Ready to Rule: The Real Heiress Strikes Back novel Chapter 387

“From now on, the only person I care about is Lyds. Everyone else means nothing to me.”

Her voice was icy, steady, unshakable. Mrs. Smith had never sounded so determined. Jenson and Milana hadn’t just hurt her today. They’d been chipping away at her heart for years. Decades, really. But today was the last straw. Jenson had threatened her with a knife, all for the company shares, and Milana had slapped her. Enough was enough.

Jenson had never seen her like this. He pressed his hand over his bleeding wound and dragged himself over, tears streaming down his face. “Mom, you can’t do this. I swear, I didn’t mean to hurt you. I just wanted to scare you, that’s all. I’m your only son. If you cut me off, what will you do? Who’s going to take care of you when you’re old?”

Milana was losing it too, desperate to speak up but trapped on her knees, pinned to the floor. She tried to talk, but all that came out were muffled, frantic sounds. She couldn’t even stand, let alone argue. Being disowned meant disaster. What would happen to them? What would happen to the company?

Mrs. Smith couldn’t look at Jenson anymore. His face, twisted with pain and fear, made her stomach turn. She looked away. “Get them out of my sight.”

Connor stepped in, his glare sharp and cold. “From now on, you have no connection to Mrs. Smith. If you ever come near her again, you’ll regret it for the rest of your life.”

He turned to Aiden. “Take them outside.”

“Got it.”

Jenson started yelling, his voice cracking. “Who do you think you are? You’ve got no right to interfere in our family business! Let me go! Stop!”

He didn’t get to finish. Four men grabbed him and hauled him up, rough and unkind. The pain in his stomach shot through him, and blood started pouring from his wound. He tried to hold it back, but it was useless.

She helped him into the car, her hands shaking. As she glanced up, she noticed something strange on the small square nearby. A helicopter, just sitting there. Who would fly to this remote place? Was it from the guy Lydia had gotten involved with?

Just thinking about Connor made Milana shudder. That man was pure evil. But she refused to let this slide. She and Jenson would make him pay. No way would they let Lydia and that man get their hands on the Smith family fortune. They were dreaming.

Back inside, Mrs. Smith quietly wiped her tears with a handkerchief. She hadn’t cried in front of them, but now she couldn’t stop herself. It hurt so much, raising a son who would threaten his own mother’s life for money. How could she not feel broken?

Connor waited until Aiden and the others left, giving her a moment to collect herself. When she finally calmed down, he spoke gently. “Grandma, are you all right? Did they hurt you?”