The Heiress Nobody Saw Coming

Chapter 549 Kenton Returns

Yvette clawed at her own skin, her fingers digging in with all her strength. But

whatever was moving beneath it, moved even faster. The moment she touched it, the thing darted somewhere else.

A burst of frenzied barking erupted from overhead.

She looked up. A man stood before her, holding several wild dogs on chains. He wore a baseball cap and a face mask, revealing only a pair of dark, unreadable eyes.

Without a word, the man let go of the chains. The pack of wild dogs lunged toward the overturned urns. Their claws raked the ground without pause, heedless of pain. Then, they lifted their legs and urinated directly onto the ashes.

"Stop! Stop!" Yvette's scream rang out in desperation.

Earlier, when Ethan had told her that the Jenkins family graves were destroyed by wild dogs, she hadn't believed a word. She had assumed it was Marcus' doing, never imagining actual dogs could wreak such destruction.

But they were real. And there were many of them. They followed the masked man's command, but still retained all the vicious instincts of feral animals.

There was no saving the Jenkins family's ashes anymore. Yvette screamed until her voice cracked, but the dogs kept digging, undeterred. The ground was soon in chaos. The air reeked with the acrid stench of urine.

"No. No..." she cried as tears streamed down her face. The Jenkins family was truly unable to rest in peace.

"Mrs. Jenkins Senior, how do you feel about all this?" the man finally spoke.

His voice was rough, hoarse. It was obvious his vocal cords had been damaged.

At the sound of it, Yvette jerked her head up. "It's you!"

"That's right. It's me."

cap and pulled down his mask. Half of his face was badly burned and covered in

send you a special gift. So? Do you like it?" He smiled faintly and ran a hand across

expression twisted with hatred. "She's dead. You bastard. I knew you couldn't be trusted. You're

gave a short whistle. The pack of dogs immediately abandoned the graves and turned toward

the

echoed from

observed the scene with icy detachment. He raised a hand and made a small gesture to

nodded and gave another

to desecrating the urns, urinating on the ashes

were torn. Her body bore fresh bite wounds, blood seeping from them, staining

old, sick, and dying. But the physical pain

family's cemetery. The ashes violated.

up on the ground, pleading through her sobs. Memories flooded her mind in rapid succession.

She passed out completely.

days later, at Holden Residence, Marcus stood in front of the big maple tree in the center of the garden, dressed in black. Natalie stood quietly

missed his grandfather, this would be the only place he could visit. "You've seen the evidence Kenton gave us, haven't you?" he asked softly. Natalie nodded. "I've seen it. No one expected him to actually be on our side." Marcus remained silent. Kenton's return had not surprised him. Ever since Julie had turned up, Marcus had people watching her. Kenton had simply chosen the moment he thought

cemetery, who brought the wild dogs, was Kenton. But the order had come from Marcus. He knew exactly what Yvette valued

found. Kenton is in the hospital, keeping an eye

the maple tree. "Nat... if Grandpa

wouldn't. He raised me. He knew me. Just like I knew him. There wasn't a single word in his final message telling me not to take revenge on Yvette. He knew

arms around his. "No. What

all. That no one would love Marcus after he

Charlotte, and all her brothers had promised him they would protect him. They would love him. Marcus would never be unloved. He would live on,

Charles had said nothing. No matter what Marcus chose to