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."

it slide. She wouldn't have said a word. But the real guilt came from knowing that while she found

former boss might've said it wasn't Nina's fault, but that

her eyes to his profile. "I just wanted to tell her that she hurts people. Maybe she already

glances at her, then

to go through that. She's the kind of person

things they regret later. But not Mrs. Davis. She had incredible self-control-honed from years in

she could get

I already expected that when I decided to drop by," Nina said. "But Finn...

arched. "What

she wanted to trust him-just as

about what

eyes searched his.

wasn't angry-just

and had a past agreement about expanding the business. But after the accident and a few other things, we decided to put it on

blinked. "It's not because your family was pressuring

a laugh, slowing as he turned toward her.

with a

escaped him as he pulled over to the side and faced her more fully.

yeah, you did

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have a vote on the general board he explained. "My parents were respected in the industry, sure, but they can't touch my company.

a reassuring smile. "I made that deal long ago so they couldn't ever interfere, even

mouth formed an "O" as

he said with a chuckle, "but it's

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