[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-fake-heiress-turns-out-to-be-a-true-tycoon":3,"chapter-the-fake-heiress-turns-out-to-be-a-true-tycoon-the-fake-heiress-turns-out-to-be-a-true-tycoon-chapter-431":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","The Fake Heiress Turns out to Be a True Tycoon!",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1892088,2516,"Chapter 430: 430 Unlucky Ghost Isolde Garrison","the-fake-heiress-turns-out-to-be-a-true-tycoon-chapter-431",431,"\u003Cp>Chapter 430: Chapter 430 Unlucky Ghost Isolde Garrison\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Adam was suddenly surrounded by everyone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What? What’s going on?! Adam!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Are you saying the Great Demon King Chalmers is that… ‘person’?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No way! You’re joking, right?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What happened? Tell us now!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Adam was blocked so tightly he couldn’t breathe fresh air anymore, his expression turning slightly stiff, “It’s exactly what you saw! Don’t crowd me!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He swore, it wasn’t that he wanted to make a scene—it was those two making absolutely no effort to avoid people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally squeezing his way out of the circle, Adam left early, went downstairs, and called his driver. On the other end, his driver’s voice sounded faint,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mr. Chalmers took Miss Scarlett’s car and drove off. I’ve already called to dispatch another car back; it’ll take about half an hour…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Adam fell silent upon hearing this, and after a moment, asked,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Why would Mr. Chalmers take *our* car to pick someone up? Didn’t he drive here himself?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mr. Chalmers does have a car, but he had his driver drive it back. And… the car tonight is also borrowed from Mr. Chalmers.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Strictly speaking, it wasn’t “our” car—both of the cars belonged to Chalmers Family.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for why the other car had to be sent back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Well, obviously, it was because Samuel Chalmers’s car wasn’t just anyone’s ride.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Adam: …\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, he’d been left behind?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clearly, two people went out together, but they left him behind all alone…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Romantic relationships—so aggravating.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, Scarlett Jennings and Samuel Chalmers were sitting in the back seat, observing the not-quite-driver-looking person in the front seat with some curiosity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“He doesn’t seem like your driver.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Samuel calmly nodded, “Mm, he’s my assistant.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The original driver drove the other car back, so the assistant had to step in and drive this one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, Samuel wasn’t one to drive on his own, especially when someone else had already sat in the driver’s seat of that car.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The assistant glanced at the rearview mirror with a courteous smile before refocusing on the road.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the back seat, Scarlett finally seemed to remember to ask Samuel, “How did you know I was here? And why did you come to pick me up suddenly?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Your party look tonight trended on social media. I happened to be nearby, so I came over.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Samuel’s tone was impressively calm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The assistant in the driver’s seat fell silent upon hearing this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mr. Chalmers’s definition of “nearby” seemed… a bit of a stretch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Samuel’s voice turned slightly serious, “Was it troublesome for me to come pick you up?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Earlier, while facing the Jennings Family, pretending to have a relationship with her was unavoidable. But in front of this crowd of elites, it was basically an unofficial public statement within their circles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No need to wait until tomorrow—by tonight, all the families in the know would hear about Scarlett Jennings and Samuel Chalmers being together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The “trouble” Samuel mentioned was clearly about that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Scarlett was a bit surprised when she heard this, “Troublesome? No way.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was always the one causing him trouble—how could he possibly add trouble for *her*?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Afraid Samuel might blame himself, Scarlett stressed with earnest conviction, “You came at just the right time. You helped me out big time.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Really.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Samuel’s voice softened slightly, a trace of hard-to-detect pleasure embedded within.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Scarlett turned the topic to Samuel’s trip to the Capital Metropolitan, and the two began chatting, their conversation flowing casually. The atmosphere grew harmonious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only the assistant in the front seat remained impassive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who was he?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Where was he?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man in the back seat, tea-drinking in every sense of the word, who was he?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was that his boss?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He felt like he was overhearing information far beyond his pay grade…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The car cruised smoothly along the road, until the assistant slowed down unexpectedly and addressed the back seat,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mr. Chalmers, there seems to be a car accident ahead.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Samuel lifted his gaze at the news, ready to signal the assistant to change lanes, but Scarlett interjected, “Could we go take a look?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The assistant instinctively glanced at his boss in the rearview mirror. Seeing Samuel nod, he guided the car to pull over by the roadside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Scarlett gestured for Samuel to stay in the car while she stepped out to approach the scene.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The accident wasn’t particularly severe—just two cars rear-ending each other and crashing against the roadside barrier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Paramedics were hoisting the injured onto stretchers, but what surprised Scarlett was that she knew both drivers involved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One was Nicholas Woods, whom she’d just seen at the party.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The other was far more familiar—a face she hadn’t encountered since Isolde Garrison’s passing: Josiah Garrison.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Josiah’s injuries were light. Lying on a stretcher, he was still conscious and, upon spotting Scarlett, who was standing nearby dressed in a witch costume, he failed to recognize her in the first instant. Once he did, however, his entire demeanor shifted to something unusually agitated as he tried to sit up,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Scarlett! Scarlett!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing her standing unmoving, Josiah then grabbed hold of a paramedic beside him and pointed in her direction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s my sister! She’s my only family! She has to take me to the hospital! She *must* go with me!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The paramedic, puzzled, glanced at Scarlett standing nearby and quickly walked over to explain the situation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Scarlett couldn’t help but chuckle when she heard Josiah demanding her company.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had only come to watch the commotion and somehow ended up being roped into this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“He’s mistaken.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Scarlett said, noticing the paramedic’s evident disbelief, adding,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“His sister was murdered two months ago. Since then, he’s been calling every stranger his sister. I recommend checking his mental health when you take him to the hospital.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps Scarlett’s serious expression was too convincing, as the paramedic only hesitated briefly before muttering an apology and signaling for Josiah to be wheeled away promptly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Scarlett could still faintly hear Josiah’s frantic shouting from the ambulance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She paid no further attention to him, letting her gaze wander to a shadowy corner of the roadside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There, a familiar trace of shadow energy rested.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If her instincts were correct, that was Isolde Garrison’s Shadow Soul.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She hadn’t gone to the Underworld.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One glance at the faint shadow energy clinging to Josiah earlier and Scarlett immediately pieced it together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seemed these siblings maintained their “close bond” even separated by life and death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She didn’t move to exorcise the soul directly—for one, her soul power was ridiculously weak. Two months of haunting Josiah only resulted in some bad luck manifesting as a car accident.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Secondly, taking care of wandering souls wasn’t part of her jurisdiction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The karmic knot between her and Isolde had completely unraveled the moment the latter’s life ended.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still, out of humanitarian instinct, Scarlett returned to the car and filed a spiritual escort requisition through the Spiritual Affairs APP.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She didn’t particularly mind one more wandering soul remaining in the Mortal Realm, but given Isolde’s temper, letting her roam unchecked for too long might lead to catastrophe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Better to have the Ghost Messengers take her away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Scarlett also recorded the lingering shadow energy left at the accident site into the Spiritual Affairs APP, so the escort operative could follow the trail to locate the ghost.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No way was she going to stand by the roadside in that ridiculous outfit much longer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When she got back in the car, Samuel turned his gaze toward her, “Something strange about the accident?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yeah, one of the drivers was being haunted by a particularly unlucky ghost—not a big deal.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Scarlett brushed off the matter casually, but suddenly remembered the other victim, Nicholas Woods.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Josiah was cursed by shadow energy, leading to his streak of bad luck. But what about Nicholas? Why was he involved?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Back at the party earlier, she hadn’t noticed any signs of impending harm around him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unable to make sense of it, Scarlett decided not to dwell on it further.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The car started up again, making a turn toward another road.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not long after the vehicle disappeared from sight, in the shadows by the roadside, the Shadow Soul of Isolde Garrison cautiously emerged…\u003C\u002Fp>",1358,"2026-06-10T07:18:23.778Z",1,"novelbin.me","d07a90aee574a7115d3cf10ddd093c6ca5ed6a032f9f9ced796f475434bcf0bc","the-fake-heiress-turns-out-to-be-a-true-tycoon-chapter-432","the-fake-heiress-turns-out-to-be-a-true-tycoon-chapter-430",1286,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-fake-heiress-turns-out-to-be-a-true-tycoon-cover.jpg"]