Imprisoned While Pregnant, She's Back for Payback novel Chapter 199

Chapter 199 Just a Cover

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“Zane’s right behind us. He’ll take you back to Lock Group. With him there, nobody’s gonna mess with you.”

Finn usually didn’t talk this much at once. His words should’ve felt comforting, but instead, they left a weird coldness in Tess’s chest.

A second later, she was already standing on the sidewalk.

Finn lowered the window. “Tess-”

“Don’t bother. If you’re already thinking about another woman, no need to fake the whole loving husband act.”

Her tone was icy, her expression even colder, wiping away whatever ease they’d had in the car.

Finn paused, like he wanted to respond, but nothing came out.

Her sudden distance didn’t sit right.

What does she mean—I’m thinking about another woman? And who says I’m faking the loving husband act? We’re married, after all!

Zane’s car pulled up, while Finn’s was already far down the street.

“Mrs. Lock, let’s get back to the office,” Zane said politely.

Tess didn’t argue. She stayed calm and slid into the seat.

They drove until Lock Group’s tower was in sight. That was when her brows pinched together.

The street outside was swarming with people. Faces full of righteous anger, plenty people holding big professional cameras, all waiting for something.

By the time Tess realized the reason, it was too late.

Zane’s license plate had given them away. The crowd surged toward them like a wave. “Tess! Still no apology after all this time? You just hide behind the Mrs. Lock title while Mr. Lock cleans up your mess!”

Accusations flew, some faces lighting up at the chance to film a scandal.

Tess didn’t feel shame or anger—just puzzled.

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She thought back to the comment by the CEO of Cavrielle’s Crorus branch from about an hour ago.

Clearly, these people have been waiting here for me and haven’t seen it yet.

The mass of bodies pressed closer, circling the car. Zane sighed. “Mrs. Lock, I called security and the bodyguards. Just hang in there.”

His frown deepened at the sight of the crowd.

Then Tess’s window lowered.

Her composed face met the glare of a man in mid–yell.

He froze the second he saw her.

Tess’s lips pressed into a thin line as she looked across the restless crowd.

“Go check Cavrielle’s official account for the latest statement by the CEO of their Crorus branch.”

Her voice was steady and clear, carrying a quiet kind of authority.

It wasn’t loud, but it cut through the noise enough to make a few angry faces falter.

People glanced at each other. From the back, someone scoffed, “What statement? You’re just using the Mrs. Lock name. If Mr. Lock wasn’t scared you’d cause trouble, he wouldn’t have made Cavrielle lie for you.”

The voice was plain and unremarkable, the kind that slipped away from memory.

Tess tried to find them, but all she saw was a wall of heads.

Her frown deepened as she scanned the crowd.

The voice died away, but the tension spiked again, the earlier calm gone.

“Wait!”

Someone spoke up fast, cutting through the noise. “Cavrielle’s Crorus branch CEO went public -Tess is a shareholder, and they gave her that dress themselves!”

The girl repeated it word for word, then froze in place.

Tess’s brows lifted slightly.

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