The Returned Heiress Who Never Fit In

Chapter 581 That’s Not a Daughter–in–Law, That’s a Lawyer

Before Holt could speak, Mona jumped in first. “Is this what Derrick wants?”

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She was trying hard to maintain the image of a composed stepmother, but at this moment, it was clearly cracking. If you listened closely, her tone was already laced with clenched teeth.

Marie messed up the polish on her nail just then.

Irritated, she slammed the brush onto the table with a sharp thunk.

On the surface, it looked like she was mad about the ruined nail polish–but it was clearly a slap in Mona’s direction.

Mona had barely opened her mouth, and Marie was already slamming things?

Mona’s face turned even darker. “Ms. Marie, what’s the meaning of that?”

Marie replied calmly, “If I remember correctly, based on your current status, shouldn’t you be calling me lady of the house?”

“You-”

Marie lifted her eyelids and glanced at her. “Actually, come to think of it, what’s your official title again in the Tom family?”

After Derrick’s mother died, Holt had brought Mona into the house not long after.

Everyone said she was the Tom family’s new matriarch.

But Marie remembered clearly–Holt never gave this woman a wedding. What outsiders assumed meant nothing.

What Marie believed was what counted.

Sure enough, Mona’s face went from pale to livid at the sharp edge in Marie’s question.

Marie turned to Holt. “Dad.”

practically begging him to

and unwavering as

replied, “Dropped me off here and left. Said he was going

step in and do right by me. That bastard Derrick has

look at it, you owe me some serious

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Not a Daughter–in–Law. That’s

bit down hard on

faces twisted

calling Holt “Dad” as

here.

was laying out… nobody here could stomach

asking for

clearly here to take two–thirds of the Tom family with her. And Derrick

he’s no longer part of the

the first

he even finished the sentence, Marie

are you

crumpled into something

know exactly who I am,” he

said anything crude, but that single retort was enough

behind his back, but no one had ever said it

one

I know. I just think you

eyes over him, then rolled them

as the legal heirs within the marriage are still alive, illegitimate

and

expressions turned downright

Marie now held real

Marie couldn’t care

over at Holt again, clearly losing patience. “Dad, are you going to

And every time she said it,

Dad… or serving him a