The Returned Heiress Who Never Fit In

Chapter 582 A Midnight Raid Mona was fuming at Marie's total disregard for basic courtesy.

And especially at this hour-everyone was exhausted and barely alert.

Yet here Marie was, insisting on discussing inheritance in the middle of the night.

"Dad." Marie said again.

Another "Dad"...

10 X Finished Holt's chest rose and fell heavily. He closed his eyes and said, "Tell Derrick to csay all this tohimself." Marie leaned back and smiled. "You'd better think that through. If Derrick does cback, he's not just taking this little bit." The moment she said it, Mona and Gary both jolted.

Because she was right-if Derrick really did return, he wouldn't just ask for what Marie had listed.

As a Dawson, Mona and Gary couldn't be too rude with her either.

In just two hours, both were so furious they could barely speak, hanging their last hopes on Holt.

And Marie made her stance very clear: if she didn't get what she wanted tonight, she wasn't leaving.

Eventually...

The Tom household was in an absolute frenzy until nearly 3 a.m. before things finally settled down.

Marie left.

The few people left behind in the Tom family looked like they'd been run over by a truck-worn out and utterly defeated.

This wasn't like dealing with a woman. Anyone who saw their faces would've thought they just negotiated with an entire army.

Holt got up, frail and exhausted, and made his way upstairs. "Ungrateful brat. Total disgrace." He left.

Mona and Gary exchanged looks.

Gary clenched his jaw. "Didn't that bastard Derrick have a thing for that adopted daughter from the Dawson family? Why the hell did he end up marrying that little hellcat instead?" Yeah, to them, Marie was no daughter-in-law-she was a straight-up nightmare.

1/4 D X Finished Chapter 582 A Midnight Raid Terrible temper, and worse yet, a status so powerful no one could touch her.

Mona's gaze turned sharp as she stared at the nail polish bottle Marie had slammed on the table.

"I knew he wouldn't just quietly stay in Pagina. The moment I heard he was back, I knew he was up to something." She ground her teeth so hard it was like she wanted to bite Derrick in half.

Gary seethed. “He married that she-devil just to take the whole Tom family for himself." This wasn't just a split.

This was daylight robbery.

Mona spat, "Ruining Kelly wasn't enough-now he's after this too..." Her eyes narrowed, glinting cold.

Gary muttered, "This is just the beginning." Marie's visit tonight was only Round One, and she'd already walked out of there with a fortune.

All in one night, she'd taken the place down like a military raid.

So much money-gone! Meanwhile, whenever Gary dared spend even a little extra over the years, their father acted like he'd committed treason, calling him a waste.

But Derrick just brings ha wife, and suddenly they're handing over a fortune? He only cursed once-and that was it? The more Gary thought about it, the angrier he got.

While Mona and Gary were fuming inside...

Marie strolled out of the Tom family estate looking refreshed and victorious. Derrick was already waiting for her outside.

When she climbed into the car, Derrick asked, "What took so long?" "I asked for a big amount. They weren't willing at first. Took a while to wear them down." She was worn out too.

W th # . N 3 13 7 T But the thought of suddenly acquiring that much money had her glowing with satisfaction.

Derrick asked, "How much did you get?" Chapter 582 A Midnight Raid " X Finished "Everything you had written in that ledger-you bet I got it all." Marie grinned proudly.

She'd been mad about the whole sudden marriage all day, the frustration stuck in her chest.

Now, at last, that weight had lifted. She finally felt like herself again.

Derrick looked shocked. "They actually gave you all of it?"

That list-he'd tried asking for it three years ago and failed. He only sent! Marie back tonight to stir things. up, maybe rattle them a bit. He never expected her to actually succeed.

And yet... she did.

Marie nodded. "Of course. You weren't there, so you didn't see how I many times had to call him 'Dad." What, you think that was free?" "You called him Dad?" Derrick's tone dropped instantly, voice cold.

Marie blinked. "Yeah, what else was I supposed to do to get the money? Flash a smile? Bat my lashes?" Pretentious.

That cold edge in his tone-Marie knew exactly what it meant.

So to her, he was just being petty.

If you really want to cut ties with the Tom family, then do it. Don't act like a victim when someone else does your dirty work.

Derrick's eyes narrowed, voice like ice. "Don't call him that again." Marie shrugged. "Then I won't go back." Not a big deal.

She didn't believe for a second that Derrick sent her there just to ask for that money.

-9 On the surface, he acted like he just wanted her to cause strouble-but who knew what he was really planning behind the scenes?

Derrick caught the warning in her voice and shot her a look. "Fine. Call him, Knockyourself out. Why don't you just callwhile you're at it?" Seriously? Everyone gets to be Dad now? Marie grinned. "Oh? If I call you, would you even answer?" This woman's mouth.

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