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!

bloodshot as she zeroed in on

dragged the entire safe onto the table, her eyes gleaming with

exhausted every number linked to the Abernathy lineage

You think you can take them with you to the grave? Glynnis

hammer in

were now present–Thaddeus

in here?” Glynnis

send her into ecstatic fits.

his handsome

to fetch something for my wife.”

eyes teasing as he tapped the safe, “Marilla’s belongings are right here in this

pupils constricted, her voice sharp, “What nonsense are you spewing?

me, left by

quirked up, defiantly knocking on the safe thrice–bang, bang

jumped anxiously, fearing the jade

his face a picture of

poised to lead the Fairhaven

the contents of that safe are my inheritance! You won’t take

next moment, Jareth punched in a four–digit code, and with

to

know the combination, how could you

my

the contents

were left by your mother for my

his head, a wicked smile playing on his lips, “You want it? Go visit your mother in prison one last time. Sweet talk het and maybe she’ll

felt darkness encroach

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