[{"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-458":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},1892376,2516,"Chapter 457: 457: They Were Surrounded by Tom","the-fake-heiress-turns-out-to-be-a-true-tycoon-chapter-458",458,"\u003Cp>Chapter 457: Chapter 457: They Were Surrounded by Tom\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wha… what do we do? If we get caught, will we turn into ghosts?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alicia Sharp didn’t dare to treat this as a mere cat-and-mouse game anymore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was clearly a ghost-catching game!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What if the one caught becomes the ghost…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lucas Jennings and the other four boys instantly felt frightened at her words. Scarlett Jennings just glanced at them and then turned to Alicia,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What are you afraid of? You’re a cat too.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alicia, reminded by her, was momentarily stunned and then suddenly realized,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yeah, I’m a cat, what am I afraid of?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Scarlett looked again at Lucas and the others, “You all are neither cats nor mice, so there’s nothing to worry about.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lucas and the others didn’t immediately grasp it, so Scarlett showed them the map’s positioning display again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They hadn’t looked closely before, but at present, the gathering location of the group showed only two Jerrys and one Tom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In other words, the map’s default cat and mouse roles were only for Scarlett, Daniel Wright, and Alicia Sharp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Scarlett guessed that Lucas and the photographer, like others, were dragged into the Ghost Realm, but because they didn’t wear the player-representative glowing bracelets or join the map group, in the game, they didn’t belong to any side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Implying that the cats on their way toward them were targeting Scarlett and Daniel Wright, the two mice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We can’t avoid Tom’s pursuit with so many people; let’s temporarily separate,”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Daniel Wright had just proposed when Lucas and the boys almost instantly clung closer to Scarlett.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Knowing this was a Ghost Realm, they weren’t going to leave their newfound ‘backer’.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lucas knew his reaction was cowardly and tried to cover up,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sis, it’s not that I’m scared; I just want to protect you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The boys nodded fervently like chickens pecking rice, agreeing,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yeah, sis, we want to protect you too.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not to mention them, even Alicia, in the cat group, didn’t want to separate from Scarlett now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Staying together isn’t bad,” Scarlett suddenly spoke, “We can use this chance to verify if non-game people get caught, would anything happen.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Scarlett spoke, she calmly lifted her gaze toward a certain area.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The group followed her sight, spotting several figures turning a corner, wearing multiple glowing bracelets that showed the number of mice they’ve caught tonight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each in the mouse group had two bracelets; if caught, one would be handed over, keeping one for themselves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From afar, they saw Scarlett and Daniel, and immediately shouted,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“There they are! Two Jerrys are here!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The shout seemed like a signal; the sound of swishing came from several directions as more cat group members started approaching Scarlett.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They hadn’t noticed the surrounding strangeness, still excitedly pointing at the two,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Brothers, capture them! Our Tom army must win tonight!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hoo~”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In response to the call, a large crowd surrounded them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lucas and the boys were scared stiff.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alicia quickly reacted, standing in front of everyone, shouting,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I found them first! You can’t take mine!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lucas and the boys looked at Alicia in admiration.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huh? You can do that??\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cat group players attempting to surround them halted but some still blocked the way,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then you’d better catch them quickly.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Right, not much time left, hurry and clear the Jerrys on the field!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alicia, seeing this, exuded an aura, impatiently gesturing,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Got it, got it, go find other Jerrys, hurry.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Someone in the crowd said, “The others are blocked by other cats, only these two are nearby.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing this, Scarlett instinctively glanced at the map on her phone, noticing that among the previously dense Tom icons, only a few scattered Jerrys remained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the person said, they were the only two left in this area.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alicia originally planned to bluff the cat group away, but they stayed blocking the path, unsure of what to do.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She instinctively shot a glance at Scarlett,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What should we do now?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The path is blocked, and there’s no place to run.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before Scarlett could respond, someone seemed impatient, charging towards them, trying to bypass Alicia, the cat,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’re too slow, let me!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because Scarlett wore a mask and hat, coupled with the park’s dim lights, no one recognized her as Scarlett.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As they spoke, they moved towards Scarlett.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unbeknownst to them, before they got close, Alicia grabbed them, shouting to Scarlett and Daniel,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Run!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lucas and the others, momentarily stunned, then quickly held back the other cat group players trying to get through.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sis! We’ll hold them, you run!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The unexpected move stunned the cat group, who had been waiting for an easy victory, and in reaction, they were furious, pointing at Alicia,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Brothers! Traitor!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some pointed at Lucas and the boys,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But what about these unspecified players? That’s cheating!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instantly, all the cat group players rushed forward, and the overwhelming crowd was too much for Lucas and Alicia to hold back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing someone break through Lucas’s blockade, reaching toward Scarlett and Daniel, the latter almost had no escape, when a clear voice rang through the crowd,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…Fresh breeze arrives.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A flash of spiritual light whisked through, and suddenly, a breeze swept by.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As everyone blinked, Scarlett grabbed Daniel and, with the wind’s force, instantly climbed a tree behind them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Holy shit!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Someone in the crowd exclaimed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone stared in shock at the two who had climbed the tree in the blink of an eye.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Qinggong?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wait, why does that voice sound so familiar?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Like my daughter’s voice! And that ‘fresh breeze arrives’!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cat group players were in turmoil, but some were unfazed, yelling, “Climbing the tree is against the rules!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yeah! Violating rules! Trees are dangerous hideouts!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Get down!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Someone shouted from below, trying to kick the tree, and Lucas rushed to tackle them away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What are you doing?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was just an instinctive reaction, but unexpectedly, as soon as he hit them, a scream echoed, followed by black smoke seeping from that person, turning them into a shadow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lucas was dumbfounded, reaching for the warm Jade Token, feeling slightly weak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Oh god, what he just hit… was a ghost!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Gho… ghost!”\u003C\u002Fp>",1025,"2026-06-10T07:18:23.778Z",1,"novelbin.me","9cbbbe830426b3586a90be1f66f870cad0983ca218f816247121bd67af74b624","the-fake-heiress-turns-out-to-be-a-true-tycoon-chapter-312","the-fake-heiress-turns-out-to-be-a-true-tycoon-chapter-457",1286,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-fake-heiress-turns-out-to-be-a-true-tycoon-cover.jpg"]