The Scorned Heiress: No More Mercy novel Chapter 685

"I know this arrangement is incredibly sudden," Nikolai says gently, breaking her fantasy. "I'll have the driver deliver the rest of the things from your room over the next few days."

"Yeah, we won't be dropping you off today," Alec chimes in. "We'll try to find time to visit you later."

With their mother suffering so deeply, they know they have to draw a temporary line between themselves and their newly discovered half-sister.

Jade freezes, her knuckles turning white around her suitcase handle. That wasn't what she expected at all. Not only are they rushing to pack up the rest of her room, but they aren't even going to drive her to the villa? The rejection burns.

"Alright. We know this is hard for you, but it has to be this way for now," Nikolai finishes, his tone resolute.

Barely a week into the ordeal, Deanna has already withered away, losing a shocking amount of weight. If the public humiliation hits her now, it will utterly destroy her, potentially driving her to do something irreversible.

For the sake of her sanity, the men of the family silently agree to bury the truth and pretend everything is normal. But a shattered reality cannot simply be taped back together. No woman can digest a betrayal of this magnitude in a matter of days. Unable to pull herself out of the suffocating despair, Deanna remains completely lifeless, leaving Charles and his sons beside themselves with worry.