Rejected Heiress, Reigning Queen novel Chapter 152

Inside the Harrington Group.

The lights in the entire building had been turned off, leaving only a faint glow from the top floor that was easily overshadowed by the dazzling city lights outside.

Carter sat in his chair with his eyes closed.

Beside him, Jeff turned up the volume slightly on the live surveillance feed he had obtained from the restaurant.

On the screen, Emma was talking to Percy.

"I have no interest in playing out some drama where the ex becomes the other woman. Nor have I forgotten the malice and verbal abuse you've thrown my way since I returned to the country."

Emma was indeed grateful for Percy's companionship over those six years. Whenever she felt homesick, he had been one of her few emotional anchors.

Only Percy had made her feel a sense of belonging to the Lockwood family, making her believe her parents and brothers hadn't forgotten her.

But everything Percy had done recently had completely drained whatever affection was left between them.

"I am now your cousin's wife."

As Emma's words fell, Carter, who had just been feeling like a despicable eavesdropper, couldn't help but curve his lips into a smile.

He despised himself for his pathetic, secretive snooping, yet he couldn't suppress the surge of joy in his heart.

"Cousin's wife?"

Percy stood up with red eyes but didn't step closer, simply staring at Emma.

"The first time you were mugged, I took a direct flight overseas at three in the morning and stayed by your side for a whole day."

"When you first moved abroad and couldn't get used to the local food, I cooked for you. I still have the burn scar on my hand from that."

"And..."

Percy grew agitated as he listed everything he had done for her over those six years.

Finally, he yelled, "Emma, it was me who stood by you for six years! Six whole years, not Carter! What do you even see in him? If it's the Harrington family fortune, I can take that for you too. Or if it's something else, just tell me! Tell me!"

Emma fell silent.

Percy was right. He really had treated her well in the past.

He had even been her sole motivation to keep going during the countless times she wanted to give up.

But...

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