The Scorned Heiress: No More Mercy novel Chapter 457

Tara had tried to warn him. Over and over again, she had pointed out the red flags, but Jake had dismissed her words as nothing more than petty jealousy. Now, looking at his mother and brother, he sees the exact same blind, foolish loyalty that used to cloud his own judgment.

Part of him wants to keep his mouth shut. He has a dark urge to sit back and watch just how long it will take for them to figure it out on their own. But the suffocating weight of being dragged into another one of Jade's scandals kills that impulse. He is more than ready to lay all the ugly truths bare.

"What... what are you talking about?" Deanna stammers, her face paling.

"I'm talking about the facts," Jake snaps, his gaze piercing. "Look at everything that has gone wrong in this family recently. Is there a single disaster that doesn't trace back to her? Tara was forced out of her own home and still refuses to speak to us—and we have Jade to thank for that. Mom, you grew up in a wealthy family. Don't tell me you are completely oblivious to basic manipulation. Ask yourself: when Tara left, who benefited the most?"

Jake's relentless barrage of questions leaves Deanna utterly paralyzed. It is true that she grew up in high society, but she was always sheltered, treated like a cherished princess. She rarely had to navigate the vicious, backstabbing politics of the elite. But her son's words chip away at a dam in her mind, threatening to unleash a flood of terrifying realizations.

Who benefits the most from Tara leaving?

Is it... Jade?

Deanna's mind races. Even when Tara was still at home, she never mistreated Jade. Why would she do this?

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