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."

made Theo's blood boil. If Citrine hadn't refused to let anyone

had whisked Jeanette straight to a Glenwood Group hospital. But not a single doctor

case.

done. Her heart and kidneys already weak-had only

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

"I don't care what tricks you used to seduce my son, but let me make one thing clear: as long as I'm alive, you will never step foot into this

to it, but Talbot had seen enough in his lifetime to read a person at a glance. This

in prison,

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country with whatever money she could grab. By all accounts, Jeanette should have left with her

more affection for

She knew she'd have to rely on the Glenwoods

"Dad, don't talk

end with the company's crisis; watching his son tangle himself up with a girl like Jeanette

with his

words to heart. He's

let it get to me," Jeanette replied, barely managing to keep a