Imprisoned While Pregnant, She's Back for Payback novel Chapter 382

Chapter 382 Enemies in the Same Car

Chapter 382 Enemies in the Same Car

“Uncle Finn, you and Tess divorced a long time ago, didn’t you?”

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Abel finally got serious, though a faint smile still played on his lips. There was a sharp edge in his tone, almost like he meant to provoke. “And if I’m not mistaken, I knew Tess before you ever did.”

He tilted his head, pretending to look innocent. However, every word was meant to hit Finn right in the chest.

As soon as the words landed, the car fell into a heavy silence. The air felt frozen, like even breathing was out of place.

Abel didn’t care at all. He shrugged and smiled as if nothing had happened.

The one who reacted the strongest among all three was Zane.

His eyes darted nervously between the two. Sweat rolled down his forehead, but he dared not lift a hand to wipe it away.

Abel locked eyes with Finn.

Their gazes clashed midair—one wild, the other cold and sharp.

Abel couldn’t even explain what he felt at that moment. He only knew that, deep down, he wanted to stand against Uncle Finn.

When he was little, he had heard stories of Finn’s power and success in Aetheris. Back then, the boy he was had admired the uncle he had never met.

But once he learned Finn was Tess’s ex–husband, all of that respect crumbled down.

He had searched for Tess for years, only to find she had been with Finn. If Finn had treated her well, maybe he could have let it go. But after a few years apart, the cheerful, gentle girl he remembered had turned cold and numb. To Abel, all of that was because of Finn and people like him.

Without realizing it, Abel had stepped onto Finn’s opposite side.

And even though Finn and Tess were divorced, it was clear he still had feelings for her.

In a way, they were rivals in love.

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Chapter 382 Enemies in the Same Car

“Your mom is calling you. Answer it.”

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Finn wasn’t the type to waste time. In that short silence, he had already texted and arranged for someone from Abel’s family to give him a call.

Abel’s face darkened.

“That’s low.”

His eyes burned with anger as he glared at Finn.

But Finn just raised an eyebrow, ignoring Abel’s rage. He even waved his phone like a taunt.

Ring-

“Abel! When are you coming home? How long are you going to stay out there and mess around?!”

The sharp voice of an elegant woman blasted through the speaker the moment the call connected.

Abel rubbed his forehead, already sensing the trouble coming in. He softened his voice, trying to sound calm, even coaxing. “Mom, I’m busy right now. I can’t come home yet.”

“Busy?”

A sharp laugh came from the other end of the line, followed by a cold voice. “You’ve been looking for her for months and still won’t give up? The entire family is covering for you, and you think you can keep being this irresponsible forever?”

Abel listened to the scolding, his fingers tightening and loosening around the phone.

“I just went back not long ago, didn’t I?” he muttered.

His usually bright, youthful voice sounded heavier than before.

“Once is enough? Do you even understand the size of our family business?”

His mother’s angry hand slammed against the table, the sound echoing through the phone. Finally, she cut straight to the point, her tone sharp with warning. “I don’t care what excuse you have. You’re coming home in the next two days. Don’t forget what you promised your grandfather.”

The moment she mentioned his grandfather, Abel’s rebuke died out.

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Chapter 382 Enemies in the Same Car

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The words he wanted to say got stuck. His lips moved, but no sound came out.

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Abel never got the chance to answer. The call cut off, leaving only the cold beep–beep in his

car.

That call left him restless. He tossed the phone toward Finn, his movements edged with anger.

Finn caught it with ease and, without hurrying, set it aside.

“Kingsland and Aetheris,” he murmured, “only three hours apart by plane.”

His tone carried a hint of darkness, sharp enough that even Abel, still burning with frustration, could hear the mockery.

Abel’s jaw tightened, teeth flashing as his expression shifted. Gone was the playful, puppy–like charm Tess often saw in him. In its place burned a rebellious, dangerous rage.

“Finn Lock, you can’t treat her right, and now you don’t even want anyone else to?”

The moment those words landed, Zane’s chest tightened. The shock of it made him grow

nervous.

Good Lord! How could Mr. Shaw dare talk to Mr. Lock like that?

Worried and tense, he stole a glance at Finn’s face–and sure enough, what he saw there chilled him to the bone.

“This isn’t your concern,” Finn said, his voice rough and low, laced with a chill that could freeze a grown man’s blood.

“You’re just a kid. You have no right to meddle in what happens between me and her.”

“Of course, it is my concern,” Abel shot back. “She’ll be my future wife. Uncle Finn, the truth is -you’re the one who won’t matter to her anymore.”

Abel snapped back with a mocking retort, as if trying to vent all the anger he had just swallowed.”

With that, he shoved the door open and stormed out.

The door slammed hard, the whole car shuddering under the blow..

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