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."

afraid she'd start crying if she stayed any

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 transaction. He wouldn't love her but would compensate her

wedding, he'd shared a substantial amount of his assets with

room for Liliana. Outside the hospital, Amara clutched her chest, steadying herself against the wall to keep from collapsing. After a moment, she caught a taxi back to

slightly, "Ms. Sullivan seemed a bit

Finnian

the doctor during

and I aren't officially divorced yet. It

plan on moving in with her, and

Finnian and Liliana had been an item. Kevin had investigated Liliana's family and found that her parents were blue-collar workers, and she was a film student with aspirations of becoming an actress—a future he found wholly unacceptable. He'd forced the couple to break up,

up with Finnian herself for certain reason, and actually, she didn't mean it, just hoping to test him, but it had backfired. Finnian

year later, when Liliana had calmed down and returned to

no need to overthink it," Finnian said

get back to the office for a

left the hospital, his thoughts wandered back 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