Imprisoned While Pregnant, She's Back for Payback novel Chapter 249

Chapter 249 Zack Demanding Compensation

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Her fingertips tightened around the hem of her skirt, the small motion was enough to catch the eye of someone watching from not far away.

Zane came forward with an easy smile, stepping neatly between Nadine and Zack.

“Isn’t this Mr. Finch? What brings you here?”

Though he smiled and spoke gently, his time at Finn’s side had left its mark–there was an edge beneath the warmth, an undercurrent of authority impossible to ignore.

Zack recognized him instantly. And he understood that, despite the smile, Zane carried the quiet weight of a warning.

It jolted him to his senses.

Lock Group was Finn’s territory, after all. And Nadine was Finn’s treasured favorite. Rumors on the internet might argue endlessly over whether Finn valued Nadine more than Tess, but Zack had to admit that Nadine’s alleged romance with Finn had stayed in the headlines for an entire year. That kind of consistency was rare.

A fine layer of sweat broke out across Zack’s forehead.

But with so many eyes watching, he still had to keep up appearances.

He cleared his throat and said, “Fine. Let’s talk in your office.”

Nadine was surprised by Zane’s sudden appearance and his intervention.

She instinctively assumed Finn had sent him.

When she saw how quickly Zack’s attitude had softened, a faint flicker of disdain and mockery passed through her eyes, but her face remained composed. “This way, please,” she said with a graceful smile.

Zane didn’t follow them. Instead, he stayed behind to disperse the small crowd that had gathered. “Back to your desks. Delete every recording you have.”

His sharp gaze swept the area, and the employees who had been secretly filming quickly lowered their heads, fumbling to clear their phones.

Once he was sure nothing remained, Zane finally stepped into the elevator.

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Zack is well–known in the industry for being difficult and impatient. Why did Ms. Nadine ever agree to take his case?

Zane frowned.

Tess had been tangled in fresh rumors lately, and Finn had specifically tasked him with keeping an eye on trending news. He hadn’t expected that the moment he opened his laptop, the very first headline would be the verdict in Nadine’s case.

It took him no time at all to guess that Zack would come storming in.

That was just his nature.

Anyone he targeted suffered, and anyone who tried to help him suffered too.

Zane sighed but let the thought go.

He was Finn’s personal assistant, and his work always revolved around the tasks assigned by Lock Group and Finn. If it weren’t for the fact that Zack’s presence might tarnish Lock Group’s image, he wouldn’t have bothered to step in.

Meanwhile, Zack crossed one leg over the other and lounged back in a chair across from Nadine.

Once the office door was closed, Nadine’s expression cooled noticeably.

“How do you want to handle this?” she asked directly.

Zack glanced around the office with open curiosity, paying little attention to Nadine’s words. “Of course, you’re going to compensate me with every ounce of sincerity you’ve got.”

Inwardly, he couldn’t help but click his tongue in amazement.

Mr. Lock really did spoil this second–rate lawyer.

Even as a wealthy man himself, with an office in the heart of Aetheris, where every inch of space cost a fortune, his own workplace couldn’t be compared to this.

Zack couldn’t help stealing a few more glances, and his flirtatious glances lingered on Nadine’s beautiful, delicate face.

Nadine’s face darkened under his stare, the sharpness in her brows and eyes deepening.

Who does he think he is? It’s bad enough he had treated me so poorly outside–now he even dared to look

at me like that?

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A seed of malice took root in her heart, and as she narrowed her eyes, a glint of cold light flashed through them.

“Compensation?”

Nadine’s smile returned, warmer and more genuine than before.

She personally handed him a glass of water, leaning in just enough to speak in a low, conspiratorial voice. “Mr. Finch, if you ask me, you’re looking for compensation from the wrong person.”

Zack flicked her a lazy glance. “If not from you, then who? I had evidence so solid any lawyer could’ve won, and yet in your hands it turned into nothing.”

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