The Scorned Heiress: No More Mercy novel Chapter 188

"Fine."

Older and wiser indeed. By now, Jade has completely regained her usual composure and confidence.

The results of the modeling competition take everyone in the Dennis family by surprise, especially Jake. He took time and energy out of his busy schedule, and even threw massive amounts of manpower, resources, and millions of dollars at it. He figured that even if Jade didn't win first place, placing in the top three would be a piece of cake. Yet not only did she fail to make the top ten, but she also ended up covered in scandel! The deliberate fall, the mismatched makeup and styling—it has all become a joke among industry insiders. It has even turned into internet gossip!

"Alec, what the hell are you doing? Didn't I tell you to take good care of Jade? Now she not only took a fall but also suffered such a massive humiliation!"

"Exactly. Didn't you say the styling and design you studied abroad was the real deal? How did it turn out like this?"

In the living room of the Dennis manor, Jake and Nikolai take turns blasting him. Even Deanna can't help but chime in. "Alec, you just lack experience. You have zero ability to adapt to sudden changes."

Being continuously bombarded, Alec feels so wrongfully accused he wants to cry. "I didn't want this either! At the time... ugh, never mind, it's impossible to explain!"

It was clearly Jade who didn't follow his instructions from the very beginning, arbitrarily adding elements she shouldn't have. Her runway walk was stiff, her expressions were off, and she had no sense of the camera. What was he supposed to do? He couldn't carry her! During training, her fundamentals had become much more solid. But then she got distracted with her acting plan, skipped training later on, and performed terribly on the actual stage. What was he supposed to do!

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