From Ashes of Scandal to His Embrace novel Chapter 54

Laurinda didn’t look back. She just turned around and walked away.

The principal watched her go, thinking about how Malcom had described her. He couldn’t help but twitch a smile. Timid and soft? That didn’t fit her at all.

Finn finally snapped out of it and said to Keith, “Let’s settle with her the way she wants. The kids’ futures matter more.”

He left too, not bothering to look back. At that moment, he couldn’t stand Laurinda. He never expected her to be so stubborn, and now he understood why Aiken had been so desperate to get her out of the Austin family.

How did a girl with no one behind her get this much guts?

Laurinda came down the stairs and instantly spotted Bonnie waiting in the lobby. She hurried over, a bright smile on her face.

“You actually came.”

Bonnie looked at Laurinda and said, “I’d barely walked into my office when I heard about what happened. So, did they give in?”

“I think so. I’m a little disappointed they didn’t put up more of a fight. Finn even came himself. The Browns must really have something on Fabian, or Finn wouldn’t have bothered to show up.”

Right as Laurinda finished, Finn and his assistant appeared at the top of the stairs. Finn didn’t even glance at Laurinda. He just walked straight past her and out the door.

“What’s with him…” Bonnie watched Finn’s icy expression. He didn’t look like someone who just agreed to a settlement.

“He’s pissed because of his useless son. Come on, I need to get back to class.”

Laurinda hooked her arm around Bonnie’s shoulders, and the two strolled out of the building together.

When Finn got back to the Gates family home, he found out Fabian had already climbed out the window and run off at dawn.

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