The Scorned Heiress: No More Mercy novel Chapter 732

Without another word, Jake turns and heads up to his study. He has a mountain of urgent matters to handle and an endless stream of phone calls to make. Nikolai and Alec retreat to their own rooms in silence, trying to assist with the fallout from behind their laptops. The already suffocating atmosphere in the Dennis estate turns completely suffocating, steeped in the grief of their father's death and the boiling rage of Jade's betrayal.

The next day.

The Dennis family holds a low-profile funeral. Only their closest allies and family friends are in attendance. Jake, Nikolai, and Alec stand shoulder-to-shoulder near the casket, dressed in sharp black suits, greeting the mourners. Their eyes are bloodshot from another sleepless night.

Grandma Eleanor is nowhere to be seen. The heartbreak of outliving her own son has left her bedridden, weeping silently in the hospital. Aunt Kellen arrived at dawn to orchestrate the service, worried her nephews would be too overwhelmed. She looks pale and haggard, struggling to accept her older brother's sudden demise. What sickens her the most is that the authorities still have no leads on the killer.

The atmosphere in the hall is solemn. Guests murmur their condolences, expressing their shock over Charles's death and their deep sympathy for the family's recent tragedies.

Suddenly, a murmur ripples through the crowd near the entrance. Jake looks up and his jaw tightens. Jovani and Jade are walking through the double doors.

The sheer audacity of it makes Jake's blood run cold. Jade—the girl who played the innocent, devoted adopted daughter while orchestrating their ruin—dares to show her face here. She wears an elegant black dress, her face carefully schooled into a mask of perfect, tragic grief.

Alec sees red. He takes a furious step forward, ready to physically throw them out, but Jake grips his arm like a vise.

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