The Scorned Heiress: No More Mercy novel Chapter 294

Losing her only daughter had shattered Deanna. Her grief was raw and unrelenting. Then, one day, Charles brought home a girl roughly Tara's age. He claimed he had been in a severe car accident during a business trip, and his subordinate had died saving his life. The man's wife had already passed away, leaving behind an orphaned daughter. Charles declared he was taking her in.

That girl was Jade.

At first, Deanna had her suspicions. She ordered a secret investigation, but the background check confirmed Charles's story. Reluctantly, she accepted the girl's presence. Initially, Deanna and her three sons were deeply resistant. They didn't want a stranger replacing their missing sister. But Jade was relentlessly sweet. She quietly endured their hostility and slowly chipped away at their defenses with sheer devotion.

The turning point came when Deanna was kidnapped. Jade risked her own life to save her, ensuring Deanna returned to the Dennis family unharmed. After that, Deanna's heart completely thawed. Believing her biological daughter was gone forever, she poured all her maternal love into the girl who treated her like a real mother. The three brothers followed suit, won over by Jade's constant, meticulous care.

Love is built on time and effort, and over the years, their bond became unbreakable.

In stark contrast, when Tara finally returned after years of being missing, her personality had drastically changed. She was nothing like the sweet girl they remembered. She constantly fought with Jade, driven by an intense jealousy over the adopted daughter who had taken her place. Tara's relentless targeting of Jade turned their once-harmonious household into a war zone. Secretly, they all harbored the dark thought that things were better before Tara came back.

Jade knows Nikolai is out of options. No one can control that insufferable bitch. Her only remaining hope is Deanna. Although Deanna stays out of corporate affairs, she is still a prominent daughter of a powerful family. Her maiden family's elite status gives her immense leverage in the Dennis household; even Eleanor treats her with respect. Jade figures Deanna has enough power to cancel this humiliating apology.

Jade is a million times unwilling to bow down to those two women in front of the entire internet. She would rather temporarily quit showbiz and work an office job at the Dennis Group than suffer that indignity!