I Was His Wife, Then His Widow, Then No One's But My Own novel Chapter 342

Xander let out a sharp laugh. "Make up for it? Is your way of making up for it allowing Seraphina Shaw to torment her time and time again, and then using Cassie to keep her shackled, forcing Nora into a state of endless emotional turmoil?"

Finnegan's face paled, then flushed with anger at the verbal jab. "This is our family's business. It's not the place of an outsider to judge!"

Xander smiled coldly. "I couldn't care less about your family's mess. But when it comes to Nora, I am absolutely making it my business."

With that, Xander gave him a deeply profound, almost mocking look, then turned on his heel and walked away.

Rage simmered in Finnegan's eyes as he shouted after him, "Do you really think Nora would throw away years of history with the Fletcher family for an outsider like you?!"

Xander paused his steps. Without looking back, his icy voice drifted over. "Let's wait and see."

Finnegan stood frozen in place. Staring at Xander's retreating back, a sudden, inexplicable wave of panic washed over him.

Why was that man so confident?

It seemed he truly couldn't allow Nora to keep running wild out there. He needed to force her back to the Fletchers as soon as possible.

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When Xander returned to the car, Nora looked at him. "What were you two talking about?"

She had been watching them from the vehicle the whole time, but they were too far away for her to hear anything.

Xander smiled nonchalantly and fastened his seatbelt. "Nothing much. He just said some very amusing things."

Nora's brow furrowed slightly. She knew exactly how vicious Finnegan's words could be, and she assumed he had just spewed a lot of venom.

"Whatever he said, don't take it to heart."

"Nora."

The man's deep, resonant voice curled smoothly into her ears.

Nora turned to look at him. "What is it?"

Xander's expression was dead serious, his brows knitting together slightly. "You don't have to put up such a strong front around me. I can catch every single one of your emotions."

Nora's heart gave a violent tremor. She had never heard anyone say something like that to her. Not even Finnegan.

Back when she was thrown out of her home, Finnegan had simply told her, "Nora, as long as I'm here, you have a home."

But Xander's words hit her with a deafening impact, shaking the very core of her soul more than anything she had ever heard.