The Scorned Heiress: No More Mercy novel Chapter 293

Because the phone is on speaker, Tara's response successfully sends the Dennis family into another blinding rage. Alec is the first to explode.

"Tara, how can you be so vicious? Why are you dead-set on ruining us? Don't forget you carry the Dennis name! We are family!"

Blood is thicker than water, he thinks. How could this wretched girl be so cold-blooded?

"You're delusional. Who wants to be in a family with an idiot like you? Stop flattering yourself," Tara replies calmly, her voice dripping with sheer disgust.

The very idea of playing happy family with a mindless pawn who acts as Jade's lapdog feels like a massive drop in her IQ. Tara is entirely convinced she inherited her sharp mind from Grandpa Cian, not from the parents sitting in that room. Otherwise, she would have a front-row seat in Jade's pet collection right now.

Then there is Nikolai. He always plays the peacemaker, maintaining his composed, rational facade. But he is just as much of a fool, firmly categorized as another one of Jade's loyal pets. Tara doesn't deny that Nikolai used to treat her well. But his so-called care was always on his own terms. He never bothered to ask if she actually wanted the kind of protection he forced on her.

"Bottom line: she either apologizes publicly, or she grovels publicly. Pick one. If you call to harass me again, I won't even give you this choice."

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