The Returned Heiress Who Never Fit In novel Chapter 916

Chapter 916 The Audit

“Yes, you have to step in.”

Once Abraham made a move, the matter with Ariana would be foolproof.

Abraham: “If we do that, the relationship between Rianne and Tempest will completely hit a dead end.”

“A dead end is fine. Rianne wants to be completely free of Tempest right now.”

From the moment Rianne submitted her application to the hospital in Yalvaria, she had wanted to make a clean break from Tempest. But Ariana still wouldn’t let her go, even following her to Yalvaria.

So, if they didn’t teach Ariana an absolute lesson this time, Rianne would never have peace.

As for Tempest… In all these years regarding the Hale family’s affairs, he had never once fully stood on Rianne’s side.

The moment Marie returned to the Tom family, she immediately started scrutinizing Mona’s ledgers.

Seeing her auditing the books…

Mona and Gary’s faces turned ashen. “You just took over the family last night, and things are already a mess this morning! How dare you audit the books now?”

Gary was furious. He hadn’t dared to even leave the house all day. His friends had called him to go out, but he couldn’t possibly go. All his money was restricted. What was he supposed to do, go out and let people laugh at him?

And that 50,000… he had no idea when that

romise would actually be fulfilled.

Marie: “I looked at your ledgers. In the last two years, you went to Hamlin fifteen times. At your most frequent, it was twice a month. What were you doing there?”

Mona: “…

When Marie suddenly mentioned the Hamlin trips, Mona’s brow twitched violently.

Her gaze met Marie’s. She tried to read something in Marie’s expression, but she couldn’t see anything hidden. Was she just overthinking it?

Marie: “Were you meeting a young lover?”

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Holt was also present.

As soon as Marie said this, the atmosphere in the living room grew tense.

Mona’s face turned livid. “What nonsense are you spouting?”

Gary: “Marie, are you crazy? Or has the pregnancy made you stupid? What nonsense are you spouting here?”

This damned woman! She’s trying to sow discord! Trying to drive a wedge between Father and Mother… Does she think she can take the entire Tom family this way? She’s insane and despicable!

Marie raised an eyebrow, glancing at Holt’s clearly darkening expression.

She looked at Mona again. “Or perhaps, were you visiting an illegitimate son? An illegitimate daughter? An illegitimate…”

“Marie, don’t go too far!”

Mona was furious. Her heart was pounding in her chest, and she trembled as she glared at Marie.

Marie: “Why are you so agitated? If it’s not a lover, and not an illegitimate child… then tell us, why did you go to Hamlin fifteen times in the last two years?”

Marie bit down hard on the words “fifteen times,” emphasizing the number.

Mona: “I… I went sightseeing! Is that not allowed?”

She said this through gritted teeth.

However, that single word, “sightseeing,” was the opening Marie needed.

“Sightseeing? You must have worn out the pavement in Hamlin by now. What place is so much fun that you’d go twice a month?”

Mona: “…”

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What place? What was fun in Hamlin? She didn’t know; she’d never actually gone sightseeing! Every trip was because Reese needed some cosmetic procedure, and she had to be there to oversee it.

Marie nonchalantly flipped through the records. “There are no expenses for tourist areas in your ledgers here.”

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Mona: “…”

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She was still stuck on the Hamlin trips! Had she really discovered something?

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Chapter 916 The Audit

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At this, Mona stared at Marie, silent, her gaze sharp enough to pierce her. But Marie’s gaze was just as deep, and it made Mona’s heart quail.

“Holt, do you really think it’s appropriate for her to audit my books like this?!”

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