Reborn Fake Heiress Watch the Whole Family Burn novel Chapter 805

He had crossed paths with Elena before and knew firsthand that she wasn't someone ordinary people could mess with.

Evelyn definitely couldn't handle her.

"What? A second ago you claimed you didn't care about her, and now you're worried?"

"No, I just want to warn you that Elena is dangerous. She's a skilled fighter. I don't want you getting hurt. Evelyn, listen to me, just let this go. I have zero contact with her anyway."

"Shut up." Evelyn snapped, her tone commanding.

The more Max tried to protect Elena, the more Evelyn's resentment boiled over.

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Over the next few days at the office, Elena surprisingly didn't face much harassment from Elaine Turner.

Elaine seemed to leave her alone, only tossing her basic daily tasks. The usual biting sarcasm was gone.

The sudden calm actually made Elena deeply suspicious.

At noon, she received a call from Anna.

"Hello, Anna? What's going on?"

"Miss... Miss Elena, could you come to the Sinclair estate? Mr. Ethan is throwing a tantrum and asking for you. None of us can calm him down."

"Alright, I'll be right there."

Elena hung up and headed over without a second thought.

On the other end, Anna put the phone down and looked nervously at Evelyn. "Miss Sinclair, what exactly are you trying to do? Forcing me to call Miss Elena like that... isn't this basically a trap?"

"Anna, you just do exactly as I say. Stay out of the rest."

"But this isn't right. Miss Elena owes the First Branch nothing, yet she's been so kind to care for Mr. Ethan. If you trick her into coming here, what's going to happen when..."

"Anna, who's the boss here? You talk too much. Go take care of my mother. And remember, not a word of this to her, or you're fired."

Shaken by Evelyn's threat, Anna bit her tongue and walked away with her head bowed.

She couldn't shake the immense guilt she felt toward Elena.

The moment Elena arrived at the Sinclair estate, her phone rang. It was Dylan Sinclair.

"Evelyn. So it was you who wanted to see me," Elena said calmly.

Evelyn stood there with her arms crossed, having been waiting for her trap to spring.

"That's right. I'm the one who wanted you here. You fell right into my trap, Elena."

On cue, over a dozen bodyguards stepped out from the shadows, entirely surrounding Elena.

Elena offered a cool, unbothered smile. "So this was your big master plan."

Evelyn frowned, confused by her reaction. "What's that supposed to mean? Did you know all along?"

"Obviously. The moment Anna called, I knew something was off. If Ethan had really been throwing a fit, she would have sounded frantic, not stiff and stuttering. I figured there was a catch."

"If you knew it was a trap, why the hell did you still come?"

"If I didn't show up, how would I find out what you were plotting?"

Evelyn hadn't expected Elena to be so fiercely arrogant. "Fine. If you have a death wish, I'm more than happy to oblige."