The Scorned Heiress's Hidden Empire (by Jade Quinn) novel Chapter 499

Chapter 499

Winter’s gaze moved from Chris’s face back to the phone screen.

The battery icon in the upper-right corner was red.

The same red as the rims of her eyes.

The video had paused automatically because of the low-battery warning. It had stopped on Richie tilting his head and smiling brightly at the camera.

She missed him so much.

Seeing her like that, Chris’s gaze darkened. His grip on the phone tightened, and he forced himself not to call someone over with a power bank.

She had barely rested all day.

It was time to get her back upstairs and make her sleep.

Winter was quiet for a few seconds before she asked softly, “Can I watch more when I wake up?”

Of course she knew what he was doing.

Chris had known from the start that his phone was almost dead. He had shown her the videos on purpose, waiting for the low- battery warning to appear so he would have a reason to send her back to bed.

He knew how badly she wanted to see more of Richie.

And he knew that was the only way to make her rest.

“After you sleep for eight full hours,” Chris said, bargaining with her.

The phone screen went dark on its own.

Winter’s lashes trembled.

Then she said softly, “Okay.”

Gavin didn’t come closer.

Only when Chris started walking back with Winter did Gavin quietly step into the shadows. He waited until they entered the elevator and the doors slowly closed before stepping out from the corner again\

The night had grown deeper, and the air carried a faint, damp chill.

His expression remained calm and unreadable as he stood in the empty corridor and spoke.

“Everyone on the first half of the night shift, go rest.”

The shadows in the corners shifted briefly. Then everything went still again, as if only a breeze had passed through.

Gavin walked into the lobby and headed for the elevator.

Just then, the doors of the elevator beside the one Chris and Winter had taken opened.

He paused.

His cool gaze shifted that way.

Wendy stepped out, still half-asleep, with a coat wrapped over her pajamas.

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