Talented Heiress: A Rose With Thorns

A Rose 444

As soon as the bell rang, Yvette was swarmed by her classmates.

“Yvie, we’re going to visit Madison at the hospital. Want to join us?”

Yvette shook her head, remembering her promise to wait for Adam after school. “You guys go ahead. I’ll visit another day.”

“Okay!” Her classmates nodded and didn’t press her further. “Yvie, we’re heading out now!”

“Mm.”

Yvette lazily grabbed her backpack and started toward the school gate. As her classmates left, Alice quickly fell in step behind her, a self–satisfied smirk on her face.

“Yvette, you might not know yet, but the Quinn family has invested in my family! Hahaha, with their support, how can the Murray family possibly bring us down now?” Contentt bel0ngs to N0ve/lDrâ/ma.O(r)g!

“The Quinn family invested in the Robertson family?” Yvette mused to herself. Her eyes narrowed slightly. Noticing Yvette’s lack of reaction, Alice’s smugness only grew. She couldn’t help but flaunt her victory. “I heard you’re engaged to Mr. Wilson, but when Victoria spoke to him, he agreed to invest in my family. “It seems you’re not as important to him as you thought. Clearly, Victoria means more to him than you do. It’s only a matter of time before he calls off the engagement, and you’ll end up as the joke of Jubilife City”

The thought made Alice practically giddy with delight.

Yvette had once humiliated her and nearly forced her into marrying that loathsome Benedict. Now, seeing Yvette face a similar fate was the sweetest revenge.

“Are you done talking?” Yvette stopped dead in her tracks and shot Alice a frosty glare. Despite her calm demeanor, an unmistakable air of intimidation surrounded her.

Alice’s body trembled involuntarily, but she quickly masked her fear with an arrogant smirk, pressing on with her taunts.

“What’s the matter, Yvette? Did I hit a sore spot? Can’t handle the truth? Look at yourself -you’re just a country bumpkin, far from being worthy of Mr. Wilson. Only someone as polished and sophisticated as Victoria is fit for him!”

Yvette’s impassive expression only served to enrage Alice further. It felt like her words were bouncing off a wall–Yvette wasn’t reacting as Alice had hoped, making her even more furious.

Alice’s face flushed with anger, and she lashed out, “I heard you sent your adoptive parents to prison. You’re such a heartless ingrate!

“That old woman must regret ever taking you in. You put her son and granddaughter behind bars. If she knew, she’d be cursing the day she ever took in such a troublemaker!”

Before Alice could finish her sentence, she let out a shriek of terror at the sight of Yvette’s rage.

Kayla was Alice’s weak spot, any insult about her was unbearable.

Yvette’s delicate face remained composed, but her air was suffused with a chilling, menacing intensity.

“You’re looking for trouble?” Yvette’s voice was ice–cold. “I’ll be happy to oblige”

She had intended to let Madison handle her revenge once she recovered, but with Alice actively seeking confrontation, Yvette decided to take matters into her own hands,

“What… What are you doing?” Alice’s voice trembled, her fear palpable as she tried to flee.

“Trying to run, are you?” Yvette’s lips curled into a cold, mocking smile. Her eyes flashed with a dangerous glint as she released a flurry of silver needles from her slender fingers.

In a heartbeat, Alice’s body went rigid, paralyzed and unresponsive, as if she had lost all control.

“What… What’s happening?” Alice’s fear was evident as she struggled. “Yvette, what did you do to me? Why can’t I move…”

“You’re too noisy,” Yvette said, her face impassive. The coldness around her seemed to intensify, sending a shiver down Alice’s spine.