The Scorned Heiress: No More Mercy novel Chapter 696

Charles doesn't wait for a response. He turns on his heel and strides toward his waiting car, leaving Jade standing alone on the hospital steps.

Jade glares at his retreating back, her fists trembling with pure, unadulterated fury.

What is this old fool's problem? she thinks bitterly. I'm his biological daughter. He knows the truth now. Now that the secret is out, he shouldn't give a damn about that washed-up wife of his. He should be pulling out all the stops to spoil me.

Jade is completely baffled by Charles's behavior. Logically, he should be rushing to formally invite her and her mother, Jovani, back into the Dennis family estate. He should be hosting a massive society gala to officially introduce them to the world. Instead, he treats her like a liability.

She resents him deeply for it, convinced he must be plotting something behind their backs. She needs to tell her mother about Deanna's sudden hospitalization immediately. Jovani is the true mastermind, the one with the real power and strategy. If Jade just follows her mother's lead, she won't have to stress about the details—she can just coast to her rightful inheritance.

But before Jade can even call a driver, her phone buzzes with catastrophic news.

Nikolai has collapsed.

She barely steps away from the hospital entrance before the ambulance sirens wail again, rushing Nikolai straight into the emergency room. He had passed out shortly after Charles left.

Hours later, the diagnosis drops like a bomb: Heart Failure.

The doctors are scrambling to identify the exact trigger, but the news leaves Jake and Alec utterly paralyzed with shock. Even Charles looks visibly shaken when he rushes back to the ward.

Nikolai is the epitome of health. He adheres to a strict fitness regimen, avoids heavy drinking, and never partakes in the reckless nightlife his socialite peers indulge in. Aside from the occasional late night reviewing legal contracts, he practically lives like a monk.

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