Chapter 515
Adrian roared.
“Adrian, please, let’s talk about this! We can’t fall for someone else’s trap p>
“A trap? Fiona, I pray to God this is a trap! But the evidence is plastered all over the internet! How am I supposed to delude myself p>
*Bang! Bang! Bang p>
“Mara, open this damn door p>
Adrian pounded his fists against the wood, but Mara didn’t make a sound. She was terrified. She had seen the trending articles.
*Mira.* It had to be Mira. No one else was ruthless enough to do this.
If Ethan had the videos, he would have used them to destroy her ages ago. He wouldn’t have waited this long.
The other siblings had actually protected her back then.
She had even ordered Norman to wipe the security servers to cover her tracks. By the time her brothers turned on her, the footage was supposed to be gone.
Lacey never possessed this level of vicious cunning.
When she held the title of the Mercer Heiress, she had an army of sycophants willing to bury her scandals. They protected her out of respect for the family name.
Now? The Mercer Group was dead. She was a pariah. She couldn’t even walk down the street without hearing whispers and pointed laughs.
With this treason exposed, her life in Melvion City was over.
*Mira, I’m going to kill you p>
*Bang! Bang! Bang p>
“Mara, get your ass out here p>
The pounding violently escalated. It was deafening.
She didn’t doubt for a second that if she didn’t open the door, he was going to kick it off its hinges.
“I’m coming,” Mara whimpered, her legs shaking as she crept forward. She moved at a glacial pace, but it was only a few steps to the door.
She reached for the deadbolt, wishing she could just disappear into the floorboards.
The second she unlocked it, the door violently swung open.
*Smack p>
A brutal slap cracked across her cheek before she could even process it.
Stars exploded across her vision, her ears ringing with a high-pitched whine.
*Smack p>
Another vicious backhand sent her stumbling against the wall.
“Dad, no! Mira faked those videos p>
“Faked them p>
Adrian lunged forward to strike her again, but Fiona grabbed his arm.
“Adrian, calm down p>
The exertion caught up to the aging billionaire. He staggered back, chest heaving, pointing a trembling finger at Mara.
“Calm down? You want me to calm down p>
He glared at Mara. “You are a plague. You came into this house and infected everything p>
He whipped around to face Fiona.
“And you! You’re just as toxic! You
birthed a little monster You bet e ruin me.
solely
I was entirely blind to ever let you into my life p>
Fiona and Mara flinched, not daring to speak. They could only pray that if he screamed enough his rage would burn out and he would let them stay.
“I had a brilliant, devoted wife. I had capable sons. I had a stunning daughter. I had
a multi-billion-dollar empire p>
Adrian whispered, his eyes distant as the ghosts of his perfect life mocked him.
“And I lost it all because of you p>
He glared at Fiona with pure hatred. “Why couldn’t I see through you? You swore you’d be happy as a mistress But you were consumed by jealousy. You ripped Lacey down. You turned my children against me.
Being a parasite wasn’t enough, you had to teach your daughter to be a traitor too?
Is the rot in your DNA p>
*Smack p>
Adrian’s hand connected with Fiona’s jaw, sending her crashing to the floor p>