Pampered by my three brothers: the return of the neglected heiress

Chapter 1677: Neither a Reed nor a Bennet

"What did you say you did?"

Kiara instinctively pulled her hand from Cassandra's loose grip. Her eyes swirled with disbelief as she shook her head, as if what she had just heard was too

unbelievable to process.

"You... hired men-shady men-to intrude into Nina's home and deliver a package with a dead bird?" she repeated, watching Cassandra press her lips into a thin line. "And Attorney Grace knew this? Is that why she said what she did earlier?"

Earlier, Grace had suddenly uttered something in response to Cassandra's hesitation. Her words, "It's the court of law, not morality," had stood out to Kiara. She had noticed that but chose not to dwell on it, knowing that Cassandra had been unstable the past few months.

Kiara simply didn't expect this.

"I'm... I know it was wrong," Cassandra whispered. "And even if I regret it, I can't take back time-"

"But you can take accountability for that," Kiara interjected, her voice barely above a whisper. "Cassy, do you think leaving... is taking accountability?"

Nothing.

Cassandra didn't answer-not because she didn't know what to say, but because they both already knew the answer.

"Ki, I plan on apologizing." After a beat, Cassandra sighed. "It's just—"

"You didn't even apologize to Theo Miller, Cass," Kiara spoke again. "Not even to Patricia Miller."

Yes, Kiara had just learned that after Cassandra's confession because the latter had mentioned it. Cassandra had mentioned it when she said,

"I did a lot of things."

Kiara rose from her seat, keeping her eyes on Cassandra. She opened and closed her mouth, but no words came out. To be honest, she didn't know if she was angry or if what she was feeling was just pure dismay and disappointment.

thing was for sure,

hand into a tight fist. "I probably

her seat as Kiara turned

couldn't

not leaving," she said. "Even if I wanted to, I don't want to die. Not when Hugo

whose place this

that, Kiara walked

safe, but she also knew it was cruel. However, she didn't do it out of

were, and yet,

knew that Finn-he wouldn't do what Cassandra did to

deserved what Cassandra had done to

she bit her inner bottom lip. Her heart had been a mess, but tonight, it was worse. All the

all the karma— it was just a part of

karma, and it was being served

how bitter or poisonous it was. Another tear rolled down her

[Skyline Plaza: Finn's]

stood by the sliding door that led to the kitchen and backyard. Her arms were folded under her chest,

voice came from behind

him already standing on the other side of the open sliding door. She pressed her lips into a thin line,

the side

that brief phone call with Penny earlier in the day had bothered her. Even though she

one could blame

even though she couldn't stop Priscilla from Swapping her with Penny, she still felt responsible

back at him. "Or should we... watch a

her eyes softened. "I'm not bothered by that at least, not

know anything that I say will not make you

me rant, or when I couldn't

sighing heavily.

that mean I am neither a Bennet nor