Under the Veil I Rule

Chapter 11

Finnian wore a troubled expression. A month ago, he had been ensnared in a trap, only to be rescued by Liliana, because of which, she was pregnant with his child. Liliana wasn't as unpleasant as others might believe.

He rose and said calmly, "Could you step outside for a moment?"

After that, Finnian walked out of the room. Amara's face turned pale as she followed him. In the hallway, Finnian spoke, "I'll make sure Liliana doesn't bother you again. Please, let your friend know to stop insulting her."

Amara bit her lip so hard it was a wonder it didn't draw blood, though her mask hid it from Finnian's view. She nodded, wanting to say, "Alright, I understand," but the words wouldn't come out.

She felt a deep discomfort at the moment, a desperate need to leave the place quickly.

Noticing her distress, Finnian asked, "What's going on?"

Amara shook her head. "I'm fine. I should go now."

that, she hurried away, afraid she'd start crying

wasn't exactly a villain. From the start, he'd been transparent about their arrangement—she was married into the Everly family to bring joy to Grace. Their marriage was nothing more than a

at their wedding, he'd shared a substantial amount of his assets with her. By those measures, he hadn't done anything

steadying herself against the wall to keep from collapsing. After a moment, she caught a taxi back to

raising herself slightly, "Ms. Sullivan seemed a

fine," Finnian replied

gave him a probing look as she asked, "When can we move in together? I asked the doctor during my check-up, and he said it's better for both

settled back into his chair before replying, "Amara and I aren't officially divorced yet. It

as good as saying he didn't plan on moving in with her,

I was wrong." Back then, Finnian and Liliana had been an item. Kevin had investigated Liliana's family and

had broken up with Finnian herself for certain reason, and actually, she didn't mean it, just hoping to test him, but it had backfired. Finnian didn't try to win her back like she had expected, so

and returned to find him, she was met with

no need to overthink it," Finnian said after a

to the office for a meeting. Rest well, and call me

to Amara's eyes. They seemed to hold a certain magic. Whenever he spoke to her, he couldn't help but be drawn to them, trying to decipher her emotions