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.

Hogan had mentioned, and

pushing a cup of freshly brewed coffee towards him, his tone a bit confrontational. "You must have guessed why I'm here, it's because of Liliana. I think we

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

"Liliana told me what happened. Sure, she was wrong, but you've got to be more understanding. She's been through a

having your baby

words echoed what Liliana had expressed earlier in the hospital,

expression didn't change.

Finnian's face, unsure of what

their cousins, Finnian stood out as

calm and composed, rarely revealing his emotions, Hogan

his

feelings, he tentatively asked, "So, about the screenwriter for the production, are

deal with that later. I have other matters to attend to, gotta run. You should

up