Pampered by my three brothers: the return of the neglected heiress

Chapter 1362: Stay out of my life

Mr. and Mrs. Davis had no idea

Mr. and Mrs. Davis had no idea how hard Finn had been working to change people's lives. He might not call it his purpose, but he didn't want them to remain as miserable as before.

Take Cassandra, for instance. The woman who had once been like family to him -when he had no one else had died because of him.

His parents had no idea that breaking off the engagement was the least he could do for her. After all, he hadn't been able to protect her in the past, nor had he been able to make her happy.

Seated in his car, Finn let out a deep sigh. He had walked away from his parents without ever looking back, knowing that if this was the sacrifice he had to make to be with Nina, then so be it.

"I can't believe they brought up Cassandra," he muttered in disappointment, snapping his eyes toward the restaurant where Nina was. "Did I come too early?"

Checking the time, another sigh escaped him. Nina knew he would have dinner with his parents before picking her up from Grace's birthday celebration, but the dinner had lasted no more than fifteen minutes.

"I'll just wait for her," he murmured, leaning back in his seat.

Finn closed his eyes, trying to push away the lingering bitterness from the conversation with his parents. Yet, the more he tried, the heavier his heart felt.

A sharp exhale slipped from his lips as he reopened his eyes.

"I should call her and tell her about my parents' ridiculous idea," he whispered, picking up his phone. He quickly searched for Cassandra's name in his contacts, but when he found it, hesitation flickered in his gaze.

The memory of the night Cassandra got drunk resurfaced in his mind. His jaw tightened.

"That was just the alcohol," he breathed. "She probably doesn't even remember it."

Trying to convince himself, he was about to press call when an incoming call appeared on his screen. Seeing the name, he immediately answered-it was the investigator he had hired to find out who had sent the dead bird to Nina.

The gift itself wasn't the only problem. Whoever had left it had managed to sneak into her apartment.

There were too many dangerous possibilities. It was a matter of security. Even though they had moved into his place, Finn needed to know who was responsible.

He answered, "Did you find the person responsible?"

There was a pause before a man's voice responded.

"Yes."

For a second, Finn's breath hitched. His grip on the phone tightened.

"Tell me everything."

The investigator's voice remained steady. "We caught the person who snuck into the apartment at a bar. He was quick to give up the name of the person who hired him."

asked, but the investigator

finally spoke,

Smith. Senator

Finn's entire world

Maybe he was imagining things because he

he gave us is Cassandra Smith. Our guy has

as the investigator filled

the full report," he

waiting for a response, he

mind refusing to accept what he

no way Cassandra

romantically involved, but they were

friends... shouldn't

But then-

DING!

down at the screen,

was the report and the

as he scrolled through the stolen

UT

person she hired had been planning to use this evidence as leverage either to blackmail her once

was undeniable proof of Cassandra's

of all-she was

whispered, his heart sinking. "Why

words faded into silence as a

called him the same night Nina received

night Cassandra had tried

night he had convinced himself it was

Then it hit him.

it," he blurted under his breath, his complexion turning

the first

Disappointment. Dismay. Utter disbelief.

one of the

had cared for

her.

he had been so cautious when Cassandra introduced him to Jonathan, He hadn't wanted her to become Jonathan's pawn. It had been obvious that Jonathan had made his

yet... she

To Nina?

छुप

To Finn?