Imprisoned While Pregnant, She's Back for Payback novel Chapter 345

He stood with his back to Tess, and the proud defiance he showed her before had drained away. His eyes, so much like Finn’s yet darker, gleamed with a chill that seemed to carve out of some cursed forest. Henry felt as if one more glance would summon a blade dripping with blood, raised to strike him down.

A tremor ran through Henry, sharp and violent. His stride quickened against his will.

This man was no ordinary figure. Nadine had called him Finn’s nephew, but Finn never carried this kind of suffocating menace.

Nadine felt her skin prickle with cold, though she had no idea why. She turned her head just in time to see Henry’s face drained of color.

“Dad?” she whispered.

Henry stayed silent. He only gripped her arm hard and dragged her forward in long, hurried steps.

By the time they reached the parking lot, Kylie stretched for the car door, but Henry’s hand snapped around her wrist to stop her.

She turned, her face painted with surprise, but then she caught the restless spark in his eyes. “Kylie, let’s head back to the office first. I’ll have my secretary draft the transfer papers,” Henry said quickly.

Kylie froze as if startled. “Why bother with a transfer? If I announce that I gave you the shares, that will settle it. You’ll hold 53%, and Tess won’t be able to move against you.”

Henry forced hesitation into his voice. “That won’t do. Share ownership has to be written down and filed. You need to come with me and sign the transfer contract.”

Nadine understood the silent plea in her father’s eyes. She rushed into Kylie’s arms with a smile that burned too bright. “Mom, what are you waiting for? Tess is pressing hard. If we don’t finish this as soon as possible, Tess might get her hands on more shares and surpass Dad, and then everything will fall apart.”

Kylie bit down on her lip as though caught between choices, but after a long silence, she nodded once. “Alright.”

Henry’s face lit with triumph, and he bent forward to open the car door for her himself.

Kylie looked at his rare eagerness, and strange emotions swelled inside her chest, rising like

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She sank into the back seat, yet doubt still tugged at her. She lowered the window and looked at Henry.

“Once the shares are made official, we’ll sign a new transfer contract. I promised my mother.”

Her tone wavered as if she was reminding herself as much as him.

Henry nodded fast, his voice full of certainty. “Of course. Don’t worry. Once Ember Group survives this storm, everything will be returned to you.”

He gave the promise as he slid into the car beside her.

Without knowing it, Kylie pressed her palm over her chest.

Her heart hammered harder with every beat, and unease slithered through her like a shadow refusing to leave.

She forced it down.

Years ago, she had chosen Henry as the man she would stand with for life. He was drowning now, and it was her duty to lend him a hand. Trust was the only anchor within a marriage.

She told herself the words again and again until her doubts sank out of sight.

The car glided through the dim parking lot and sped straight toward Ember Group.

Far above, a pair of watchful eyes tracked every move.

Tess stood at the window, her gaze cold as she followed Kylie’s steps.

Her grandmother’s will had left no space for doubt. She had never trusted Henry, no matter how perfect his smiles appeared. Deep down, she always knew he was not a man who could be trusted with anything that mattered. The family had pleaded with Kylie, but she clung to him as though he had cast a spell over her. At last, Tess‘ grandmother had been forced to make Kylie hold ten percent of Ember Group as a safeguard. It was a final defense against betrayal.

Tess lowered her gaze, her chest tight.

And yet she cast aside Grandma’s careful plans and safeguard for her.

Abel felt the heaviness weigh down her mood. In one swift motion, he scooped her off the ground and cradled her against him.

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The sudden rush upward made Tess gasp in shock as her balance slipped away.

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Abel only laughed softly and set her back down with care. “I heard a new amusement park just opened in Aetheris. Would you like a trip there?”

It took Tess a moment to realize he was only playing pretend, mimicking the swoop of a roller

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