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.

was for

tight fist. "I probably didn't know you as

her seat as Kiara turned to leave.

crumpling as she couldn't even bear to look

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

home? Do you know whose place this is? It's Finn's, and I don't know

after saying that, Kiara walked away without

whose place this was would help keep them safe, but she also knew it was cruel. However, she didn't do it out of spite or to

were, and yet,

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

Finn nor Nina deserved what

and disbelief were plastered across her face as she bit her inner bottom lip. Her heart had been a mess, but tonight, it was worse. All the things she had done were slowly catching up to

short imprisonment wasn't all the karma— it was just a part

it

choice but to drink it, no matter how bitter

[Skyline Plaza: Finn's]

door that led to the kitchen and backyard. Her arms were folded under her chest, eyes ahead, deep in

came from behind her, snapping her out of her

sliding door. She pressed her lips into a

today," she whispered, resting the side of her head against the

Nina had heard from that brief phone call with Penny earlier in the day had

one could

lifetime, Nina treasured Penny and the Bennet family. So, even if she hadn't wished for it and even though she couldn't stop Priscilla from Swapping her with Penny, she still felt responsible because

about it more?" he asked, watching her look back at him. "Or should we... watch a movie

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

since I know anything that I say will not make

when I couldn't stop thinking about something is more

sighing

a surrogate baby... doesn't that mean I am neither a Bennet nor a