The Returned Heiress Who Never Fit In novel Chapter 970

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The McKenzies were all people of integrity. With their high caliber, they weren’t the type to casually give others trouble.

After hanging up with Stella. Evic immediately called Marie,

Marie was currently at a restaurant with Derrick, and Sebastian, Lancelot, and Ashley were there too. The three of them were acting utterly subservient.

Lancelot poured Marie a cup of tea. “Drink this. I’ll pour you more when you’re done.” He was incredibly cautious.

Ashley said, “Eat this one. This one is great, super delicious.”

Sebastian said, “I bought you a gift. See if you like it. If you don’t, tell me. Whatever you like, I’ll buy it. I’ll buy you anything.”

Marie watched their performance with her arms crossed. Their attitudes were truly as low as dust, especially Sebastian’s, who had already been punished. He had walked those dozens of kilometers of mountain road, and his legs were still trembling. He loved drama, but despite all the chaos happening at the Tom family’s place these past few days, he hadn’t dared to go watch.

Lancelot said, “Don’t be angry anymore. I really know I was wrong.”

Ashley nodded. “Yeah, I know I was wrong, too.”

Sebastian added, “I also know I was wrong.”

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Their apologies were incredibly sincere. They looked like a flock of timid quails, terrified Marie wouldn’t believe their repentance.

“So you know you’re wrong now?” Marie snorted. “Where were you before? Every last one of you.”

Sebastian, Lancelot, and Ashley:

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Hearing Marie start the lecture, the three didn’t dare say another word. They just listened obediently. They would let her scold them however she wanted. Even if she cursed their ancestors, they wouldn’t dare refute a single word.

Marie asked, “When you dragged Derrick away that day did it not cross your minds that I would peel you all alive?”

“If we hadn’t taken him, we were afraid you’d peel all of us alive,” Ashley blurted out. It was the truth.

Seeing the scene, they had completely forgotten who had sent Derrick to the room in the first place. They were scared to death. Their minds went blank, and they instinctively dragged Derrick away.

A cold smile played on Marie’s lips. “Quite self–aware, aren’t you?”

That smile sent a shiver down Ashley’s spine. “Not self–aware, just scared to death.” There was no self- awareness back then. All they could picture was Marie’s explosive reaction. They had only one thought: Run for your lives!

Chapter 970 A Sincere Apology

Lancelot nodded. “Yeah, when we realized he slept with you, we were truly scared to death.”

Marie: “.”

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At those words, Marie shot Lancelot an icy glare. He immediately fell silent. Ashley quickly tried to smooth things over.

“It all happened so suddenly, we couldn’t process it. The only thing we could think of was to run.”

“We were just too scared.”

Marie asked, “So you ran. But after you came to your senses, why didn’t you send him back to me?”

“We hadn’t even recovered yet before you took people to beat up Dan,” Sebastian said. This was also true.

Right after they had taken Derrick away, before they’d even had a chance to react, Marie had gone and beaten up Dan. And Dan… he was just playing cards at a table, minding his own business. To this day, they still felt Dan had been wronged.

It was lucky for them that Marie had a scapegoat to suspect. If she’d had a moment of clarity and investigated, they would have all been finished.

Marie huffed. “So you all just played dead?”

Sebastian replied, “We were hoping you’d assume we were dead. No need to even burn paper offerings for

us.”

Marie: “…”

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