The Scorned Heiress: No More Mercy novel Chapter 117

Chapter 117

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Chapter 117

Jade stumbles backward in absolute terror, but Quinton grabs her wrist in a vice grip. “Don’t run, cutie… I’ll take good care of you…”

“Get off me!” Jade thrashes wildly, but her limbs are already growing weak from the smoke. “Do you know who I am?! I am the daughter of the Dennis family! If you touch me, my brothers will destroy you!”

Quinton’s eyes are completely bloodshot. The drug has stripped away any remaining sanity. don’t care who you are… tonight, you’re mine. Don’t worry, I’ll be gentle.”

Jade channels every ounce of her fading strength into a vicious slap across his face, but it only fuels Quinton’s animalistic aggression.

He violently rips the collar of her dress, letting out a dark laugh. “Feisty. Just how I like it!”

Outside the window, Tara watches the chaos unfold with cold indifference before turning on her heel and strolling back toward the banquet hall, a cynical smirk on her lips.

Inside the grand hall, the champagne is flowing. Evan stands near the edge of the crowd, his eyes constantly scanning the room. He saw Tara earlier, but she seemingly vanished.

Finally, he spots her emerging from the corridor, a fresh glass of champagne in her hand. He quickly intercepts her. “Tara, can we please just talk?”

“Mr. Jewell, we have absolutely nothing to discuss,” Tara says flatly, treating him like a nuisance she can’t scrape off her shoe.

“Tara, how can you say that after all the years we spent together? Did none of it mean anything?” Evan pleads.

Tara feels a wave of pure nausea. “Mean anything? You don’t have the right to talk about the past. We are done. I wish you and Jade a very happy life together.”

The absolute freezing indifference in her voice stabs Evan in the chest. They used to be so close; how did it all go so wrong?

“You’re misunderstanding everything,” Evan says desperately. “I only see Jade as a sister. There is nothing romantic between us.”

He steps forward to grab her hand, but she swiftly sidesteps him.

“A sister? A brother and sister who have zero boundaries, who cling to each other like lovers? A brother who acts like her on-call boyfriend? Please. It is pathetic,” Tara replies, completely devoid of emotion.

“No, it’s not like that!” Evan panics. “Tara, I know I messed up… Please, just give me a chance to make this right.”

Tara takes a leisurely sip of her champagne, completely ignoring his pathetic groveling She is just waiting for the main event.

Right on cue, a massive commotion erupts near the back wing of the estate.

“Oh my god, something happened in the guest quarters!”

“It’s the Dennis family’s adopted daughter and the Mack family’s son…”

“Have they no shame?! At the matriarch’s eightieth birthday banquet!”

“They couldn’t even wait until they got to a hotel? Disgusting!”

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