Outcast Queen: Her Return from Hell novel Chapter 380

"Foolish?" Pierce chuckled darkly as if he had heard a joke. "If you had offended me today, I might have weighed the pros and cons."

He took a threatening step forward, the atmospheric pressure dropping to freezing. "But you made the fatal mistake of touching Phoenix. Since you touched her, I don't give a damn about the consequences. Only one thought is in my mind—tearing everyone who hurt her to shreds!"

Thaddeus's pupils shrank, his heart plummeting. Madman! This Pierce Sterling standing before him was a suicidal madman!

"Phoenix trespassed on the Miller Estate and killed our man without a word! Was I wrong to order her capture?!" Thaddeus argued, though his voice trembled.

Pierce cast a cold glance at the corpse on the ground, knowing dead men told no tales.

"Mr. Miller, you've survived in the business world for decades. Can you really not smell the setup here?" Pierce mocked. "Phoenix wouldn't attack without reason, and killing someone on your turf brings her absolutely no benefit."

"This is a classic frame-up. Someone orchestrated this specifically to ignite a blood feud between Phoenix and the Miller family."

Thaddeus's eyelid twitched.

He wasn't an idiot; he had already sensed something was off. But since Pierce had trampled the Miller family's pride into the dirt by storming their home, he had no choice but to stand his ground.

"Phoenix used dirty tricks to steal Lumina Jewelry from us. She obviously came here today to force a negotiation!" Thaddeus scoffed stubbornly. "Her killing that man was just a show of force. But the Miller family's century-old reputation will not tolerate her doing whatever she pleases!"

"Ridiculous!"

Phoenix sneered coldly, stepping out from behind Pierce. Her sharp gaze locked onto Thaddeus. "Mr. Miller, exactly who told you I 'stole' Lumina Jewelry?"

Thaddeus froze, instinctively turning to look at his daughter, Mavis.

The woman who had been brimming with righteous indignation just moments ago was now pale as a sheet, trembling uncontrollably.

She gritted her teeth, her eyes burning with resentment and jealousy. "Lumina's potential is immeasurable; it's destined to become a top-tier international brand! But Meredith? She handed over such a massive prize without blinking an eye!"

Thaddeus's face drained of color as the pieces clicked into place in his mind, plunging him into an icy abyss. "So... that sniper bodyguard was your loyalist? You deliberately provoked a fight between Phoenix and the family, hoping she'd be killed in the chaos. Then the Miller family would take the blame, and you'd slip away cleanly?!"

"So what if I did?" Mavis admitted freely, a venomous light shining in her eyes. "The Miller family is a sinking ship full of holes, and I've had enough! Since we're here, I might as well tell you another secret. Your precious, beloved son, Marcus? I orchestrated his death too!"

Boom. Thaddeus felt as if his world had imploded. Blood rushed to his head as he roared with bloodshot eyes, "Mavis! Are you insane?! He was your own brother!!!"

"So what if he was? Anyone who stands in my way has to die!" Mavis's face twisted with extreme greed and jealousy, looking like a nauseating demon clawing out of hell.

Thaddeus squeezed his eyes shut in despair.

He couldn't believe such psychotic words were coming from his "refined and obedient" daughter. Beneath the gentle face he had looked at for over twenty years hid the rotten, dark heart of a truly vicious woman!