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.”

looked at him too, eyes practically begging him to declare she

a hawk’s, sharp and unwavering as

left. Said he was

the Tom family back in the day, you really need to step in and do right by me. That bastard Derrick has been going against my brother for years, and now he’s forcing me to marry

matter how you look at it, you owe me some serious

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down hard on that

Gary’s faces twisted even

“Dad” as soon as she stepped into the

here.

conditions she was laying out… nobody here

asking for a share of

to take two–thirds of the Tom family with her. And Derrick wasn’t even

years ago that he’s no longer

was the first

he even finished the sentence,

are

expression immediately crumpled

think you know exactly who I am,” he

anything crude, but that single retort

back, but no one had ever said

supposed to be one of the

I just think you might’ve forgotten

over him, then rolled them

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

and Mona’s breathing

expressions turned

glare toward Marie now held

couldn’t care

losing patience. “Dad, are you going to

she said it, Mona and Gary looked like they wanted

him Dad… or serving him