The Scorned Heiress: No More Mercy novel Chapter 674

"But don't worry," Alec quickly adds, desperate to salvage his pride. "I'm going to work hard and manage the Dennis family's media and entertainment division. Once I get it running smoothly, I'll buy you a massive villa."

Alec genuinely believes that as long as he puts in a little effort, the money will come rolling in. Since Jake has completely stepped back from the entertainment division, Alec is now the undisputed boss. He has total control over the profits and losses. In his sheltered, privileged mind, he assumes all the money he makes will go straight into his own pocket. Having never experienced real financial hardship, he is eager to prove his competence to Jade.

Alec paints a beautiful picture of the future, but Jade internally scoffs. Hearing him admit he has nothing left to give her makes her despise him. Still, she knows he isn't lying. Over the past few months, she has systematically manipulated and guilt-tripped him into signing over almost all his personal assets.

She would never dare try this routine on Jake. Even Nikolai, with his polite and accommodating demeanor, is far too sharp and analytical to fall for her emotional blackmail. Alec is the only gullible fool she can lead by the nose.

Now that his pockets are empty and his usefulness has dried up, Jade instantly drops the fragile act.

"Okay, I believe in you, Alec. Let's just go home," she says coolly, entirely losing interest in humoring him.

She doesn't want to waste another breath on this useless man. He has no money, and he clearly lacks the spine to take down Tara. What a loser. She decides to use the car ride home to plot how she can sink her claws into Nikolai's wealth next.

"Yeah, let's go home," Alec sighs, exhausted. He has absolutely no idea how coldly his beloved sister is calculating his worth. All he wants is to get a good night's sleep and figure out how to run the media company tomorrow.

"Damn it! If I knew you guys were showing up, I would have canceled my plans and come down to hype you up! Seriously, you're doing me dirty by not giving me a heads-up. I could have set up some killer mood lighting!"

The auction was hosted by the Lyons family, though Luke skipped it to go partying. His assistant had just frantically updated him, and now he sounds utterly heartbroken to have missed the gossip.

Danny hasn't even said a word, and Luke is already shouting so loudly that the phone doesn't even need to be on speaker. Sitting right next to Danny, Tara hears every word and bursts into a bright, musical laugh.