Under the Veil I Rule

Chapter 115

As Liliana spoke, she fought back tears, trying her hardest not to cry.

"I know what I did today was really wrong. I'm not asking for your forgiveness; I just want you to know that I was just really scared."

Finnian gazed out the window quietly, the sunlight catching his deep eyes, softening the hard edges of his face just a little.

Finally, when Liliana finished, Finnian turned to her and said, "I understand. I'll think about what you said."

There were no sweet words, but compared to earlier, Finnian's tone was much gentler. Liliana's expression remained unchanged, though inside she felt a surge of relief.

After leaving the hospital, Finnian returned to the office to handle some

paperwork, only to receive a call from Hogan, who wanted to meet him at a café near the Everly Group offices.

entered the private room Hogan had mentioned, and said

bit confrontational. "You must have guessed why I'm here, it's because of

Hogan were close, so Finnian wasn't surprised that she'd confided in him about what had happened. He replied,

what happened. Sure, she was wrong, but you've got to be more understanding.

of people online calling her a homewrecker, saying she's shameless for having your baby as the 'other woman'. Besides all

Liliana had expressed earlier in

didn't change. "I get

face, unsure of what

their cousins, Finnian stood out as exceptionally

calm and composed, rarely revealing his emotions, Hogan couldn't quite grasp what Finnian really

of his strengths was

to gauge Finnian's feelings, he tentatively asked, "So, about the

later. I have other matters to attend to, gotta run. You should head home

picked up