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!

dashed frantically towards Elspethi’s bedroom, her eyes bloodshot as

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

numb, she had exhausted every number linked to the Abernathy

you to

the room, hammer in hand, she was

now present–Thaddeus and Jareth!

in here?” Glynnis stammered, stepping back

send her into ecstatic fits.

sat on the sofa, his handsome features impassive, barely glancing at

to fetch something for my wife.”

tapped the safe, “Marilla’s belongings are right here in this safe

voice sharp, “What nonsense are you spewing? There’s nothing of

me, left by my

eyebrow quirked up, defiantly knocking on the

fearing the jade

Jareth, his face a

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

that safe are

code, and

disbelief, unable to comprehend what unfolded before

even know the combination,

for my

told you, the

were left by

one last time. Sweet talk het and maybe she’ll leave you

encroach

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