Imprisoned While Pregnant, She's Back for Payback novel Chapter 236

Chapter 236 Going to the Orphanage

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Back then, she had been raised by her grandmother. Her parents‘ love was nearly nonexistent. Her grandmother gave her all the affection and care she could, and yet most of her childhood still felt overshadowed by gloom.

As for those children who had been abandoned, their situation must have been even worse.

“Of course.”

She nodded firmly.

Marc and Connor exchanged a glance. Marc raised his eyebrows with a smug look.

Connor quietly lowered his gaze to his phone screen, where his chat with Marc was still on display.

Marc had said, “Tess has a kid. Typically, the first thing a single mom considers when remarrying is how the guy treats her child! You’ve got to show her your patience and love for kids!”

Connor had asked, “Like what?”

Marc had replied, “Donate to an orphanage! Go take care of those kids! Show Tess that you’re someone she can rely on!”

Connor had been skeptical, but whenever he thought of how gently Tess looked at Layla, he figured he might as well take Marc’s advice.

The moment he brought up donating to the orphanage, he kept his eyes locked on Tess’s face, carefully observing every flicker of emotion.

There had been sorrow, tenderness–and hope.

Maybe, for once, Marc’s usually half–baked advice wasn’t so bad after all.

Tess had originally gone to pick up Marc from the airport, but in the end, it was he and Connor who ended up driving her back to Evermount Villa.

The next morning, Tess had just gotten up and was getting ready to head to the studio when a message from Connor appeared on her phone.

She raised her eyebrows slightly when she saw the message.

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She hadn’t expected the orphanage visit to happen so soon. Connor had moved far quicker. than she anticipated.

But since she had already said yes, she couldn’t just back out. She simply told Bessie she wouldn’t be going to the studio for the day.

Considering the nature of the visit, Tess had deliberately dressed with care.

She wore a simple and elegant long black dress, paired with a white belt that highlighted her slim waist. A white, multi–petal camellia rested on her chest as a subtle ornament.

In front of the vanity mirror, she hesitated for a moment before finally reaching for a delicate hat adorned with matching camellias. The finished look made her seem like a lady straight out of an old magazine cover–graceful and beautiful.

As she reached the door, she unexpectedly ran into Finn.

After yesterday’s unpleasant ending, the silence between them now felt even heavier.

Tess furrowed her brows slightly and reached out to open the door.

Finn said nothing, but his dark, deep eyes were locked on her.

She ignored him completely, lifted her chin just a little, and stepped into the taxi that had been waiting.

Finn, who usually moved with sharp decisiveness, suddenly stopped cold. He stood rooted in place like a post, his eyes trailing the car until it vanished. The dust kicked up in its wake felt like a blur of emotion clouding his vision.

Jealousy, doubt, and paranoia … At that moment, all those emotions roared to life inside him.

She looked all dressed up… Who exactly is she meeting?

Finn’s hands hung by his sides, and they slowly curled into fists. It felt like the air in his chest was being squeezed out.

He couldn’t quite describe what he was feeling, but the violent urge to tear everything apart churning in his chest was all too real.

Just then, Nadine called. “Finn, where are you?”

Her voice, soft and sweet like a songbird, rang out as the screen lit up. But instead of soothing him, it only irritated him more.

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“Almost there.”

He gave a curt reply and hung up immediately.

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Nadine stared at the call screen, still blinking in confusion as the beeping tone echoed in her

ear.

Finn’s cold attitude was completely different from yesterday, and that familiar fear that had never really gone away crept back into her heart.

She stuffed the phone back into her purse and forced a smile that came out stiff. “Mr. Lock will be here soon. Let’s go ahead.”

She had only just received word last night about today’s visit to the orphanage. While she hadn’t expected Finn to come back to her so quickly, her heart had still been filled with joy.

But now…

She bit her lip, forcing a smile for the sake of dignity and to comfort herself.

Meanwhile, Tess had already arrived at the meeting spot she’d agreed on with Connor.

“Where’s Marc?”

She asked as soon as she saw him, and Connor chuckled. “He’s never had much patience, and he doesn’t like being around kids.”

“That makes sense.”

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