Pampered By Power: The True Heiress Returns

Chapter 337

Chapter 337

Elysia blinked, thrown off by Phoebe’s words. What did she mean | haven't met many guys? I've met plenty,

haven't | she thought to herself.

Phoebe’s smile stretched wider as she noticed Elysia’s puzzled expression. “Con, Elysia. Admit it. Is Zane

the best- looking guy you've ever seen?”

Elysia shot back quickly. “That's not true. My brothers are pretty good-looking too.

“Who else besides your brothers?” Phoebe pressed, her eyes twinkling with curiosity.

Elysia paused, thinking it over. She realized that aside from her brothers, Zane was the best-looking guy she'd

ever crossed paths with.

“Con, Elysia,” Phoebe teased, her smile widening. “I know you too well. Looks are everything to you, but

what if you meet someone even hotter than Zane down the line?”

Elysia just shook her head, not missing a beat. “Why stress about hypotheticals?” she replied. “Life's too short

for that. Gotta live in the moment.” She saw Phoebe about to argue and quickly cut her off with a raised hand.

“Let's just drop it, okay?”

With a big yawn, she stretched her arms. “Save the weird questions for another day. I'm beat. Night, Phoebe.”

Before Phoebe could respond, Elysia turned and walked away. Phoebe stood there, a sly grin spreading across

her face as she watched Elysia disappear down the hall.

Phoebe saw through Elysia’s break as just an escape from the issue. Her confident facade couldn't hide her

inexperience in love.

Phoebe didn’t think Zane was bad, but she felt a pang of pity that Elysia didn’t have more romantic stories to

share.

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Meanwhile, Zane was in his study, legs crossed. He picked up the phone and dialed Barry.

“Mr. Hartley, what can | do for you?” Barry asked.

“How's the Janssen family doing?” Zane asked, leaning back in his chair.

“Several partners have pulled out of their contracts with the Janssens. Their company’s finances are in shambles.

Denzel's overwhelmed, and it looks like they're headed for a full-blown collapse,” replied Barry.

After a pause, Barry added, “Mr. Hartley, should we ease up a bit?”

Zane raised an eyebrow. “Ease up? Why would we do that?”

“Mr. Evans is backing off, giving the Janssens sspace,” Barry continued.

Zane shook his head, his tone sharp. “He doesn’t know what happened tonight. We can’t let up on people like

them. If Denzel has a problem, he should look in the mirror for raising a daughter like Bianca. She’s nothing but

trouble.”

“Understood, Mr. Hartley,” Barry said.

Zane added, “Since Mr. Evans is cooling it, we'll turn up the heat. In three days, the Janssen family should be in

the dumps. And ensure Grace stays locked up for good. No early parole.”

“Got it,” Barry replied.

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“H-How did this... The book you reading has updated with episodes, read it nows After hanging up. Zane

leaned back in his chair, eyes half-closed.

He'd wanted Fabian to know about tonight's mess just to give the Janssens more trouble. But knowing Elysia

Sooit ward Fabian to worry, he decided to settle the score with the Janssens for both the Evans family and his

own

Meanwhile, Fabian just walked into the Evans residence, shaking off the day’s work.

Edward was already there, giving him a puzzled look. “You went to Sivro, right?” he asked, eyebrows raised.

Fabian nodded. “Yeah, | checked out Elysia’s university. Needed to see it for myself?

Edward's tone turned a bit more serious. “And | heard you sent a lawyer's letter to the Janssens, What's that

about?

As soon as he mentioned the Janssens, everyone's attention snapped to Fabian. Holden was quick to jump in.

“Fabian, what did the Janssens do this time? They got under your skin again?”

Fabian shook his head. “It's not about me. They crossed Elysia,”

The room immediately tensed up. Everyone sat up straighter, their expressions turning serious.

Quinita leaned forward, her eyes wide. “Fabian, seriously, what's going on? How are the Janssens involved with

Elysia?

Holden couldn't stay put. “Fabian, spill it! What's going on?” he pressed.

Fabian glanced at the worried faces, then casually flopped onto the couch. He began recounting the rumors

Bianca had spread about Elysia, and the room fell silent.

When he finished, Quinita exploded. “The Janssen family? They're something. What kind of kid did they raise?

She's a pro at making up crazy stories!” She slammed her hand on the table so hard that everyone jumped.

Quinita losing her temper was a shocker. She was usually so soft-spoken, and after Evelyn passed, she'd gone

super quiet- hardly ever got mad, let alone yelled.

This was the first tany of them had seen her like this. It was like Elysia’s return had given her a new lease on

life.

Edward snapped back to reality and quickly gave Quinita a reassuring pat on the back. “Hey, Quinita, take it

easy. If anyone tries to mess with Elysia, they'll have to deal withfirst.”

He nodded at her, then turned to Fabian, his voice tinged with irritation. “But seriously, Fabian, why didn’t you let

us know about this earlier?”

Fabian just shrugged, looking unruffled. “Why would I? | can handle it myself. Besides, you already cleared

Elysia’s non Twitter that night. | didn’t think anyone would be stupid enough to spread rumors about her

again.”

Everyone exchanged glances, finally realizing why Fabian had posted on Twitter that night. They'd all thought he

was just acting on a whim, but there was clearly more to the story than they'd realized.

Knowing the full story, they felt a mix of anxiety and relief. It was lucky that Fabian had gone to Sivro and

discovered the situation. Elysia likely would have kept it to herself and handled it alone if he hadn't found out.

Quinita’s fingers dug into Edward’s hand. “We need to go to Sivro and see Elysia,” she said, her voice shaking

just a little. She couldn’t hide how worried she was.

Edward looked at her, seeing the desperation in her eyes. He nodded without hesitation. “We're going. | need to

get to the bottom of this with the Janssens. They've got sexplaining to do for how they treated our

daughter.”

Holden jumped in, his eyes bright with determination. “I'm going with you, Dad, Mom.”

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Fabian glanced at Holden, his tone flat. “You sure you can handle it? Elysia needs real support. If you can’t stand

up to the Janssens, you'll just be in the way. Maybe you should stay here.*

Holden bristled. He couldn’t believe Fabian thought he’d be a burden. There was no way he was staying behind.

Holden opened his mouth to argue, but one look at Fabian’s serious expression made him stop cold. He glanced

over at Edward, hoping he might back him up. But he already knew it was a lost cause.

Edward sighed and said, “Holden, your brother's got a point. You need to stay here and lay low. No need to go

looking for trouble.”

Holden's shoulders slumped. He couldn't believe that, to Fabian, tagging along was just a hassle-and even his

dad felt the sway. He wondered if he was really such a pain.

Javier and Yehoshua kept their mouths shut, having learned from Holden's experience. They knew their parents

would never let them go, so they didn’t even ask.

Fabian hadn't told them when he went to Sivro, so they figured it was better to just go their own way too.

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