Imprisoned While Pregnant, She's Back for Payback novel Chapter 577

Watching Lachlan's enthusiastic expression, Tess didn't have the heart to interrupt. She could only wave her hand, indicating he could do as he pleased.

As Lachlan was about to leave, Raven took the opportunity to kick him in the rear to vent her frustration.

No one knew what had happened downstairs. Finn and his grandmother had already fallen into an extremely solemn atmosphere.

"Finn, if you only realized you loved her after you separated, I advise you not to bother her anymore."

His grandmother's voice was rarely this serious. Even Zane, standing nearby, couldn't help but glance over a few times.

In his impression, although his grandmother and Finn didn't talk on the phone often, each call was usually kind with a touch of humor. Rarely was there such a tense atmosphere between them.

"Grandma, thinking back, I might have been attracted to her from the start. I was just young and foolish back then, so I didn't want to submit to your forced arrangement. That's why I ... I regret it now."

Finn's voice dropped, even carrying a hint of dejection.

Hearing this, his grandmother sighed and shook her head on the other end of the phone.

She remembered her own stubborn youth. Truth be told, she really had meddled too much in these kids' affairs.

"So why did you suddenly call me today?"

His grandmother brought the conversation back on track.

Finn straightened up. "Grandma, I want to know why you insisted I marry Tess back then. She was from the Embers. At that time, the Embers were mainly focused on developing in Krigan and had only just begun making a name for themselves in Aetheris."

His grandmother had always held him to high standards. Besides, the Shaws were a prominent household even in the Kingsland. Speaking in terms of social standing, why would she have matched him with Tess?

This question sent his grandmother on a trip down memory lane.

Finn had been in his prime, full of vigor, when he went to Aetheris.

Though she'd begun worrying about his lifelong happiness, she couldn't think of anyone worthy of him.

Even his grandfather praised Finn as a business prodigy. Besides his own excellence, he had their solid family background. Looking across all of Aetheris, what girl could possibly match him?

But ...

His grandmother slowly drew in a breath.

Actually, when she'd arranged for Tess, she hadn't known Tess yet, but she knew Gillian.

In Kingsland, the Shaws and the Larsons each held half the power. Yet, contrary to the cutthroat rivalry everyone expected, they existed in a perfect, if uneasy, balance—two halves of the same coin, one unable to function without the other.

When she'd received Gillian's call, she'd been surprised. It just so happened she was in Aetheris visiting Finn at the time, so the two met in person.

Tess—the Larsons' daughter living away from home.

Gillian had always been proud and aloof. It was the first time she'd ever proactively asked for a favor.

She couldn't help but become curious about this girl called Tess.

Fortunately, the girl didn't disappoint.

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