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

Chapter 1515: Hurting things

Finn and Nina sat quietly in the car, he in the driver's seat. Now that Finn was with her, she didn't need to ride back with the person who had brought her there.

Nina stole a careful glance at him. "How... how did you know I was here?"

"Nana told me," he replied, giving her a quick look. "Luckily, I was already on my way when she did."

"Ah..."

"Nina." Finn let out a deep breath, leaning back into his seat, eyes still on the road. "Why would you even go there?" freëwebnovel.com

His voice carried concern, and when he glanced at her, his expression was pained. "Did she ask you to come?"

Didn't she know that meeting his mother would only subject her to endless rounds of indignation?

"No," Nina whispered, lowering her eyes. "I went on my own."

"Why?"

She sighed, her gaze shifting to him. "I ran into my old boss while doing groceries today. You remember her, right? The one who lost her job because of me."

"She still hasn't found a new one," Nina continued with a guilty sigh. "Apparently, the woman who replaced her-my former senior-was meddling in her affairs. I know it's not your parents' fault directly, but it still makes me angry that the consequences of their actions went that far."

She paused, then murmured, "It's unfair."

said a word. But the real guilt came from knowing that while

fault, but that didn't stop

his profile. "I just wanted to tell her that she hurts people. Maybe she already knows that and just doesn't care, but I don't even know what I was hoping

kept stealing glances at her, then finally reached out to hold

he said softly, eyes still ahead. "And I'm not mad at you. I'm just upset that you had to go through that. She's the kind of person who says hurtful things on purpose, with no intention of taking

say things they regret later. But not Mrs. Davis. She had incredible self-control-honed from years in the business world. She just chose not to use it when

Because she could get away

that when I decided to drop by," Nina said. "But Finn... she said something that bothered

arched. "What is

she wanted to trust him-just as they always promised

said it wasn't about what you told

eyes searched his. "Is

wasn't angry-just

that's not why left. The Pierson Corporation and had a past agreement about expanding the business.

blinked. "It's not because your family

slowing as he turned toward her. "Is that what

with a slight

even if the Davis family tried to hurt my business, they couldn't," he said, giving her hand a gentle squeeze. A light chuckle escaped him as he pulled over to the side and faced her more fully. "I don't know if I've mentioned this,

you did mention

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on the general board he explained. "My parents were respected in

smile. "I made that deal long ago so they couldn't

an "O" as she

been trying," he said with a chuckle,