Chapter 30 What Had She Gone Through?
Chapter 30 What Had She Gone Through?
Tess stepped out of the car with baby Layla in her arms, her eyes scanning the dim alley with caution.
A car sat hidden in the shadows with its lights off, giving off a strange, creepy feeling.
Her brows pulled together, and she walked faster, holding Layla closer to her chest.
Something didn’t feel right–like someone was watching her from behind. The feeling made her skin crawl.
When Charles flipped on the light inside the house, he noticed right away how pale Tess looked.
“What’s the matter?” he asked, clearly startled.
Tess kept her lips shut tight, heart racing.
“I’m fine, just a little tired.”
“Then you should rest,” Charles replied, gently opening the bedroom door for her.
Trying to push away the unease building inside her, Tess gave him a
nod.
About 30 minutes later, the light in her room turned off.
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In the living room, Charles sat with the signed divorce papers in his hands.
Once he was sure she had fallen asleep, he crept quietly to her bedroom and carefully placed the papers on her nightstand.
In the dim light, Charles couldn’t stop himself from looking at Tess as she slept, his eyes filled with eager hope.
Layla was curled up beside her, sleeping peacefully.
To Charles, this was a gift for both Tess and the baby.
Feeling pleased with himself, he returned to his own room, already imagining her reaction when she woke signed documents.
She’ll be thrilled, he thought.
The house slowly faded into silence and darkness.
But then, a soft click sounded near the front door.
Click!
up
and saw the
A tall figure stepped into the narrow hallway, his presence shrinking the space and weighing it down with tension.
Finn’s sharp eyes took in the modest setup before landing on Tess’s bedroom door, firmly shut.
It looked like any other door, but his intense gaze seemed to slice through it as if he could see straight to the person inside. Now that he was standing here, hesitation crept in.
Was the person I’d been chasing all this time really on the other side of that door?
His leather shoes barely made a sound as he walked, but each step echoed the slow, steady beat of his heart.
The hallway, though short, felt endless.
His hand reached for the doorknob. He turned it gently.
His eyes flicked to the window, where moonlight slipped through the glass.
He remembered watching the darkened window from his car earlier, spotting a faint silhouette behind the curtains.
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Chapter 30 What Had She Gone Through?
A strange heat had risen in his chest then–tight, overwhelming, and hard to ignore,
Charles had actually been allowed into her room?
Finn didn’t even know what he felt at that moment.
Now, just like Charles, he stood next to Tess’s bed.
He could hear her calm, steady breathing.
At first, Finn didn’t even look at her. His eyes locked on the divorce papers left on the nightstand,
So that’s what Charles had come in here for–to leave these?
The thought passed through Finn’s mind, but his gaze hadn’t yet found the woman he’d spent so long looking for.
Only now did he realize how loud a person’s breathing could be in total silence,
At last, his eyes shifted–slowly landing on Tess.
Moonlight touched her face, revealing her soft features. But there, on her cheek, was a scar,
Finn’s eyes narrowed, his pupils shaking with disbelief.
Tess had always been beautiful–so much so, he’d never been able to truly hate her.
But now, that perfect face was marked,
It reminded him of a white gardenia, ruined on purpose–something beautiful turned heartbreaking.
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Finn felt like his chest was being crushed, like some invisible force kept pressing harder and harder, each time more painful.
Without realizing it, his fingers began to shake as they hovered near the scar on her cheek.
The rough texture beneath his touch proved it was real, not something fake,
What had she gone through?
Finn looked down at her as she slept, his face a mix of emotions. The fury he’d meant to throw at her was gone without a
trace.
He’d been so caught up staring at Tess that he hadn’t even realized there was baby curled up in her arms.
Finn had always thought of himself as calm and in control, but now he couldn’t even move–his feet felt stuck to the floor.
The baby seemed around five or six months old. Her skin was soft and flawless, nothing like the scar on her mother’s face,
But what really stunned him was how much she looked like he did as a baby–like a mirror image,
Ten months carrying the child… and now this?
A wild, sudden thought flashed through his mind.
His breath turned shaky, his chest rising and falling fast.
Maybe it was the tension in the room, but Tess’s calm expression started to shift in her sleep.
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