Imprisoned While Pregnant, She's Back for Payback novel Chapter 185

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Chapter 185 Missing Again

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Layla looked as if she’d been frightened out of her wits, two lines of tears still clinging to her chubby cheeks. The round eyes that were usually so bright and lively were screwed shut from crying. Her pinkish mouth was puckered into a pout.

The little girl seemed to sense that Finn was watching her. Suddenly, she stopped crying and fixed him with those wide, round eyes.

A strange warmth surged through Finn’s chest. Just meeting the baby’s gaze felt as if some invisible thread had linked them together.

He had no real connection to this child, and yet, looking at her filled him with an unfamiliar blend of unease and tenderness.

Startled by his strange emotion, he turned away. “Bring her with us.”

He didn’t understand why Tess had run off, but he knew the child mattered to her.

Layla, wrapped snug in her blanket, seemed to catch his words and stopped crying, though her mouth was still pursed.

Zane told Felix to wait for them back in the villa and to alert them the moment Tess returned or any news came in.

Moments later, their group swept into the supermarket, drawing startled looks from shoppers.

The bodyguards, sharp in tailored suits, moved with quiet precision, but it was the man leading them–broad–shouldered, striking, and radiating authority–whose presence made people avert their eyes.

Some customers, not wanting trouble, quietly slipped out the doors.

Zane, holding Layla, scanned the aisles for Wanda. It was Layla who spotted her first, babbling and pointing toward a corner. Zane turned and spotted the stiff, elderly figure standing there.

“Wanda!” he called, hurrying over with Layla in his arms.

Finn followed, stopping just behind him.

Under their gaze, Wanda flustered, she abandoned her attempt to sneak out through the exit.

Meeting Finn’s icy stare, she rubbed her hands before forcing herself forward. “M–Mr. Lock…

she stammered.

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“Where’s Mrs. Lock?” His voice was low, cold.

Wanda’s panic shifted to confusion.

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She glanced up at Finn’s dark, piercing eyes, felt her heart jolt, and quickly looked down again.

Was he asking about Mrs. Lock? Did Mrs. Lock runaway after meeting her?

The thought brought her back to a similar incident months ago.

She swallowed her saliva but didn’t dare to answer.

“Wanda,” Zane pressed, his tone stern, “this is urgent. If you know where Mrs. Lock is, speak up

-now.”

“I–I don’t know,” Wanda’s heart pounded, fear creeping in.

The last time Tess had escaped, she’d paid for it dearly. And now, somehow, she was involved again.

She shook her head frantically.

“Mr. Lock, I swear I saw her–but I truly don’t know where she went!”

Finn’s brows drew together as his gaze swept her pale face.

Then he turned away and instructed, “Check the exterior security cameras. Let’s go.” Wanda doesn’t have any information for them; pressing her for answers would be pointless. After a pause, Zane cast her a long, unreadable look before following Finn outside.

They had barely stepped through the doors when Zane’s phone rang. Felix’s voice came through, loud and clear.

“Mr. Lock! I found a button on the long driveway outside the villa. I think it might be Mrs. Lock’s.”

The speakerphone’s audio came through loud and clear, and Finn’s expression turned instantly grave.

He glanced at Finn, and the man moved quickly.

“Keep checking the surveillance footage. We’re coming back now.”

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The car sped down the road, and in minutes, Finn was striding toward Felix, who waited by the curb.

“Mr. Lock!” Felix rushed forward, holding out the button for him to see.

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