.
“Waaah!”
Layla finally lost patience and began crying loudly from hunger.
“I need hot water,” Tess said quickly, scooping up Layla and gently bouncing her to calm her down.
Those four words came out sharply, almost like an order directed at Finn.
He didn’t seem irritated, though, and quickly summoned the chef and a nanny to help her.
Tess handed Layla over and carefully prepared her formula herself.
It wasn’t until Layla latched onto the bottle that her pitiful cries finally ended.
Layla sucked quietly and obediently, while Nadine shot a glance at someone standing behind her.
“Ms. Tess, I really admire you! Back when you were the head of the legal department at Lock Group, you were my idol. I never imagined you have a child now!”


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