The Divorced Heiress’s Revenge

Chapter 2291

Grant's mother, Isla, had lost her sanity, and Grant seemed to derive satisfaction from ruthlessly killing animals. Even Grant's uncle, the heir to the Fowler family, had brutally murdered his lover in a horrifically gruesome way.

Suddenly, a chilling thought crossed Bella's mind. 'Did the entire Fowler family somehow suffer from mental disorders? Had Grant inherited his mother's mental illness, leading him to such mad behavior?"

Steven muttered in disbelief, shaking his head. "Does Grant have a mental disorder? But he doesn't seem insane at all. His emotions are always perfectly under control!"

"That's exactly what scares me the most," Wilma said, her face etched with worry, and her eyes red with tears." I'm afraid he's been hiding his true self all these years, hiding his real nature just to get close to you. I fear he's up to no good. I fear he'll try to hurt you! Young Master Grant's habit of killing animals for fun shows he has violent tendencies. He's cold-hearted by nature. He's a psychopath! But we still don't have enough evidence to prove that he's mentally ill."

Bella composed herself for a moment. She felt a shiver run down her spine. "It's true that mental disorders can be hereditary. Not just Madam Isla. I suspect her brother might not have been entirely normal either."Exclusive content © by Nô(v)el/Dr/ama.Org.

"Ms. Bella, I remember now! I think my father mentioned it once," Steven suddenly exclaimed, his eyes wide." The murder case involving the Fowler family's eldest son, Lucas Fowler. It was handled by one of my father's colleagues. In the first trial, he was sentenced to death. But during the appeal, his lawyer submitted a report diagnosing him with a mental disorder, so his sentence was reduced to life imprisonment."

He continued, "In Savrow, our justice system has strict protocols for determining if a criminal has a mental illness. The fact that Lucas Fowler was able to bypass all these layers of scrutiny can only mean one thing-he was a complete lunatic!"

Bella lowered her gaze as she silently acknowledged Steven's theory.

Steven added, "In any case, Ms. Bella, you must stay as far away from Grant as possible! As the saying goes, the apple doesn't fall far from the tree. He's been away from home for twenty years. There's no way he's suddenly become honest and upstanding. Who knows what kind of schemes he's been cooking up, waiting to strike back?"

Wilma gasped, slapping her forehead. "Oh no! Could he be trying to compete with Young Master Justin for the inheritance? He's so deranged! Could he be plotting against Young Master Justin?!"

Though this was just speculation, Bella suddenly felt her throat tighten, as if being choked, leaving her breathless.

After a moment, her eyes gleamed with determination. She looked at Wilma and said resolutely, "If that's the case, then I have even less reason to avoid him."

Wilma and Steven were both stunned. "What?!"

"If he comes back and behaves himself, I won't do anything. But if he harbors ill intentions toward Justin, I won't let him off." Bella raised her chin. Her gaze was dark and intense. "If he has returned to the Salvador family, he'll probably try to hide his true intentions from Justin and the others. But if he tries to get close to me, and I give him a chance, he won't be able to conceal everything from me as he tries to prove his sincerity. Even if he tries to hide his plans, if I don't approach him, I'll never know what he's plotting. No matter what, I can't back down."

"But that's too dangerous!" Wilma said.

Having heard about their separation from lan, Wilma was nearly in tears from worry. "And now, with Young Master Justin in his current state... He can't be by your side to protect you. How will you manage on your own? You can't risk yourself like this!"

Bella forced a smile, pushing down the bitterness rising within her. "I never intended to rely on Justin for the rest of my life. After all, no one can be my support forever. At the end of the day, the only person I can truly count on is myself."

As soon as she finished speaking, her phone rang. It was a call from Ralph.

Bella braced herself as her heart raced with a growing sense of unease. She picked up the phone. "Hello, Ralph."

"Bella, the DNA test is back." Ralph's voice trembled uncontrollably, filled with overwhelming emotion. "Jace is Hugh... Our fifth brother!"