The Scorned Heiress: No More Mercy novel Chapter 136

"I've personally handled the loose ends. As long as you don't do anything stupid, we're in the clear," Jovani assures her.

Jade's shoulders drop slightly, though anxiety still gnaws at her. "But Mom, Tara isn't just going to let this go. She'll keep digging."

A ruthless glint hardens Jovani's gaze. "Let her try. Once the heat dies down, we'll find a permanent solution for that little brat." For now, she wants to sit back and watch Tara tear Deanna and the three brothers apart. Watching the legitimate heirs destroy each other while she and Jade reap the rewards is a profoundly satisfying game.

Back in the city, Tara's phone buzzes.

'Boss, the trail is dead. Looks like someone beat us to it and scrubbed all the evidence,' Joey's message reads.

Joey is fiercely efficient, so the lack of results doesn't disappoint Tara—it intrigues her. The fact that the enemy is operating with such extreme caution proves Jade is hiding a massive secret. One that her devoted brothers and so-called parents probably know nothing about.

The island lab and this chemist syndicate are undeniably connected. How on earth does Jade have ties to these people? Or rather, who is the puppet master pulling Jade's strings?

Tara lets out a dark, cynical laugh. It seems she's stumbled into a much larger conspiracy. Was her abduction orchestrated? Was Jade's convenient adoption into the Dennis family part of the design?

Whatever the truth is, she will rip it out into the light. She texts Joey, ordering him to follow the syndicate thread to its bloody end.