Chapter 604

since Elspeth was sentenced to death, Glynnis had been publicly humiliated by Frederic in the courthouse halls. She felt that her already tenuous standing at home had evaporated, and the last vestiges of her father’s childhood affection shattered.

She had always relied on Elspeth, living like a parasite fattened on the family’s wealth, treating money as if it were mere paper. But now, with Elspeth’s assets seized and her own private stash tied up in Elspeth’s accounts, Glynnis had plummeted from the high life back to square one

Apart from the two properties and the pair of luxury cars her father had given her, plus the three hundred thousand dollars in her personal account, she was practically destitute..

Accustomed to a lavish lifestyle, the taste of poverty was driving Glynnis mad, leaving her as restless as if ants were crawling all

Selling the cars or properties would alert Fred

Frederic, but what could she possibly do with a mere three hundred thousand?

wasn’t even enough to tip the male escorts she frequented!

After two days of agonizing it struck her that Elspeth’s bedroom safe was still untouched

The few pieces of jade that were Elspethis ‘precious ointments must still be there, untouched by the authorities. If sold, they could fetch at least ten million!

towards Elspethi’s bedroom, her eyes bloodshot as

eyes gleaming with greed as she

that left her fingertips numb, she had exhausted every number linked to the Abernathy lineage and Elspeth herself, yet the safe

think you can take them with you to the grave? Glynnis raged, storming out to grab a

hammer in

present–Thaddeus and Jareth!

did you get in here?” Glynnis stammered, stepping back

her into

his handsome features impassive, barely glancing at Glynnis

to fetch something for my wife.”

leaned casually against the desk, his eyes teasing as he tapped the safe,

nonsense are you spewing? There’s nothing of hers here! Don’t touch that

to me, left by my

eyebrow quirked up, defiantly knocking on

Glynnis jumped anxiously, fearing the jade inside

at Jareth, his face a picture of

was poised to lead the Fairhaven empire. He hoped Jareth wouldn’t drive the

my mother and the contents of that safe are my inheritance! You won’t take them from mer Glynnes’s eyes blazed as she screamed in

in a four–digit code, and

gaped in disbelief, unable to comprehend what unfolded

know the combination,

my

the contents

aren’t yours, they were left

it? Go visit your mother in prison one last time. Sweet talk het and maybe she’ll leave you something nice. But hurry, she won’t be around

encroach her vision.

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