The Scorned Heiress: No More Mercy novel Chapter 679

Nikolai takes a deep breath and kneels beside her. "Mom, don't panic. Take your time and tell us what's wrong. I'm sure there's a misunderstanding we can clear up."

"Yeah, Mom, just breathe," Jake adds, standing tall and protective. "Tell us what's going on. We'll handle it together."

But Deanna is completely lost in her own nightmare. She clutches her head, rocking back and forth. "How is this possible... What do I do? I don't believe it... I can't believe it..." she sobs uncontrollably.

Realizing they aren't going to get a coherent answer out of her, Jake scans the room. His sharp eyes land on the scattered photographs and documents strewn across the floor. He has a sinking feeling that whatever is on those pages caused this breakdown.

He picks up the photos and stiffens. They are clear shots of his father intimately holding another woman. So, his dad has a mistress. In their cutthroat world of billionaires and legacy families, infidelity is practically a given. Jake assumes his mother is just taking it extremely hard because his father rarely had scandals and she trusted him completely. To Jake, it's a messy situation, but hardly the end of the world.

Then, he picks up the DNA test results from the manila envelope.

His eyes scan the conclusion, and his jaw drops in sheer horror.

"What is it, Jake?" Nikolai asks, his own anxiety spiking. Seeing his usually unshakeable older brother look so thoroughly rattled puts him on high alert. What the hell is in those papers?

Desperate for an outlet for their crushing grief and their longing for Tara, the brothers had poured all their love into the adopted girl. Jade was sweet, clingy, and knew exactly how to make them feel needed. Over time, she completely filled the void Tara left behind.

Never in their wildest nightmares did they imagine that the sweet orphan girl was actually their illegitimate half-sister, born from their father's secret affair!

The brothers reel from the sickening betrayal. If it is this hard for them to swallow, they can only imagine the sheer agony it is causing their mother. To Deanna, Jade isn't just an adopted daughter anymore—she is a living, breathing monument to her husband's infidelity, a permanent stain on her perfect life.

"Mom, don't let this break you. This might all be a setup," Nikolai says, desperate to rationalize the chaos. He has always been the peacekeeper, trying to find logic in the madness. "Someone might be trying to tear our family apart. Let's verify everything before we make any decisions."