Imprisoned While Pregnant, She's Back for Payback novel Chapter 357

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The instant Tess lifted her eyes, Abel’s broad shoulders had already filled the doorway.

His solid arms pressed forward and forced the heavy door wide open. By the time Nadine realized what was happening and rushed to stop him, the chance had already slipped away.

Her glare blazed with fury as she stared at the two who had barged in without permission. Her eyes glowed red with rage. “Tess?! What the hell are you doing here?”

Her voice cracked through the room like a whip. On the bed, Finn froze in place.

Tess turned her head, her gaze catching his.

He no longer looked clouded or lost. The shock of seeing her seemed to have burned through part of his drunken haze.

Her brows tightened as she tried to read him, but before she could gather her thoughts, Finn moved.

He pushed himself upright. The confusion he had shown Nadine was gone. Instead, it was replaced by an unshakable focus as his steps carried him toward Tess.

“Tess.”

He leaned forward, reaching for her. Abel’s hand shot out and clamped down on his shoulder, stopping him cold.

Abel arched one brow, his voice slow and skeptical. “Are you sure thNadine’s mother had been right all along.

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Finn’s heart had never drifted from Tess, not since that night. Now that he knew Tess’s daughter was their own flesh and blood, the truth had hit him with a burning regret. Nadine told herself that if she bore him a child, he would see her the same way.

He would treat her with the same devotion. He would fall for her too. He will. I know he will.

“Yes. It’s me.”

Nadine’s pulse quickened as her gaze clung to Finn’s lips.

The heat of alcohol rolled off his breath, thick and sharp. It was making her head spin until she almost felt drunk herself.

“Finn, I’m Tess. You can do anything you want with me.”

Her tone softened with a sweetness meant to charm, yet temptation wound through every word as she locked eyes with him.

“Anything I want?”

His voice slurred, his body sluggish under the heavy fog of liquor. Every movement dragged slow and uneven.

“Yes. Of course.”

Nadine copied Tess’s voice, her chest burning as she forced down the sour jealousy that threatened to rise.

For a long moment he was still. Then Finn moved.

Nadine’s eyes

lit with triumph.

His hand snapped up and closed hard around her wrist.

“Tess, give me one more chance. Please.”

Her body stiffened. Her face darkened as fury gripped her.

Even now, all he wanted was another chance with Tess.

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law, don’t you?”

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Nadine let out a sharp laugh, brittle and hollow. Her pulse hammered in her throat, but she forced her face into a mask of calm.

She had already gone all in, and there was no turning back now.

Her nails pierced her palms as she curled her fists. She lifted her chin with a bitter smile. “Tess, stay out of this. You divorced him. You walked away from the Embers. You have nothing to do with me or Finn anymore. You can turn around and pretend none of this ever happened.”

Her voice hardened with defiance. “And if you keep fighting me, there’s no point in it.”

Her hands trembled as she squeezed tighter.

Tess, in contrast, looked steady and unshaken.

“Making you miserable is the point. And I do love to see that look on your face.”

Her lips curved into a taunting smile, her gaze daring Nadine to snap. Just as Tess expected, Nadine’s eyes flared–hot and burning with fire.

Abel watched with an amused grin, his eyes gleaming as they lingered on Tess. He didn’t bother to hide the delight tugging at his lips.

Nadine, shaking with fury, snatched up her phone and barked into it.

“Hello, reception? Do you see what’s happening right now?”

Tess folded her arms and watched her without the slightest rush.

“Throw them out! Nobody’s allowed in this room without my permission!” Nadine shouted, her voice cracking with rage.

Abel stood in front of Finn, their arms pressing against each other as if silently testing their strength.

Tess gave them a single glance, dismissed their childish display, and turned her eyes away.

“Apologies, Ms. Nadine,” the front desk answered politely, their tone crisp and final.

“Given who these two are, we have no choice but to honor their request.”

Nadine’s face twisted with rage. “You …

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The line went dead, the abrupt cut humming in her car.

For a moment she stood frozen, then a harsh laugh tore from her lips.

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Tess clapped her hands together lightly. “So tell me, will you walk out on your own, or do I need someone to carry you out?”

Her smile looked sweet, but the icy threat beneath it cut sharp.

Nadine’s eyes narrowed into slits. “Tess, do you honestly think latching onto Finn’s nephew puts you above me?”

Her voice hissed with contempt as she glared.

Tess brushed a strand of hair from her face, her tone casual. “Then I suppose someone will just have to escort you out.”

Before Nadine could move, Abel stepped forward. Even though he hated how close Finn had gotten to Tess, he didn’t hesitate. He grabbed Nadine by the collar and dragged her out with the ease of a hawk clutching prey.

There was no mercy in his grip.

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