Chapter 731

No.1

William’s face purpled with rage. Beatrice swayed on her feet, grabbing the desk for support.

Isabella! How could she do this? The sheer audacity!

Not only the invasion, but a direct threat to seize everything they owned in three days?

“That vile, ungrateful wretch!” Beatrice shrieked, her voice trembling with fury.

Victoria rushed to her side. “Grandfather! Grandmother! Please, stay calm. Your health is paramount. If something happens to you, Isabella will get everything. You know Benjamin and I are no match for her. We can’t possibly fight her…! Listening to that… she’s clearly plotting something drastic…”

“Preposterous! I’d rather donate my entire fortune to charity than let that witch inherit a single penny! I’m drafting my will this instant! She gets nothing!” William roared, scrambling for a pen and paper.

A glint flashed in Victoria’s eyes. She gently held his arm. “Grandfather, you’re in perfect health. A will is so… final. But Isabella is cunning. I don’t know what she did, but she manipulated Theodore into giving her twenty-five percent of the Montgomery shares. That’s over forty billion!”

“Even if you write a will now, she might find a way to contest it. To seize it all. I suggest a direct transfer. Move all your assets to Mother first. They’ll be safer with her.”

She sounded utterly sincere, every word dripping with concern.

William scowled. “Your mother is a foolish woman. None of this would have happened if she hadn’t brought that viper into our home!”

No.2

“Then… to Benjamin? Transfer everything to Benjamin,” Victoria proposed softly.

Beatrice sighed deeply. “The share transfer requires his signature. We have no idea when he’ll wake up. I have this dreadful feeling… like a storm is coming. This must be settled immediately.”

Her gaze then landed on Victoria, and her eyes lit up. “Victoria! Of course! We’ll transfer everything to you! You are our most trusted granddaughter. We entrust it all to you!”

“No, Grandmother, please… I can’t accept. My reputation is in ruins. No one will have me now. I don’t deserve your generosity…” Victoria hung her head, a picture of shame and guilt.

Beatrice gently took her hand. “You were framed by that wretched girl. Isabella schemed to take what was yours. It’s only right you have this. The incident with Harrison… you were the victim! We don’t blame you. The shares are yours!”

“She’s right. I’m calling my attorney. He’ll be here shortly. Victoria, come with me. I’m giving you the key to my vault.” William already had his phone to his ear, ushering Victoria toward his private vault.

As she followed behind him, a triumphant smirk curled on Victoria’s lips.

The sun dipped low as Victoria received the final documents. William and Beatrice Kensington had signed over everything. Every asset, every valuable. All now legally hers.

She clutched the folder tightly. A perfect excuse formed on her lips. She needed to leave the Montgomery Manor immediately. To liquidate it all before anyone could interfere.

Beatrice watched her adopted daughter retreat. A deep frown etched onto her face. She turned to her husband. "William... we've given her everything. Isabella shouldn't be a threat now. So why does my heart feel so heavy?"

No.3

William sighed, his own worry evident. "I fear Isabella might still try to take it from Victoria by force."

Beatrice's eyes widened in alarm. "Of course! Victoria now holds sixty percent of the family shares. Plus our personal assets worth billions. Isabella would target her without a doubt! This cannot happen!" She scrambled for her phone. "I'm calling Eleanor. They must protect Victoria at all costs!"

Over at Grace Memorial Hospital...

Eleanor was deep in conversation with a specialist about Benjamin's condition. Her phone's ringtone cut through the sterile air. She excused herself, stepping into the hallway.

"Eleanor, listen carefully!" Beatrice's voice was raspy with urgency. "We confronted Isabella today. She sent thugs to ransack our estate! She threatened to seize all our assets! You must guard the Kensingtons. Protect Victoria. I'm terrified Isabella will harm her next."

"What? Are you certain?" Eleanor's brow furrowed in disbelief. "There must be some mistake. She wouldn't—"

"Would I lie?" Beatrice snapped. "We saw it ourselves! And look at Benjamin! We verified the security footage from Takashi Yamamoto. Benjamin was perfectly fine when he left his home. Who else could have poisoned him but Isabella? Bringing that viper into our family was our gravest error. Will you stand by while she plunders everything? If she could harm Benjamin, Victoria is next!"

Eleanor's grip tightened on the phone. A cold fury began to simmer within her. "Alright," she said, her voice clipped. "I understand. I'll handle it."

She ended the call, her breath coming out in an angry huff. How had Isabella become so monstrous? Poisoning Benjamin wasn't enough? Now she threatened her own grandparents? The sheer audacity was breathtaking.

Just then, Richard approached the hospital room. "Eleanor? I need to meet with Father to finalize the specialist for Benjamin."

No.4

"Wait," she commanded, her tone leaving no room for argument. "Come with me to the manor first. We need to force a withdrawal of Isabella's twenty-five percent shares. Before Father finds out."

As the family patriarch, Theodore Montgomery held the corporate seal. Combined with the other shareholders' approval, they could legally revoke her stake.

Richard hesitated. "That's... drastic. You know how Father will react."

"A scolding from Father is preferable to Isabella's schemes!" Eleanor's voice rose. "Do you know what she did? She threatened my parents! She said she would steal everything they own! I am furious, but Father refuses to see the truth! We return her shares to Theodore and cut her from the family. We can explain it to him afterward."

Richard glanced back at Benjamin, lying motionless in the hospital bed. The image solidified his resolve. He gave a grim nod. "Okay."

They returned to Montgomery Manor swiftly. A clandestine family meeting was convened, Theodore deliberately kept in the dark. The vote was unanimous. Isabella Montgomery was to be disowned.

An attorney was summoned. The paperwork for the forced share withdrawal was drafted and signed with swift, brutal efficiency.

Richard then accessed the official Montgomery Group Twitter account. His fingers flew across the keyboard, publishing a statement that would ignite a firestorm.

[Official Statement: Due to Isabella Montgomery's reprehensible actions and conduct endangering lives, the Montgomery family has unanimously voted to disown her and reclaim all family shares. Effective immediately, Isabella Montgomery is no longer the adopted daughter of the Montgomery family. We sever all ties.]

The post exploded across the internet within seconds.

No.5

Reprehensible actions? Endangering lives? What did she do?

Insider leak: the Montgomery's only son is in a vegetative state. Unlikely to ever wake up.

What? Isabella did that? I never thought she was capable.

Is this another one of Victoria's setups?

This came from her own parents. They disowned her. This has to be serious.

The argument escalated rapidly.

Eleanor accessed her private account and posted a bold statement.

"Our investigations are conclusive and error-free. To seize the Montgomery family assets, Isabella orchestrated schemes against Victoria and Benjamin. This is utterly reprehensible! She knows exactly what she has done!"

Her tweet instantly swayed public opinion.

Even Isabella's staunchest defenders began to doubt her.

No.6

"Eleanor wouldn't be this furious without solid evidence."

"But Isabella is incredibly wealthy. Why would she covet others' money?"

"The richest always crave more. The Montgomery fortune is nearly twenty billion."

"Consider this: an outsider adopted into the family, plotting against the true heirs to steal their inheritance..."

"An outsider betraying the family? That sounds entirely plausible."

At Rosewood Manor.

Isabella and Nathaniel had just stepped inside when Oliver came rushing toward them.

"Mommy! Mommy! Check Twitter right now! Someone is setting you up!"

His chubby hands held out the phone urgently.

Isabella took it and scanned the tweets from Montgomery Group and Eleanor.

No.7

The online discussions were vicious.

She frowned deeply.

She knew Eleanor and the others disliked her, but Theodore had intervened.

Yet they still expelled her from the family and forced the withdrawal of her shares.