The Scorned Heiress: No More Mercy novel Chapter 228

Jade is an adopted daughter, with no blood ties to the Dennis family. If she harbors romantic feelings for one of her brothers, it might be socially uncomfortable, but it wouldn't technically break any ethical boundaries. But to feel that way about all three of them? That is beyond terrifying. The sheer magnitude of her possessiveness makes Lucinda's stomach churn with disgust.

"What exactly do you want from me?" Lucinda asks, crossing her arms. "To be honest, I don't feel anything for Jake. If it weren't for the strategic alliance between our families, I would never have agreed to this."

She truly doesn't care about the twisted dynamics of the Dennis family anymore. Initially, she thought she could learn to love him and build a solid life together. But the longer they dated, the more glaring their incompatibilities became. Jake envisions a traditional marriage—he wants her to pump out heirs and spend the rest of her life playing the dutiful billionaire's wife. But Lucinda's entire world revolves around dancing. She needs a partner who respects her career, not one who expects her to abandon it for domestic submission. The worst is that her family agrees with him, praising his archaic demands as the mark of a 'good man.' She has zero intention of spending her life with someone like that.

And Jade's psychotic behavior was just the final nail in the coffin, proving once and for all that Jake is not a man she can rely on. The only reason she even attended this dreadful party was out of respect for Grandma Eleanor, who has always treated her with kindness, and because her own parents forced her to.

"I don't want anything," Jade says, her eyes curving into a chilling smile. She can see the horror dawning on Lucinda's face, but she doesn't care. "Once you disappear, all my problems will be solved."

"What are you talking ab—"

Before Lucinda can process the threat, Jade lunges forward with calculated precision, violently shoving her toward the railing.

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