Chapter: 1255

A flicker of hope ignited in her dim eyes. Perhaps, just perhaps, things could still turn around.

Iker tapped a cold rhythm on the table. “Norah can't come back."

Her return would slash their wealth to a third.

The others murmured agreement.

Elsa, now accustomed to the lavish lifestyle afforded by the stolen inheritance, felt no remorse for her family's scheming against Norah.

“Let her stay dead," she declared.

Her position as the precious daughter hinged on Norah's absence.

Iker's voice dropped to a low growl. "Hank, keep Marlene on the hook and investigate this Bellfolk competition. Maybe Norah was involved."

A steely glint hardened his gaze. "We need to eliminate her before the Scotts find her."

"Yes, Dad," Hank boomed.

Family loyalty dissolved in the face of greed.

Listening to the chilling conversation, Hadley's heart ached. She silently prayed for Norah's safety, hoping Norah could evade the Wilsons' murderous attempts.

Meanwhile, as the Wilsons were thriving, the Carters and the Powells also reaped the benefits.

With the Wilsons' backing, they carved out a precarious existence under the Scotts’ shadow.

The Scotts, while hesitant to drive them to bankruptcy, enjoyed throwing their weight around.

The Carters and the Powells knew it was payback for their past mistreatment of Norah, and despite the resentment, they simply endured it.

After all, with Norah gone and their own culpability, they had little room for argument.

They were fortunate to even have a roof over their heads.

At Carter Manor...

Juliana's health had deteriorated ever since her grandson got divorced. Particularly troubling was Madeline, who had thrown the Carter family into a mess.

As the family elder, Juliana was deeply concerned.

Kathy had married Jordy and they had a daughter, but without the love of her husband and mother-in-law, she often returned to the Carter family to voice her grievances.

Madeline had become part of the Carter family because she was pregnant, but after a miscarriage, she had not been pregnant again.

Juliana knew Norah was a kind person. Remembering Norah's untimely death, she shuddered with disbelief. Norah was too young to have left this world.