The Scorned Heiress: No More Mercy novel Chapter 258

Tricia is genuinely furious because the original novel Jade adapted is actually a phenomenal piece of literature. The plot is brilliant, and watching an amateur like Jade ruin the lead role is a complete travesty.

"Let her enjoy the spotlight for a few days. If you don't let her taste the sweetness of the high, she won't feel the agony of the crash," Tara says calmly.

She sits perfectly relaxed, not a trace of panic on her face. She casually stirs her iced coffee, taking a slow sip.

Tara is fully aware of Jake's dirty tactics—moving their release date up by a week, bribing theater chains for prime screening slots, and flooding the internet with paid reviews.

Danny had actually approached her privately, asking if she wanted him to intervene. With his level of wealth and influence, forcing the theaters to run their movie on the same day—or even earlier—would have taken a single phone call. Matching the Dennis family's PR budget would have been pocket change for the Calhoun empire.

But Tara told him to stand down.

She knows the Dennis family's playbook inside and out. She knows they plan to ride the manufactured hype of Jade's movie to officially announce her engagement to Evan.

A marriage alliance between the Dennis and Jewell families is massive corporate news, but the optics are incredibly messy. Evan is Tara's ex-fiancé. Handing him over to the adopted daughter looks terrible. Friendly commentators might call it 'true love breaking boundaries,' but the vast majority of the public will see it for what it is—Jade taking Tara's leftovers.

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