The Real Heiress Rules the World

Chapter 336 Cowards Can Keep Shivering

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After Helen left, Adrian spoke in a low voice. “Samantha, don’t blame Mom; she’s just really scared…”

Samantha gave him a sweet smile. “I understand, Adrian.” She gently held his hand. “What matters is that our family is together again.”

But once Adrian, too, had gone, her smile vanished in an instant. She walked to the window, gazing toward the distant Hawthorne residence, her nails digging deep into her palms.

“Pathetic,” she scoffed. “A bunch of useless cowards. You’re afraid of her; I’m not.”

“Sloane…” she whispered softly, “you think the Hawthornes can keep you safe?” From inside her coat, she pulled out a small vial filled with an eerie blue powder. “I’ll show you what it means to live a life worse than death…”

The rain poured harder, drowning out her venomous murmur.

At the Hawthorne residence, Sloane stood beneath the eaves, watching the rain.

why are

her. Moments later, warm arms wrapped around her waist. Lucas

faint smile tugging at her lips. “I’m not that fragile. Didn’t you say you had a

Lucas’ reply was short. His fingers slowly combed through her hair where it

went into the Rivers

tilting her face up to meet Lucas’ dark, steady gaze, showing

seventeen this evening.” His answer was precise; his brow furrowed. “She went in through the

look in Sloane’s eyes and raised

knew Dr. Bonnie was Samantha, didn’t you?”

pelting against the tall windows suddenly sharpened, like countless

a suspicion,” Sloane said quietly, her fingers brushing over his tie, smoothing out a crease that wasn’t

caught her restless hand, his frown deepening. “When did

curved her lips. “That look of hatred in

she walked to the liquor cabinet

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