Imprisoned While Pregnant, She's Back for Payback novel Chapter 505

Chapter 505 Grandma’s Plan

Beep, beep…

Shannon froze, listening to the dial tone echoing in her car, her face dark with anger.

He hung up that fast? Just because he’s back with Kylie?

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Or maybe he never wanted to stay here with me in the first place–he was only around before because Kylie kicked him out of the house!

Her thoughts spiraled out of control, each one fueling her anger until her chest rose and fell sharply.

Bang!

She suddenly exploded, snatching up the fruit plate on the coffee table and hurling it to the floor with a loud crash.

Tania came out of the kitchen with the mop in her hand, startled half to death.

“Ma’am … what’s wrong? Getting angry isn’t good for the baby!”

She stepped forward carefully, but Shannon shot her a sharp glare. “Then why are you standing there? Clean it up! Or do you want to piss me off even more?”

Tania flinched at the outburst. She wanted to fight back, but Shannon was her boss. So she bit her lip, swallowed the frustration, and quietly bent down to clean the mess.

Shannon huffed and stormed into her bedroom, slamming the door so hard that it rattled.

The noise startled her son, Kaleb, who poked his head out of his room. He saw Tania crouched on the floor, picking up pieces of broken fruit and porcelain.

He rolled his eyes and sneered, “Stupid country girl. All you do is make Mom mad.”

Tania’s jaw clenched. She kept her head down, hiding her face behind her bangs, but her fingers gripped the mop handle so tightly that her knuckles turned white. The bitterness in her eyes was impossible to hide.

Kaleb strutted back into his room like a little prince, and Tania quickly finished cleaning before rushing out of that suffocating apartment.

Once the door shut behind her, she turned and stared at the apartment number, her eyes cold

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and hard.

She hated them.

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To them, she was nothing more than a servant–someone to boss around, to insult, to treat like she wasn’t even human. She didn’t even have the dignity of being seen as a person.

“Hey, it’s been a while since we’ve seen Nadine.”

The sudden voice of an elderly woman broke her thoughts.

Tania stiffened and immediately lowered her head, pretending she was just stepping out to take out the trash.

“Isn’t that Nadine’s apartment? I didn’t recognize the girl who just left.”

“Yeah, weird. You think something happened to Nadine? We should check on her.”

At a hotel.

Benjamin sat comfortably in an armchair, watching Olivia pace back and forth in front of him. “You’re not tired yet? You’ve been walking in circles for ten minutes,” he teased, chuckling. Olivia stopped just long enough to shoot him a glare, then kept pacing.

“How can you be so calm?” she snapped. “Nadine bullied Tess! I didn’t come all the way to Aetheris just to sit around. I’m going to get justice for my granddaughter.”

She waved her hand and even clenched her fist, her expression fierce and determined.

Benjamin sighed and rubbed his forehead.

His wife had always been like this–fiery, bold, and completely unafraid of confrontation. And now that troublemaker, Nadine, had messed with their granddaughter; she was doomed.

“Let the kids handle their own problems,” he said gently. “Tess isn’t the kind to be pushed around anyway.”

Olivia’s eyes widened in disbelief. She planted her hands on her hips. “Listen to yourself! You really are getting old. Whose side are you on, huh? Anyone listening would think you’re that adopted girl’s grandpa instead of Tess’s!”

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Benjamin groaned and raised his hands in surrender. “Alright, alright. You’re right. As Tess’s grandparents, we should support her.”

That seemed to satisfy Olivia a little, but not entirely. She still stepped forward and stomped on his foot. “Good. Then I’m giving you an order.”

She lifted her chin proudly. “Tell that boy from the Shaws to find out which room that the adopted girl’s staying in at Aetheris Primal Hospital. Since she’s Kylie’s foster daughter, I think it’s only fair that I pay her a little visit.”

Her eyes gleamed with mischief as she rubbed her chin.

Benjamin instantly broke into a cold sweat. His wife wasn’t just talking–she meant it.

“No,” he said quickly, straightening up. “We’re not in Kingsland anymore. This is Aetheris. You can’t just do whatever you want here.”

Olivia snorted. “Aetheris? Please. It’s got nothing on Kingsland. No one dared mess with me back home–why would I be scared here? Besides,” she added, tapping her chin thoughtfully, “I heard the Shaws know some big shot here, the richest man in Aetheris … what was his name? Fred? Flint? Something like that.”

Benjamin blinked, stunned.

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So she’s done her homework already. Clearly, this whole ‘defend Tess’s honor‘ thing has been brewing for a while.

Still, he frowned and stood firm. “This is reckless, Olivia. You’re not going.”

Olivia crossed her arms and huffed. “I knew you’d say

that.

“Forget it–I’ll talk to Violet instead.”

She turned toward the door, and Benjamin barely had time to react before Violet walked in.

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