Chapter 46 I’ll Make You Obey Me
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“Go get some rest. There are still plenty of ingredients in the fridge, so I’ll handle dinner tonight. I’ll come get you when it’s ready,” Tess said softly.
This time, Charles did not argue. He trudged off to his room, too drained to protest.
Tess turned on her heel and went straight to the kitchen.
Meanwhile, Charles flopped onto his bed, pulled out the stack of papers from his bag, and forced himself to read through them.
By the time he got to the last page, his headache was pounding. Thirty million–huge and bold right at the bottom.
Just seeing that number made his vision blur.
His firm only existed because he had once been Lock Group’s personal lawyer, but it was still small and barely made enough to cover expenses. Even if he sold the whole thing tomorrow, there was no way he would scrape that kind of money together.
He rubbed his temples, the ceiling above him spinning in slow circles.
The exhaustion of the day finally caught up, dragging him under before he realized it.
The file slipped from his hand and dangled off the side of the bed.
Knock! Knock!
“Charles, dinner’s ready. I’m coming in, alright?”
Tess tapped on the door, and when there was no answer, she carefully stepped inside.
The lights were still on.
She walked over to wake him up, but her eyes fell on the papers spread out by the bed.
She froze, holding her breath as she leaned closer.
Line by line, the more she read, the heavier her heart got.
Her fingers shook when she flipped to the last page and saw that terrifying number.
Thirty million.
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Chapter 46 I’ll Make You Obey Me
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Charles was still so young. Even if he was talented, where on earth was he supposed to find that much money overnight?
Tess stared at the figure, stunned, then glanced down at Charles.
He was fast asleep, completely knocked out. Even in his dreams, though, his eyebrows were all scrunched up like he could not escape the mess he was in.
Tess looked away, biting her lip. Out of nowhere, that deep, icy voice popped into her head again.
“I’ll make you obey me.”
Her eyes widened. A shiver ran down her spine as she shook her head, trying to shake it off.
However, the voice clung to her like shackles, winding tighter and tighter until it felt like a giant hand was choking her.
She stumbled back and gasped for breath, her heart racing.
“Tess?”
The noise snapped Charles awake. He blinked, still half–asleep, but when he saw how pale she was, he jolted upright.
“What’s wrong?”
Tess was still fighting for air, her chest rising and falling fast.
In that tense silence, Charles spotted the paper in her hands.
“Was it Finn?”
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