Under the Veil I Rule (Amara) novel Chapter 732

Tina was delighted and insisted she didn’t need to be paid.

Amara grinned and gave her cheek a gentle pinch, saying, “I don’t let anyone work for free,” before leading Tina over for dinner.

They sat together for nearly an hour, during which Amara asked Tina all sorts of questions.

When she learned that Tina was twenty and self-studying high school subjects to take the adult education exam next year, Amara was genuinely moved.

She offered to help Tina, suggesting she could connect Tina with some tutoring centers and even get her a discount.

But Tina declined. She explained that she’d done very well in middle school, and even though she’d never attended high school, she’d been teaching herself high school material for the past five or six years.

She worked very hard and wasn’t exactly lacking in brains, so her self-study had been going well—she was always pleased with her scores on practice tests. She felt confident she could handle it on her own.

Talking about her studies made Tina’s eyes shine with excitement.

*Such an ambitious kid,* Amara thought, her fondness for Tina only growing.

After dinner, Tina cleared the table while Amara went to her bedroom to tidy up her things.

Just then, Amara heard the doorbell downstairs, followed by the sound of quick footsteps—Tina must be going to answer it. Amara found herself wondering who would come looking for her.

Half a minute later, Tina came in, looking uneasy, with the tall and imposing Finnian following behind her.

Head down, Tina apologized, “Ms. Sullivan, I’m sorry, I let Mr. Everly in. I hesitated at first, but Mr. Everly said he had a key...”

Earlier, when they spoke through the intercom, Finnian had said he had a key and could let himself in whether she opened the door or not, so Tina decided to let him in.

Amara remembered now—although this house was hers, she hadn’t changed the locks or security code after the divorce, so Finnian still had access.

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