Imprisoned While Pregnant, She's Back for Payback novel Chapter 61

Chapter 61 Enemies on Every Corner

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Charles instinctively unlocked his phone. A message from an old colleague popped up—someone he used to be close with at work. Attached was a photo.

It showed Tess, standing in the Lock Group’s lobby, surrounded by onlookers pointing and whispering.

A sharp pain pierced through Charles’s chest.

If it weren’t for him. Tess wouldn’t have been humiliated by Finn.

She had gone that far… for him.

Even though he had already seen the photo, looking at it again made it just as suffocating.

“I want to be discharged,” Charles said suddenly.

He buzzed the nurse, his expression clouded with shadows.

The nurse blinked, startled by the sudden shift in the usually soft–spoken Charles. She felt unsettled but rejected him. “I’m sorry, Mr. Jackman. That young lady gave strict instructions -You can only be discharged when you’re fully recovered.”

At her words, Charles’s hand, which had been reaching for the doorknob, slowly withdrew.

Meanwhile, Tess wandered the streets with her head low, defeated.

Her phone rang inside her pocket again and again.

Grimacing, she finally switched it to silent mode.

It was Charles calling.

She’d declined the call several times. Eventually, she gave up trying to stop him.

Clutching Layla tightly in her arms, she shielded the child from the harsh midday sun that might harm her soft skin.

Earlier, Tess had applied for a job as a hotel cleaner. But the moment employers saw the baby in her arms, they immediately. rejected her; some barely masked their fear of inconvenience.

She glanced up at the blazing sun overhead. Everything felt heavier under its glare.

If she couldn’t land a job before nightfall, where would she and Layla go?

Before the interview, Tess had counted the cash she had left.

Even the cheapest motel would only last them two or three nights. And that didn’t even include food.

She could go without a proper meal–but not Layla. And the formula Bessie had given her was already running low.

Lost in worry, she didn’t notice the luxury car that suddenly veered too close, swerving recklessly past her.

Startled. They quickly pulled layla tighter and stepped back to the curb.

But the car dyin’t drive off It began circling her.

Once Two That want a consulence

blue squinted toward the driver’s side window When she saw the familiar face twisted in a mocking smile, her body tensed all

Over

Tess gopped Layla closer and lowered her head, hoping to ship away unnoticed.

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Chapter 61 Enemies on Every Corner

Too late. The car door flung open, blocking her path.

“Well, look who it is–small world, huh?” A sharp voice sneered.

Someone stepped out, perfectly poised in expensive designer heels.

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Nadine tossed her sunglasses back into the car, her eyes narrowing in on the bundle Tess was shielding in her arms.

Dammit!

I told everyone I’m pregnant. Did Tess just figure something out?

Mayle not all women become doting mothers right away, Tess told herself.

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