[{"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-620":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},1892640,2516,"Chapter 618: 618: The Real Heiress, Scarlett Jennings","the-fake-heiress-turns-out-to-be-a-true-tycoon-chapter-620",620,"\u003Cp>Chapter 618: Chapter 618: The Real Heiress, Scarlett Jennings\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So you’re so poor because you donated all your money to the orphanage?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ashton Todd met the inquisitive gazes of several people, his eyes drifting before he sighed,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What else could it be? Our orphanage is poor, unlike those in big cities where kind-hearted rich ladies regularly donate large sums…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he said this, his eyes were firmly fixed on Scarlett Jennings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The genuine rich heiress, Scarlett Jennings: …\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the others showing expressions of disbelief, Ashton Todd chuckled, confessing,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“To be honest, I am pretty poor, but not to the extent of going hungry. You know, I can’t keep money according to my destiny.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I figured since this money is destined to disappear, I might as well donate it all to the orphanage, where the director can at least offer me and my master a meal…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Indeed, although he was adopted by his master, since Ashton Todd kept donating his share to the orphanage, the old fortune teller simply set up his fortune-telling stall next to the orphanage to save him the dual routes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Later, they even moved directly next to the orphanage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ashton Todd left, and yet it was as if he never left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ashton Todd was originally one of the older kids in the orphanage, and he raised several children there, including Seraphina Stanton.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After he learned divination, he knew Seraphina Stanton’s birth chart was special, so he took extra care of her and advised the director and her about it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While the director didn’t understand these matters, he thought it was just like panda blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When something is rare, someone will inevitably target it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There are wealthy families with panda blood who would adopt such children just to use them as emergency blood bags for their own children.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, the director was particularly cautious about Seraphina’s adoption, which is why he was so anxious to find Ashton Todd when Seraphina was “abducted”.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After seeing her, the group left the hospital together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As they were leaving the hospital, Gregory Xander’s phone rang, but he just took a glance at the incoming call and decisively hung up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Scarlett Jennings glanced at him and asked,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Is it the Family Head?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes.” Gregory Xander replied, “He’s urging me to return to the Xander Family.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the day he followed Scarlett Jennings’ family jet back to Sea City, Preston Xander absolutely disapproved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, in his view, Gregory Xander wasn’t without a home, and he could completely return to the Xander Family to recuperate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Gregory Xander’s indifferent expression, Ashton Todd suddenly asked,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Now that you know about Elysia Xander, does your dad want to mend things with you and have you stay in Capital Metropolitan?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ashton Todd’s remark wasn’t baseless, given that such a situation in the Xander family would make Preston hope for Gregory Xander’s return, both for public and family reasons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides settling the other family members, it was also to show others that the rightful heir of the Xander family is good.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elysia Xander is just an exceptional case.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, they all knew Gregory fell out with the Family Head because of Elysia, and left for Sea City in anger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now understanding the Family Head’s reasoning for favoring Elysia, any reasonably-minded person would understand and forgive him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unfortunately, their Senior Brother Xander is very observant of rules and duty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ashton Todd was worried Senior Brother Xander might be swayed by his father’s gestures alone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then their Sea City Academy would really lose out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing Ashton Todd’s words, Gregory Xander merely glanced at him placidly,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Just because he wants to mend fences, does it mean I have to respond?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Facing the slightly raised eyebrows of Scarlett Jennings and the others, Gregory Xander merely stated,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I might not know much about the matter with Elysia, but over the years, I can pretty much guess.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Keeping Elysia around might have been due to guilt on one hand, and on the other, to set up a competitor for me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wanted me to know that the Xander family didn’t only have one heir.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wanted me to always be on edge, using Elysia to spur me on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gregory Xander knew all of this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But knowing doesn’t mean agreeing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Over the years, as he gave all his favoritism to Elysia and used her to suppress me, that bit of admiration I had for my father faded away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This isn’t something that can be fixed with a simple “understandable”.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Why Elysia exists never mattered; the point is him.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Scarlett Jennings listened to Gregory’s words without any intention of persuading him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because if it were her, she wouldn’t easily let go either.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Evan, who had gotten used to observing Scarlett Jennings since participating in the academy competition, held back what he initially wanted to say when he saw her remain silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ashton Todd, not bothered in the least, wholeheartedly agreed when he heard Gregory had no plans to reconcile with the Family Head,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Right! That’s how it should be! You can’t just expect to call your son when it’s convenient.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Senior Brother Xander, listen to me; unless he begs for forgiveness with tears, don’t easily pay him any mind.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though he lacked a father and didn’t know how fathers and sons interact.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he has the old fortune teller.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the old fortune teller dared to steal his money for buying candy for other kids, without compensating him double and showing sincere remorse, there’s no forgiving.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gregory Xander listened to Ashton Todd’s encouragement, and while he doubted his father would ever beg in tears, he still nodded seriously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yeah.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The group stayed in Sea City for two more days, during which the living corpses at Lloyd Village and the girls who died from the blood sacrifice were properly handled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aside from the dead girls, almost all the villagers in Lloyd Village died, with Jessamine Lloyd being the only survivor, whisked away by her ghost husband after the barrier broke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for Uncle Hua, who was later rescued from the barrier closet, the relevant departments had thorough discussions with him and signed a confidentiality agreement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The matter of Lloyd Village was thoroughly suppressed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s inevitable; if the news of an entire village being wiped out spread, it would cause societal upheaval.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since the Security Bureau and Mystical Sect members took over handling everything, the academy quickly notified all students to return to the Capital Metropolitan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The third round of the academy competition wasn’t over yet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The night before leaving, Scarlett Jennings messaged Samuel Chalmers again, but this time he didn’t reply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Remembering previous times when she couldn’t reach him like this, Scarlett furrowed her brows, thinking that if the academy competition issues are settled and he still doesn’t show…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She’d go find him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though she couldn’t read his fortune or calculate his destiny, she believed she could find a way to locate him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With that thought, feeling slightly reassured, she set up her station again and drew a new talisman.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The following day, they took the private jet again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The difference was, this time alongside Scarlett Jennings’ team, Donovan Jennings joined them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Donovan explained with a light smile,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Scarlett almost lost her life in a school competition; as a family representative, I must personally confront the organizers.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By the way, he also had new business to discuss with someone in the Capital Metropolitan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, in Stonehaven Town.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A man in a black coat watched the Mystical Sect members heading towards Lloyd Village from afar, then silently left the town while dialing a number,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Nolan Snyder is dead, and the Ghost Plague plan failed.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a pause, the man added,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Fortunately, the Undying Bone escaped, and we have to find it before those Mystical Sect people do.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Speaking as he walked, the man’s figure soon disappeared into the night.\u003C\u002Fp>",1306,"2026-06-10T07:18:39.754Z",1,"novelbin.me","01e30b0753a72d21d360b89e6828fc8e1517c44834ca280e3fdbf7adce3e3cdb","the-fake-heiress-turns-out-to-be-a-true-tycoon-chapter-621","the-fake-heiress-turns-out-to-be-a-true-tycoon-chapter-663",1286,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-fake-heiress-turns-out-to-be-a-true-tycoon-cover.jpg"]