Imprisoned While Pregnant, She's Back for Payback novel Chapter 526

Chapter 526 The White Dress

Chapter 526 The White Dress

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“I was being good, just following Bessie upstairs. But when I walked past a room, he opened the door and punched me.”

Abel complained to Tess with a pitiful face, though his eyes were practically glowing with mischief, not even trying to hide how pleased he was to start trouble.

Lachlan clenched his fists and snapped back, “He barged onto the second floor!”

Tess quickly pieced things together, her eyes flicking toward Abel.

To her surprise, the troublemaker wasn’t actually at fault this time.

“It was my idea,” she said evenly. “I told Bessie to show him around.”

“Yeah, that’s true.”

Bessie finally came down the stairs, a little out of breath, her face still pale from the commotion.

She had no clue what had happened–one moment the two were just talking, the next they were swinging at each other, scaring the life out of her.

Lachlan’s shoulders slumped when he realized it really was his mistake.

“But…” he said stubbornly, stepping forward, “how could you let another man stay here?”

His voice dropped low, and Tess gave him a strange look. “Why can’t I? If that’s how we’re doing things, then you should move out of Evermount Heights too.”

By the time she finished, her eyes were sharp, her tone fierce enough to shut down any argument.

Abel’s eyes practically sparkled.

That’s my

Tess.

“Alright, alright, I’m the bigger person here,” Abel said quickly, tugging at Tess’s arm like a peacemaker.

If Tess really lost her temper and threw everyone out of Evermount Heights, he’d be doomed too.

His darting eyes didn’t escape Raven’s notice.

She rolled her eyes.

Men can be scheming too.

“You can go find a hotel for the next few days,” Tess said to Lachlan flatly. “You don’t need to stay here anymore.”

Her tone was final, with no room for discussion.

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Chapter 526 The White Dress

Lachlan’s body swayed, his breath catching as he looked for any sign of softness in her face. But when he met her cold, distant gaze, he felt his heart falling straight into a pit and shattering.

He opened his mouth, but no sound came out.

Tess didn’t bother arguing with the two “kindergarten kids“. She slapped her palm on the table. “If you two don’t go back to your rooms right now, you can both pack your bags and leave today.”

Lachlan’s fists tightened, but when he saw the firm look on Tess’s face, he finally gave in and trudged upstairs, shoulders heavy.

Abel, on the other hand, looked smug as ever. Before leaving, he even threw Tess a flirtatious wink, practically floating away with satisfaction.

Tess was speechless. She opened her mouth to scold him, but before she could, Abel’s expression changed, and he vanished in a flash.

Raven and Lyra had watched the whole thing play out like an audience at a comedy show. They both rubbed their foreheads.

Sometimes, they seriously questioned what kind of chaotic energy surrounded Tess. Why is everyone around her such a weirdo?

After spending a few days with Lachlan, Lyra had almost forgotten he used to be her idol.

“You’re going back to the Embers tonight,” Lyra asked. “Do you want us to wait outside for you?”

Tess shook her head. “No need. I’m playing a part, and I’m going all in. I’ll probably have to stay the night at the Embers.”

The two nodded quietly, exchanging thoughtful looks.

Before long, the afternoon rolled around.

Tess chose a white chiffon dress she used to love wearing years ago.

Even though Kylie and Henry had never shown her much affection growing up, Gillian always treated her with warmth and care. She’d made sure Tess never lacked anything–her closet had once been filled with princess dresses.

When Tess had been forced to return to the Embers years ago, the only thing she’d brought with her in her small suitcase was that same white dress Gillian had given her.

Her eyes softened as she slipped it on and stepped into a cab headed for the Ember Residence.

“There she is!”

Henry spotted her first and nudged Kylie’s arm, who was waiting by the front door.

A cab stopped at the gate, and when the door opened, the edge of a white, fluffy skirt came into view.

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Chapter 526 The White Dress

Kylie froze the instant she saw it.

“Mom? Mom?”

Nadine nudged her hand, but Kylie didn’t react–she just kept staring at Tess, who was walking slowly toward them, lost in her own daze.

“Tess, come in,” Henry said warmly. “Your mom made dinner just for you.”

It wasn’t until Tess was standing right in front of her that Kylic finally seemed to wake from her trance. She fidgeted, not knowing what to do with her hands.

“Okay.”

Tess’s tone was calm and detached, while Kylie’s eyes drifted as memories flooded in.

That dress… It reminded her of the day Tess first came home.

Back when Kylie realized Henry didn’t love her anymore, and after seeing Nadine get hurt because of Tess, she sent Tess away to live with Gillian. Years passed before she finally brought her back home, and that day, Tess had been wearing this same white chiffon dress.

The stubborn, defiant little girl she remembered had turned cold and distant, shutting everyone out- especially her.

As memory overlapped with the present, Kylie’s chest tightened like an invisible hand had seized her heart, making it hard to breathe.

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Chapter 527 The Dinner Table