The Scorned Heiress: No More Mercy novel Chapter 716

As Jade's venomous gloating echoed in his paralyzing darkness, she detailed every sabotage. She bragged about how she engineered the rift between Tara and the brothers, and how she single-handedly drove Deanna to the brink of insanity.

Lying there helpless, Nikolai finally understood why Tara despised them with such absolute finality. Why she had severed all ties without an ounce of hesitation. He realized why his sweet, loving biological sister had turned completely cold.

He understood why Jake's relationship with Lucinda imploded, and why Alec's ex-girlfriend, Tricia, refused to even look at him.

It was all because of Jade.

She had orchestrated the destruction of the Dennis family, turning their home into a toxic war zone. And the brothers had eagerly played right into her hands, treating her like a saint while vilifying their own blood.

The humiliation is suffocating. Nikolai realizes Jake woke up early and distanced himself, but Nikolai had been too stupid, too brainwashed by Jade's crocodile tears. Now, he doesn't even have the right to look Tara in the eye. The cruelest irony is that his life was saved by the sister he treated like trash.

He feels worse than garbage. He almost wishes the poison had finished the job.

"It's good that you finally see the truth. It's late, but it's better than dying an oblivious fool," Charles says, heavily patting Nikolai's shoulder. "Focus on your recovery. You can't make amends to your real sister if you're dead."

She hears him, but she refuses to acknowledge his presence. When he reaches out and covers her hand, she tries to pull away, but her weakened muscles betray her.

"I know you're hurting. I know you're furious," Charles murmurs softly. "The boys probably told you that Jade isn't my biological daughter. And I know you believe that Jovani and I had an affair, and that alone makes you sick to your stomach."

He tightens his grip on her hand slightly. "Whether you believe me or not, I need you to hear this. That woman and I never touched each other. There was never an affair. I never loved her."