Imprisoned While Pregnant, She's Back for Payback novel Chapter 115

Chapter 115 Because I’m Your Husband 

Nadine had never seen Finn wear that ring before. Actually, she had once found it while helping him search for some papers, 

hidden in a corner underneath his office desk. 

Why is that ring suddenly on his finger now? 

Nadine’s mind went blank, and she didn’t even realize how Zane had helped her into the car. 

Only when the cold wind slipped in through the slightly open window, hitting her face like sharp, ringing slaps, did she come back to her senses. 

A terrifying thought went through her mind. 

What’s going on with Finn and Tess? 

“Ms. Ember, your apartment isn’t far. I’ll drop you off downstairs.” 

Zane’s voice cut through her spinning thoughts. 

Soon after, he turned the car around to retrace their route. 

Finn was still motionless, his black suit blending into the night like a shadow. 

The car ride back was quiet. 

When Finn got to Evermount Villa, only one room still had its light on. 

His eyes flickered. 

Tess is home. 

He clutched the velvet gift box tightly in his hand, a choking ache filling his throat. It was as if an invisible grip was squeezing it, suffocating him. 

Tess didn’t know someone was standing quietly just outside her door. 

She sat on the bed, resting against the pillows. 

Her eyes softened with a mother’s love as she looked over Layla, who was already fast asleep. Finally, in the stillness of the room, the loneliness she’d been hiding crept into her gaze. 

Though time had passed, the scenes from the auction still played vividly in her mind. 

Finn had been merciless, his voice cold and determined as he set out to outbid Abel no matter the cost. 

Bitterness and helplessness tangled inside her. 

She hated Finn-but even more, she hated how powerless she felt. 

Tess was wide awake, her gaze distant. 

Her phone lit up repeatedly with messages from Abel, full of apologies and promises. 

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He had sensed her mood darkening during the journey back and was worried about her. 

Tess’s eyes shifted with complicated feelings she couldn’t quite name. 

A man I barely know is willing to spend lavishly on me, but my husband tolerates my sister as she provokes me and ignores my wish to get Grandma’s heirloom back. 

A bitter smile tugged at Tess’s lips. 

Just as a heavy sigh escaped her, a knock came at the door. 

Her smile froze, and the warmth in her eyes faded. 

Finn’s gaze darkened as the empty hollow in his heart slowly filled with the warm presence of mother and child. 

But then Tess stepped in front of him. 

“Get out.” 

Finn’s breath caught for a moment. He gave one long look at Layla, then quietly slipped out of the room. 

Tess didn’t follow right away but watched his broad, strong back. 

He wore a sharp, perfectly tailored suit; even the dark, detailed embroidery on the cuffs and the gold cufflinks showed his unmatched status. 

This is the Finn I know-a cold, powerful man who’s always standing tall and distant. He’s simply untouchable. 

But when did those fierce eyes become hollow? When did the tight set of his jaw soften? 

She no longer understood him. 

Tess gently closed the door. 

The barrier separated them from Layla. 

“Why did you do this?” 

Her voice stayed sharp. 

Finn hadn’t expected a necklace to break down her walls. 

He slipped his hands into his pockets and said lightly, “It’s just a necklace. Since you like it, I bought it for you because I’m your husband. Do I really need a reason?” 

Without the warmth of the room around him, he straightened up, regaining the proud, distant posture he always had.