Outcast Queen: Her Return from Hell novel Chapter 78

"Let me make this clear to all of you!!" Meredith swept her lethal gaze across the room, declaring every word with absolute certainty. "I founded Lumina Jewelry exclusively for Phoenix! And this 'Celestial' ring was designed specifically for her!"

"Everything Lumina owns belongs to her!!"

Boom—!

Cade and Lydia felt as if they had been struck by lightning.

A powerhouse like Meredith Miller was actually this close to Phoenix?! And she really was here to give her the jewelry for free?!

Crazy. This whole world had gone crazy!

"Ms. Miller, did you make a mistake?! She's just a country bumpkin ex-con! How could someone with your status associate with trash like her?" Cade roared hysterically, clutching his stinging cheek.

"Heh, let me tell you the truth. I'm an ex-con too." Meredith didn't hide it at all, her eyes dripping with contempt. "What? Am I the trash you're talking about too?"

Cade's face drained of all color. He had been running his mouth, never expecting his insults would directly hit Meredith as well.

"Fine! Meredith, so you're a jailbird too!!" Driven mad by humiliation, Cade violently swung his fist, intending to hit her back.

Phoenix lunged forward, her hand snapping around his wrist like a steel vise. "Cade, compared to your brother, you truly are a pathetic waste of space."

"What did you say?!" Cade hated nothing more than being compared to his older brother.

Before he could lash out, Phoenix struck like a thunderbolt, driving a ruthless kick right into his chest.

"Gah!!"

Cade screamed as he flew backward, coughing up a mouthful of blood.

Seeing their boss get hit, the two massive bodyguards immediately lunged forward.

Phoenix moved faster. With extreme precision, she delivered a brutal strike to one's throat, instantly taking him out of the fight.

Simultaneously, Meredith didn't hold back either, landing a vicious low sweep that snapped the other bodyguard's ankle.

In the blink of an eye, two giant, muscle-bound men were effortlessly laid out by two seemingly delicate women.

"Phoenix! Meredith! You two bitches!!" Cade spat, lying on the floor with blood pouring from his mouth as he desperately pulled out his phone. "You dared to hit the Second Young Master of the Thorne family! You're slapping the entire Thorne family in the face... You're both dead!!"

He dialed Caspian's number, crying into the phone, "Caspian! I'm getting beat up at Lumina Jewelry! Come save me!!"

"When Caspian gets here, I'll make both of you kneel and apologize... And you, Meredith, watch Lumina Jewelry get permanently banned from Pegasus Mall!!"

Meredith sneered, calmly straightening her collar. "Banned? Do you really think Lumina Jewelry is afraid of the Thorne family?!"

...

Downstairs, in the luxury bedding section.

Pierce frowned and followed him. Cade might be a total screw-up, but Caspian was intensely protective of his family. Whoever had crossed them was in for a brutal time.

Caspian practically sprinted the entire way to Lumina Jewelry.

"Who the hell is bullying my brother?! Get out here and prepare to die!!" His furious roar echoed before he even stepped through the door.

"Caspian! It's these two bitches!!" Seeing his savior arrive, Cade pointed at Phoenix and Meredith, sobbing uncontrollably. "They're so arrogant! They don't respect the Thorne family at all, and they just started hitting me! Caspian, kill them!!"

"Oh, you're done for!! You two women..."

Rolling up his sleeves, Caspian stormed into the store, his face twisted in pure rage.

"Caspian, what exactly are we two women going to do?"

Phoenix slowly turned around, watching the furious Caspian with a smirk.

The moment Caspian saw her face, his aggressive forward momentum violently slammed to a halt. Then—

Thud!

With incredible smoothness, he dropped straight to his knees right in front of Phoenix.

"You two women—are so exquisitely beautiful, it's an absolute treat for my eyes!" The murderous rage vanished entirely from Caspian's face, instantly replaced by a wildly flattering smile.