Imprisoned While Pregnant, She's Back for Payback novel Chapter 528

Chapter 528 The White Room

Chapter 528 The White Room

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Kylie noticed the look of blame in Henry’s eyes and felt a deep sting of hurt. Her face darkened.

“Tess, do you really not like the food, or do you just hate that I was the one who made it for you?”

Tess had just stood up to leave when Kylie blurted it out.

Hearing that, Tess stopped mid–step and turned to face the three people watching her.

Henry looked uneasy. “Your mom’s just upset, that’s all. She didn’t mean it like that. Don’t take it to heart, Tess.”

Kylie’s expression flickered, and she quickly lowered her head, pressing her lips together in silence.

Tess glanced over each of their faces, noticing the guilt, the awkwardness, and the tension, and she suddenly laughed. Her laugh was light and clear, echoing through the quiet dining room, sharp with irony.

“I don’t eat onions, dill, or garlic.”

Her words hung in the air, cold and deliberate. She looked at them playfully, but there wasn’t a trace of warmth in her eyes.

The temperature in the room seemed to drop to freezing.

Kylie’s expression shifted slightly, while Henry instinctively glanced at Tess’s plate. Every dish was sprinkled with chopped garlic and flecks of dill.

He looked around the table–every single plate had them.

His face turned pale.

“Tess, your mom didn’t know,” Henry said quickly. “She thought adding those would make everything taste fresher. Look, if you didn’t eat enough, why don’t we all go out? I’ll take you anywhere you want–my treat!”

He patted his chest and tried to smile, sneaking glances at her face.

“No need,” Tess said flatly. “I’m not hungry.”

Her refusal left Henry awkward for a moment, but he recovered quickly. “Alright then, maybe go rest for a bit. I’ll have Hannah show you to the room we prepared.”

He waved to the housekeeper.

Hannah hurried forward and bowed politely. “Ms. Tess, please come with me.”

Tess nodded and didn’t refuse this time, which made Henry sigh in relief.

They went upstairs, and when the door opened, a bright white room came into view–spotless, almost too clean.

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Tess’s eyes flickered slightly.

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Henry rubbed his hands together, eager and nervous. “You’ve always loved wearing white dresses since you were little. I figured you must still like the color. Everything here was prepared especially for you. Come in and see if you like it.”

“Yes, Ms. Ember,” Hannah added quickly, picking up on his tone. “As soon as Mr. Ember heard you’d agreed to come back, he personally picked and custom–ordered everything here, just waiting for your arrival.”

Henry laughed a little too loudly, glancing fondly at Tess. “Of course! What kind of father would I be if I didn’t take care of my daughter?”

He reached out, trying to take her hand. “Tess, I know I made mistakes before. I just want to make it right now. Please, give me another chance.”

But Tess moved her hand away before he could touch her.

The smile on Henry’s face froze, then faltered. He awkwardly withdrew his hand. “It’s fine, it’s fine,” he said with a strained laugh before stepping into the room.

Tess followed without a word, her expression blank.

The air was heavy with unease. Even Hannah seemed to sense it and moved carefully, afraid to make a sound.

“You can both go now,” Tess said quietly. “I’m going to rest.”

She stepped onto the thick carpet, the white decor all around her so bright that it almost hurt her eyes.

“Change everything to blue.”

The words hit Henry like a slap. The smile he’d been forcing instantly dropped. “You … don’t like it? I thought white was your favorite color. You used to wear white dresses all the time when you were little.”

Hannah looked puzzled too. She pointed to a framed photo on the nightstand. “Ms. Ember, see? You’re wearing a white dress in this picture.”

Tess looked up, her eyes distant and empty.

She stared straight at Henry, her lips curling into a faint, cold smile. “That’s because when I was a kid, you only saw me once. And that one time, I happened to be wearing white.”

Henry’s eyebrows twitched, but Tess’s faint smile made his stomach twist.

“I’ll have the staff change it tomorrow,” he said quickly. My mistake.”

Tess waved her hand dismissively. “Forget it. I’m tired.”

There was no room left for them to linger. Henry’s attempts to please her had all landed wrong, and even he couldn’t stand to stay another second.

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Chapter 528 The White Room

“Alright then, rest well. I’ll let you sleep.”

He pulled Hannah out of the room with him, his face dark and heavy.

When the door finally clicked shut from the outside, Tess’s body relaxed for the first time.

She changed into her pajamas and lay on the bed. It was soft–too soft–swallowing her whole body.

Her eyes drifted toward the nightstand, where the photo Hannah had shown her earlier stood in its frame.

It was the same picture–just her, in that white dress.

They’d gone to all this trouble to get close to her, but couldn’t even bother to put up a family photo. Just this one picture of her alone.

The truth was, they’d never taken a family photo with her. In fact, she had no idea where they’d even found this one.