Rich Radiant and Over Him (Alicia and Vincent) novel Chapter 599

Clayton remained silent, his gaze fixed on her.

Once she had cried herself out, she took the seat next to him. "Clayton, you have to believe me. I would never do anything to hurt you, I swear..."

Natalia had ruined many people in her life, but he was the one exception. She had never wanted to cross him. In fact, she had secretly derailed plots from others trying to set him up.

She couldn't stand the thought of an untouchable king like him falling prey to lesser women. In her mind, she was the only one worthy of standing by his side.

"Are you done?" his deep voice finally broke the silence.

Natalia nodded, her eyes rimmed with red.

Clayton stood up. "From now on, stay the hell away from Jade White. Reginald left a will. Whether she is an angel or a devil, she is my inheritance. If you target her again, I will erase you completely."

His aura was suffocating, every word dripping with a lethal threat.

Natalia choked back a sob, a numb ache spreading through her chest.

He was threatening her... all for Jade.

He had only come here tonight for Jade.

What gave Jade the right? She was just coasting on the privilege of being Reginald's granddaughter! It was just dumb luck! Why did she get everything?

Seeing him turn to leave, Natalia panicked and blocked his way.

"Clayton... I never wanted to hurt her, but we were in this together! I'm not lying to you—she was the one who convinced me to find a fake Susanna to trick you! You don't have to believe anything else I say, but you know exactly what kind of woman Jade is. She's been a selfish brat her entire life. She treated you like garbage, she—"

Panic consumed her. Why did he treat Jade differently?

Jade was just as vicious. Jade was just as selfish.

Clayton looked down at her, his expression unreadable.

Natalia wasn't wrong. Jade was spiteful and self-centered, constantly plotting schemes that she wasn't even smart enough to pull off. She was foolish and ridiculous.

Ever since she was a little girl with those wide, expressive eyes, every time they darted around, it meant she was hatching some terrible idea.

But Jade wasn't just an inheritance Reginald had dumped on him. She was the one he had chosen.

No one knew the truth. Even he hadn't expected it.

On his deathbed, Reginald had gripped his hand and asked what he wanted for his inheritance. Half of White Corporation's shares, or something else entirely?

He had known that if he just asked, the old man would have moved mountains to give it to him. Even if he had already promised the company to Alicia, Reginald would have negotiated with her to secure half the shares for him.

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