The Scorned Heiress: No More Mercy novel Chapter 267

After Charles storms upstairs, Jade continues to weep silently. She presses a trembling hand over her mouth, playing the picture of a fragile, heartbroken girl trying to hold herself together.

But tonight, she has no audience.

Deanna, annoyed that her husband snapped at her over the kids' drama, huffs in frustration and follows him upstairs.

Nikolai's phone buzzes violently with an emergency call from the legal department, forcing him to rush back to the office.

Jake and Alec, completely drained and out of ideas, head up the stairs to their respective rooms without a backward glance.

Jake is drowning in his own misery. Lucinda has drawn a hard line, cutting him off completely. Her family isn't going to force her into the marriage, and while the Blue family offered another daughter, Jake refused. He only wants Lucinda. He was supposed to be figuring out a way to win her back, but now he is stuck cleaning up Jade's humiliating cheating scandal.

He is exhausted. And with the high-definition photos and unedited audio files out in the wild, there is no spinning this. They are dead in the water.

Down in the living room, Jade slowly lowers her hand. She stares in absolute shock at the empty staircase.

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