The Returned Heiress Who Never Fit In

Chapter 704 The Edge of Collapse

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Marie didn’t care what Sophia said. She climbed up onto the wall, perching there to watch the chaos unfold.

Was this really a good idea?

Maybe Tessa had rubbed off on her. She couldn’t resist watching a spectacle, no matter the time or place.

Outside the gates, the clash had already broken out in full force. With his castle going up in explosions one after another, Dan finally lost control.

“Derrick, you bastard–you planted people around me!”

The gates were one thing.

But the villas, one by one, reduced to rubble, the cars blown to pieces—all without his men noticing a thing.

There was only one explanation: Derrick had slipped people into his ranks long ago.

Derrick toyed idly with a compact pistol, twirling it between his fingers.

Compared to Dan’s fury, he looked calm, almost casual. “Now you can tell me why my wife bit you.”

He was smiling.

But everyone present knew—if Dan gave an answer Derrick didn’t like, the castle would keep erupting.

Dan’s eyes gleamed with danger. “You’d better stop now, or I’ll see you never walk out of Noctarth alive.”

The words had barely left his lips before Derrick fired into the air. At that same moment, another explosion rocked the castle.

From her vantage point, Marie felt her heart lurch.

God, Dan’s estate was massive. If it weren’t, she might

him.

out yourself,” Derrick asked evenly, “or

smoothness of his voice carried more

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so calmly while forcing

reply, she added, “And this is exactly what you

had been beyond her expectations. She never imagined the one turning Dan’s fortress

Derrick’s unrelenting pressure, Conan finally cracked. He stepped

Dan roared,

His

he glared at Derrick. Then, with a

now, rage had

Derrick dared to invade Noctarth, then he would

in full. Both sides clashed violently, the air filled with smoke and

rushed up. “Sir–bad news.

Dan froze.

Conan did too.

them, but to Dan, the world had gone

His

cut toward the man. “What did you

a single thought: if the long matriarch was missing, every blade of blame would turn

were standing on the very

elders‘ council, Ms. Miller vanished,” the man added, voice

Dan was utterly speechless.

The elders‘ council.