Don't Mess with the Girl with Candy novel Chapter 446

Orville listened intently, his eyes darting back and forth.

“My guess is…” Juniper’s lips curved into a lazy smile. “She has something that Trent wants.”

Orville stared at her, trying to speak, but found he couldn’t form a single word.

“And what could that be?” Juniper blinked, then stood up, her hands in her pockets. She looked down at him from her full height.

“Your will,” she said slowly, her voice leisurely but firm. It wasn't a question; it was a statement. Trent wouldn't be making a move unless Orville had left a significant inheritance to Janet.

Tears welled up in Orville’s eyes. So, she’d hit the nail on the head.

“The truth is, you’ve known all along that Zorion was framed.” Juniper had no patience for his display of grief, and her every word was a dagger to his heart. “But when it came to a choice between your son and the family’s prosperity, you chose the family.”

“You forced him into an arranged marriage, forced him to leave the woman he loved, and even forced him to declare his own daughter illegitimate to the world…”

Juniper let out a cold laugh.

“But you didn’t expect Zorion to be a real man. He was willing to give up a fortune for his wife and daughter.”

If she wasn't mistaken, the will likely stipulated that it would take effect immediately upon his death. Trent was getting close to Janet to try and bring her back into the Wilcox fold. Only by having her under their control could they get their hands on her inheritance. And that was why they couldn't let Orville die just yet. What a family of vipers!

Orville seemed to realize what his monstrous son was plotting, and his face was a mask of despair.

“Don’t you worry.” Having said her piece, Juniper’s gaze returned to him. “I will get justice for Janet and her mother. And…” Her voice was like steel. “Everything the Wilcox family owes them, I will take back on their behalf. So you just lie here and watch how I make the Wilcox family, and those fools in it, pay the price.”

“Oh, by the way,” Juniper added as she was about to leave. “I am Master Nocturne. Your illness can, in fact, be cured. But…” A derisive smile played on her lips. “I have no intention of saving you!”