The Returned Heiress Who Never Fit In

Chapter 702

Chapter 702 The Flames of Shame

The moment Dan saw Derrick snap his fingers, his chest tightened.

Before he could react, a series of deafening blasts went off–boom, boom, boom.

Both Dan and Conan turned sharply toward the courtyard.

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The row of luxury cars parked there erupted one after another, fire roaring skyward in a blaze of destruction.

The stench of burning fuel and metal filled the air, acrid and choking.

Dan swung back toward Derrick, eyes bloodshot, lips parting soundlessly. His jaw clenched so tight his teeth ground audibly.

Derrick’s smile only deepened.

“I’ve got plenty more gifts like this.”

The meaning was clear: unless Dan handed over Marie, Derrick would keep burning his world down until he broke.

And just as Derrick predicted, Dan’s composure was already crumbling.

“You really are insane,” he spat.

“That still makes me better than a shameless bastard who covets another man’s wife.”

Those words nailed Dan to the pillar of disgrace.

He let out a bitter laugh. “You think I don’t know the truth about your marriage? You married her because of the elders in the Sheng family, didn’t you? Derrick, you and I–we’re the same.”

Both of them had faced countless obstacles on the road to giving Marie happiness.

But at the words “the same,” Derrick’s smile turned ice–cold.

“You think I’d ever compare myself to you? If I’d faked my death the way you did, Marie would’ve torn me apart.”

“love” spoken, yet

to such a point made Dan’s chest feel

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bite marks swelling on his own face. “See this?

The others froze.

Gosh!

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did they realize the swollen marks on Dan’s

worried

the dangerous look in his brother’s eyes, he rushed to smooth things over. “It’s nothing. Once we find her, you

couldn’t say

already been boiling inside at the sight of

Sebastian reduce it to some childish comparison, his

Seriously?

you think she bit you?” Sebastian snapped at Dan. “Because you tried to force yourself on her, and she wouldn’t

up with bite marks on the face in bed unless the other side resisted with everything

you wanted and still had

Inside the castle.

the windows

they couldn’t see

were already in

beyond the gates, a dozen cars were swallowed by flames, fire climbing high

low whistle. “Impressive. Someone in Noctarth actually

stepping past its gates was nearly impossible for most people. And yet tonight, his entire fleet had

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hadn’t known

“Arrogant.

had no idea Derrick was

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