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."

refused to let anyone

hospital. But not a single doctor dared operate on her. In the end, Theo had to personally

case.

the damage was done. Her heart and kidneys already

of assault, Talbot's face

contemptuous glare. "I don't care what tricks you used to seduce my son, but let me make one thing clear: as long

in his lifetime to read a person at a glance. This girl standing before him—he could see right through

in prison,

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with whatever money she could grab. By all accounts, Jeanette should have left with her mother, but instead she'd latched onto Theo.

despised Dick, and felt no more affection for his daughter. He

She knew she'd have to rely on the Glenwoods

slightly. "Dad, don't talk about

with the company's crisis; watching his

bring himself to argue with his father. Instead,

words to

let it get to me," Jeanette replied,