Rich Radiant and Over Him (Alicia and Vincent) novel Chapter 597

"When you failed your exams, your grandfather told you to be more like me. So you stole my completed homework and fed it to Buster!" Clayton's voice was practically vibrating with restrained fury.

Jade kept her head bowed, completely unable to defend herself.

She had been desperately jealous of his grades when they were younger. No matter how hard she studied, she could never beat him. Grandfather always praised him, while she was left in his shadow.

She had just wanted to look a little better. She just wanted her grandfather to notice her.

"No one in this world is obligated to hand you what you want, Jade."

"But I just wanted to be seen! I..." Jade's eyes burned with hot tears. She didn't know how to fight for things the right way.

Whenever she wanted attention, Brandon White would drill his toxic philosophy into her head: she had to fight, scheme, and destroy anyone in her way. No tactic was too dirty.

The end always justified the means.

No one had ever sat her down and taught her how to earn something honestly.

"Do you have to possess everything you lay your eyes on? Just like how you wanted to be the only heiress? You were so terrified Nicole would come back and take your place that you tried to destroy her! But that position was never yours to begin with! Yet you still fought dirty for it!"

Clayton was furious—angry at her cruelty, but also deeply frustrated by how entrenched the damage was.

"Why shouldn't I have fought for it?! I was his granddaughter too! All I wanted was for him to care about me! I didn't want to hurt Alicia, but everyone around me—my father, my mother—they kept brainwashing me! They told me that if the real Nicole came back, I'd be thrown back into the slums to live like a stray dog! I..."

Even now, Jade felt justified in her panic. She knew she shouldn't have targeted Alicia, but given the terror of her situation, what else was she supposed to do?

"Right. And if you decided you wanted the moon, I suppose you'd try to burn down the sky to get it?" Clayton was so infuriated that he didn't even want to rub his silver cross.

"I don't want the moon..." Jade mumbled stubbornly, looking away. She felt incredibly wronged.

Her entire life, everything she had was fought for with blood and teeth.

Nothing was ever just handed to her.

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