The Second Life of a Discarded Heiress

Chapter 589

The Glenwood family scandal was snowballing, and soon after, irregularities in Glenwood Group's finances were exposed. Their stock price plummeted, with shareholders clamoring to pull their investments.

Chaos reigned within the Glenwood family. The stress proved too much for Scales, who suffered a heart attack and was rushed to the ICU.

Watching the company's shares hit rock bottom, Talbot was on the verge of a breakdown.

Word traveled fast. It wasn't long before Theo saw the public outrage erupting online.

That same evening, he took Jeanette back to the old family estate.

The moment Talbot saw Jeanette, his expression hardened, brows knitting in displeasure. "Why did you bring her back here?"

"Dad, you know as well as I do-Jeanette has nowhere else to go right now."

Theo shot Jeanette a glance full of quiet sympathy.

He hesitated, his tone darkening. "Besides, her health's been fragile ever since she got sick last time."

If Citrine hadn't refused to let anyone treat Jeanette, she wouldn't be dealing with lingering health

Theo had whisked Jeanette straight to a Glenwood Group hospital. But not a single doctor dared operate on her. In

case.

damage was done. Her heart and kidneys already weak-had

his son defend a woman accused of assault, Talbot's face twisted

used to seduce my son, but let me make one thing clear: as

be blind to it, but Talbot had seen enough in his lifetime to read a person at a glance. This girl standing before him—he could see right

in

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left with her mother, but instead she'd

more affection for his daughter. He made his distaste plain for all to

privately seething with resentment, swallowed her anger. She knew she'd have to rely on the Glenwoods for her future, so she kept

slightly. "Dad, don't talk about

someone like her really worth all this trouble?" Talbot was already at his wit's end with the company's

himself to argue with his

"Don't take my dad's words

it get to me," Jeanette replied, barely managing to