Inherit Billions

A Sorrowful Family

Orion remained silent for a second before speaking again; his voice was utterly cold.

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"My mother has arranged a house for Lucinda to stay in Go reclaim the house and throw her out. I don't want to see her again."Content © NôvelDrama.Org 2024.

Ken shivered all over. He knew that Orion couldn't stand Lucinda any longer, not even for a moment.

"Understood, Mr. Dros.

He dared not ask further questions and hurried off to carry out the order.

Lucinda had been waiting at Dros Group, but after receiving no response, she eventually returned to her place.

However, a courteous, middle-aged man stood at the door to greet her.

"Ms. Crocker, we've taken back the house. You'll have to find another place to stay."

Lucinda's complexion turned deathly pale. She froze, completely lost for words.

"But Mrs. Dros herself arranged this place for me!"

That man explained, "We're just following protocol. Whether you're here or not by tomorrow morning. we're coming to reclaim the property."

It was a final ultimatum.

I had been thrown out?

Who would be so bold as to ignore Mrs. Dros's wishes?

Lucinda didn't even have to think.

She had genuinely offended that man-Orion.

Lucinda had no choice but to pack her things and sneak back home in the middle of the night.

The moment she stepped inside, she sensed something was off.

She spotted Fiona's car parked in the yard-she must have returned.

Normally, when Fiona came back, she made a grand entrance, loud and attention-seeking. Her sister enjoyed the noise and commotion. This eerie quietness was unusual.

The unsettling silence only made Lucinda more anxious.

As she pushed open the door, an ashtray came flying toward her. She flinched in shock, feeling a sharp pain in her shoulder.

Biting her lip, drenched in sweat, she looked up to see Fiona and Clarke. The father and daughter were

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"You have the nerve to come back? I sent you to get close to Orion, and here you are, crawling back with nothing but trouble." Fiona's voice was sharp and full of contempt. Her rage barely contained itself as she waited for Lucinda to show her face. There was no room for

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mercy now.

you always dream of becoming a privileged woman? Where did all your skills go? Did you learn nothing from your slt of a mother?"

To outsiders, Fiona was the picture of a gentle, poised heiress. However, Lucinda had long experienced her cruelty.

Lucinda stood frozen in place, her eyes blank as she stared at Clarke.

Her so-called father, both in name and blood, had always viewed her as a disgrace.

He had always silently approved of Fiona's cruelty.

Biting her lip, Lucinda lowered her head, too afraid to utter a word.

Anxiety and dread churned in her, spreading throughout her body. How did they find out so quickly that have been thrown out?

What else did they know?

Fiona grew even more furious at her silence.

She stormed over and yanked Lucinda by the hair. Fiona dragged her inside with such force that Lucinda thought she might rip her scalp off.

"Speak! Cat got your tongue? After all the mess you've made, you dare show your face here? You're just a worthless b*stard! What good are you to love?"

In an instant, Lucinda found herself spinning. Fiona had thrown her to the ground, and the pain was radiating throughout her body.

She looked to her father for help. Clarke's expression was cold, his gaze filled with disgust and disappointment.

He pointed a finger at her, saying, "Your sister is right. What good are you? You are incapable of handling something as trivial as this. I've already arranged things with the Droses. As long as you pleased Orion, you would've married into the family with no problem. But you can't even pranage that?"

A haze of pain and cold indifference enveloped Lucinda.

She suddenly remembered that night how far she had gone to win Orion's favor. Even then, he remained

unmoved.

The expression in his eyes matched her father's.

Lucinda couldn't hold back her sobs as she begged for mercy. She had grown used to this atmosphere of bullying and oppression.

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There was no other way. If she didn't endure this, she would return to the hopeless days of her past.

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Once she had tasted the sweet life of wealth, she could never go back to those days of being at everyone's mercy. If she had to suffer, it was better to endure the wrath of just these two people than the whole world's disdain. Clenching her teeth, Lucinda sobbed quietly, pleading for them to spare her.

"Orion doesn't like me. There's nothing I can do. I tried everything, but he wouldn't even glance at me.

Fiona let out a bitter laugh, her voice dripping with mockery.

"So not only did you fail to win over Orion, you also managed to offend Seraphina? How do you even manage to do that?"

Her tone was icy, as was the hatred in her eyes. Fiona g