The Returned Heiress Who Had It All (Cassia) novel Chapter 423

Chapter 423 Phone Call

Brie scurried home like a rat, tail tucked between its legs.

The moment she walked in, she saw Victoria, Vance, and Geneva sitting there with dark, stormy expressions.

It was obvious—they already knew what had happened at school.

How did they find out so fast?

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Brie’s heart pounded in panic. She didn’t dare speak first. She just lowered her head, eyes red, looking like a child waiting for punishment.

Vance suddenly grabbed the ashtray from the coffee table and hurled it to the ground.

Crash!

It shattered into pieces, and Brie flinched violently.

“Dad-”

She had barely uttered the word when Vance exploded.

“That wretched girl! How dare she be so vicious! Teaching Danica to smear my precious daughter’s name at school!”

His words left Brie momentarily stunned.

“Huh?”

Victoria hurried over and pulled Brie into her arms, her expression full of heartache.

“You’ve suffered so much. Your own sister made up lies about you, let the whole school point fingers at you… The second I picture it, I can’t help tearing up…”

Brie stared blankly at Victoria and at Vance, who was still seething.

“Grandma… Dad… you…” She didn’t know what to say.

“Darling, your grandmother and I know who you are. You’re not that kind of person. You’ve been with Danica for 18 years. You care about her so much. How could you push her down the stairs? It must’ve been Cassia. She made Danica say those lies.” Victoria held her tightly, voice trembling with affection. 1

Oh… guess I’m not doing so bad after all.

Brie thought silently.

She buried her face in Victoria’s embrace and began sobbing dramatically.

“Grandma…”

She cried so hard that it sounded like her heart was breaking, and Victoria’s heart broke right along with her.

Even Vance’s anger softened into fatherly protectiveness.

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Chapter 423 Phone Call

Only Geneva remained silent, watching Brie with a dark expression.

This adopted daughter… she’s calculating.

That was the clearest thought in Geneva’s mind.

“Honey, Mom, please remember what you once said. Everything needs to be based on evidence.”

With that, Geneva turned and walked into her bedroom, shutting the door.

Vance let out a long breath and lit a cigarette, already thinking about how to deal with Cassia.

As he pondered, he suddenly remembered Cassia’s identity as a legendary chess player.

Every time that fact crossed his mind, anger flared.

That ungrateful girl has such an extraordinary talent in chess and never said a word about it.

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If she had told us earlier about her skill, our family wouldn’t have missed the chance to become apprentices under Mr. Sawyer.

I need a plan.

But even after an entire night of scheming, Vance came up empty–handed.

The next morning, the three Woods sisters went to school as usual. It was mock exam day.

Cassia, Danica, and Brie were coincidentally assigned to the same classroom.

Danica had missed two months of classes. Staring at the exam paper, she bit the end of her pen in despair.

This is a disaster. I recognize every word on the page–but why, once they’re put together, do they look like alien code?

Is this some kind of ancient scripture? I have no idea how to solve any of it!

Scrape…

She heard the sound of a chair being pushed back.

Danica looked up.

While she and Brie were still scribbling frantically, Cassia had already finished her paper and handed it in early.

Danica had caught a glimpse of Cassia’s exam sheet. She couldn’t see the answers clearly, but the once–blank pages were filled from top to bottom.

So impressive!

Chewing on her pen, Danica watched Cassia walk away with open admiration.

While Cassia was taking her mock exam, Draven was in the office building, quietly “observing” her from afar.

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