Imprisoned While Pregnant, She's Back for Payback novel Chapter 458

Chapter 458 How’s She Doing Now?

Abel didn’t even need to see Tess‘ name. Just spotting where she was from made his heart race.

He smirked, gripped the plane ticket tightly, and climbed into Violet’s stretch Lincoln.

But the moment he stepped inside, he froze.

“Hey, kid, what’s wrong? You spacing out?”

Benjamin and Olivia were lounging comfortably. When they saw Abel looking stunned, they chuckled.

Come on, hurry up. We’ll miss the flight if you keep staring around.”

violet was way more relaxed, just giving him a quick look was enough to nudge him along.

Abel finally sat down, picking a seat that was neither too close nor too far. Still, he felt on edge.

He immediately recognized who he was sitting with–the real power behind the Larsons.

Back in Kingsland, Benjamin and Olivia had dominated both sides of the law and the business world. Their legendary stories were still remembered, though now they were mostly out of the spotlight. Some even assumed they were gone.

But that wasn’t why Abel was nervous.

It was because those two were basically Tess‘ grandparents.

He fiddled with his hands, and a few cheeky thoughts popped into his head.

Who knew I’d meet your grandparents before you did, Tess?

He imagined bragging to her about it. His mind wandered, and his face gave him away.

“Kid? Hey, kid?”

Olivia gently tapped his arm, snapping him back.

“Huh? Oh, sorry! Go ahead!”

He jumped slightly, instantly switching to polite mode.

Violet watched him, feeling a little off.

That wasn’t the Abel she’d heard about.

There was none of that cocky playful attitude–he was polite and clean–cut.

Anyone he’d bullied before would probably be furious seeing that.

“Haha, here’s the thing. I heard you went to Aetheris and seem to have some connection to the Embers. We’re heading there, so we wanted to ask. How’s the Embers been these past years? Did anything happen while you were there?”

Olivia rattled off questions, trying to hide her worry, though her clenched hands gave her away.

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Abel already knew what she wanted to know, so he answered calmly, “To be honest, I know you want to ask about Henry’s current wife, Kylie.”

Olivia didn’t hide it anymore. “Exactly. How’s she doing now?”

Judging by Abel’s expression, she figured he probably knew what had happened back then.

“Not great. After Kylie married Henry a few years later, she brought in an adopted daughter. Over time, she even pushed her real daughter, Tess, out. The Embers have been having a rough couple of years. Last I heard, they were close to going bankrupt. And … Henry’s cheating scandal has been all over the news lately. Looks like he and Kylie aren’t even living together now.”

gave them the main points, but he held back some details.

Olivia’s calmness disappeared instantly. She smacked her thigh furiously. “I kept warning her not to marry him, but she wouldn’t listen! An adopted daughter forcing out her own kid? Was Henry blind? And he actually cheated?!”

Her anger kept building, making it hard for her to even breathe. Abel quickly stepped closer and rubbed her back gently.

Benjamin looked grim as well. “Kylie isn’t the type to just put up with stuff. If Henry cheated, there’s no way she’d just live apart. Why not just get a divorce?”

“Uh…” Abel hesitated, his mouth twitching. It sounded kinda silly, but he told the truth. “She’s attached to the adopted daughter. That girl probably convinced her not to divorce.”

‘Foolish!”

Benjamin’s frown deepened, wrinkles forming on his forehead.

‘Dad, Mom, calm down,” Violet said softly, worried in her voice. But compared to them, she was way more collected.

She looked at Abel. “You said Kylie had a daughter, but the adopted one drove her out?”

When Tess was mentioned, he pursed his lips, voice serious. “No.”

He shook his head. “It wasn’t just the adopted daughter. Kylie and Henry also pushed her out.”

The three of them exchanged stunned looks, confusion written all over their faces.

‘How could this happen? Is Kylie losing it? That’s her daughter! How could she favor the adopted one over her real child?” They rowned, full of doubt. “Was there something wrong with that kid?”