The Returned Heiress Who Never Fit In

Chapter 871

She Took 871 Summary

Artemis and Manny face an unchangeable test result that threatens their safety. As they wait anxiously, Artemis reflects on Dale’s ruthless nature, which had once targeted two women and their children. She had once felt proud to be loved and protected by Dale, the powerful man of Redwood, but now fears that his cruelty will turn on her once the test confirms Manny is not his son.

Artemis is overwhelmed by fear and panic, recalling a chilling moment from years ago when she overheard Dale ordering the killing of Tessa’s mother. That memory reveals the cold, ruthless side of Dale she had never seen before. She worries that Dale’s anger at betrayal will lead to dire consequences for her and Manny, especially since Dale insists they stay until the test results are revealed.

Dan, seemingly amused by their distress, taunts them with cigarettes and comments that suggest he is confident about the outcome. He reveals that fifteen pairs of eyes are overseeing the test, making tampering impossible. This implies that Dan himself might be Dale’s real son, further complicating the situation and intensifying Artemis’s fear and hatred toward Dan.

Artemis tries to shift attention by asking why Tessa isn’t involved, but Dan points out that Tessa resembles the Morris family the most, deepening Artemis’s sense of isolation and despair. She bitterly regrets not having killed Dan when she first learned he wasn’t her son, blaming herself for allowing him to live and bring ruin upon her.

As the tension rises, Artemis’s hope to escape Black Mountain alive grows faint, and she vows to confront Dan if she survives. The chapter ends with Artemis trapped in fear and uncertainty, haunted by past mistakes and the looming threat of Dale’s unforgiving wrath.

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r 871 The Test Result

For Artemis and Manny, the test result couldn’t be changed.

But before the report came out–if they didn’t leave right this second–would they even be able to get out

of here alive?

After all these years, Dale’s ruthlessness had finally turned on her.

Back then, her cruelty had only been directed toward those two women and their children.

Back then, she’d loved the feeling of being the one Dale treated like his whole world.

She really had been proud then–being adored, protected, and loved by the most powerful man in Redwood.

But now…

She knew all too well what was coming.

Once the result confirmed Manny wasn’t his son, everything Dale had ever done to those two women would come back around–and land squarely on her.

Just the thought of it made Artemis’s heart race with fear.

“After all these years, do you really not care at all?” she asked weakly.

Dan exhaled smoke and said flatly, “This really isn’t the time to talk about feelings, is it?”

“Shut up! Don’t say another word!” Artemis broke down completely.

The thought that Dale might treat her the same way he’d treated those women made her panic.

Dale’s eyes that day, he… he really

back to that moment years ago–standing outside his study, hearing him

been talking

that day. It was the first time she’d ever seen Dale’s ruthless

with her, he was always gentle. He never let

that memory came

calm and gentlemanly on the surface, but underneath, he was

enraged a man like him

moment, Artemis completely lost

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OFT The Test

quietly, acting as if she

expected Dale

and Manny stay until the

Finished

couldn’t help but wonder–when

Dan leaned

another cigarette, he tossed the pack

him

smirked. “Don’t look at me like that. Trust me–you’re going

if he were certain

whole body radiated

with hatred, and Manny looked like he wanted to strangle him

up, no one would think

“Even if I keep quiet, it won’t change the result. Fifteen pairs of eyes are

the mention of those “fifteen pairs of eyes,” both Artemis

thought

everyone send their own representatives to oversee the test, he had made it impossible for any of them

to propose that, there could only

Dale’s

he was the real one, he wanted to make

made Artemis’s chest tighten

it?” She blurted, desperate to

made Dale’s expression turn

his own–flashed in

looked at Artemis, his gaze colder

who’s seen Tessa knows he’s definitely part of the Morris family.” He glanced at Dale and

Only Tessa?

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might as well have said outright, None of your children

sank like

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