Imprisoned While Pregnant, She's Back for Payback novel Chapter 311

Chapter 311 Discharged

Chapter 311 Discharged

Tess smiled gratefully, and the two of them chatted happily like family while they ate.

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“Tess, you should pick one of those two guys. It’s just not easy raising Layla by yourself,” Bessie said, turning around while clearing the table.

Her serious advice made Tess’s mouth twitch awkwardly.

Bessie couldn’t be talking about Abel and Connor, could she?

It was difficult to say anything about Abel, but when it came to Connor, she felt it was disrespectful to talk about him like that.

Tess shook her head to stop her. “Bessie, I know you mean well, but I’m not divorced isn’t something I should be worrying about.”

That made Bessie furious. “Your husband’s a real piece of work.”

She snorted and went into the kitchen to do the dishes.

Tess was left standing alone, holding her forehead in embarrassment.

yet.

This

She went back to the bedroom. Layla had woken up at some point and was watching her with her big eyes.

Tess went over and hugged her. Layla leaned on her mom’s shoulder and mumbled, “Mommy, I had a dream, a bad girl!”

Layla was still too young to speak in complete sentences, so she only said a few broken words.

But when Tess pieced them together, her brow furrowed.

She guessed the “bad girl” was Nadine.

Tess couldn’t help thinking back to what Bessie had said–that Layla had been fussy and cried at first but somehow obediently drank her milk and went to sleep.

Was it really that mother–daughter connection Bessie talked about?

Looking down at the little girl in her arms, Tess’s heart felt so soft.

“Layla, I love you,

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“Mommy will never let you go through those things again.”

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She gently patted Layla’s back to soothe her to sleep, and the noise from outside slowly died down.

The night was getting late, and it was very quiet.

But Tess couldn’t fall asleep.

Her mind couldn’t help drifting back to what had happened at the hospital that morning.

She knew she had used some force, but she was careful to make sure Nadine was in pain but not in danger of dying. It would be too easy for her to die. There were still many things she had to pay for. But Nadine said she was so badly hurt that she needed a blood transfusion to live.

The doubts went round and round in her head. After tossing and turning, she finally got up and turned on the light.

What made her even more suspicious was, why was it so coincidental? Nadine was only the Embers‘ adopted daughter, and Henry even heard the nurse say that Nadine had type AB blood. Although that type isn’t common, it isn’t rare, but Nadine’s body rejects most AB blood. Yet Henry said there’d be no problem with her blood.

No matter how Tess thought about it, something felt off.

She frowned. Something flashed in her mind, but she couldn’t catch it.

She sighed and decided to focus on her plans for tomorrow.

Just as she was about to lock her phone and turn off the screen, a message popped up.

Without even looking at the name, she knew it was from Abel.

“Tess! Nadine’s been discharged!”

Abel seemed almost too eager to share the news.

Tess froze for a moment.

Discharged?

Yesterday, she was on her deathbed, and today she’s out?

Has Aetheris’s medical technology gotten that advanced?

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She didn’t reply, but Abel’s messages kept coming, “I had people at the hospital gathering information. It seems Nadine was just on her period, and they didn’t even perform surgery. The Embers just left the hospital in a hurry.”

When Tess read the message, she felt a little embarrassed for them.

But that actually worked perfectly for her plan.

If Nadine were seriously ill in the hospital, it would be hard for her to get Gillian’s things at Ember Residence.

“Thanks,” she sent a short reply and was about to turn off the light and go to sleep.

Who knew Abel wouldn’t be happy with that?

“Thanks? Tess, you called me Abe this morning, and now suddenly you’re acting so distant?”

It seemed he was in the mood to tease her and couldn’t wait, so he called her right away.

Tess glanced helplessly at Layla, fast asleep beside her, then pushed open the door and answered in the hallway.

“Why are you calling so late? What if you wake Layla up?” she said, pretending to be annoyed.

On the other end, his powerful tone immediately softened.

“Huh?” he said softly and carefully.

Tess smiled. “Is something wrong?”

Listening to her happy voice, Abel finally realized something. “Tess, you’re messing with me.”

Maybe because it was late, his voice was lower than usual–low and had a certain magnetic quality.

His youthful charm kept him from sounding sleazy.

For some reason, Tess’s cars felt hot, and she could feel herself blushing.

Her

eyes darted away. “If there’s nothing else, I’m going to bed.”

Abel was quick to notice that something was off, and he let out a low, amused chuckle.

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