Betrayed Heiress: His Public Downfall

Betrayed Heiress: His Public Downfall

Gavin

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For seven years, I hid my identity as a billionaire heiress to build my boyfriend Derek' s career from the shadows. I designed his award-winning buildings, fixed his mistakes, and waited for the proposal he promised. But at the airport, instead of a ring, he handed me a box of pistachio macarons and ran off to comfort his "fragile" assistant. He smiled, thinking he was being romantic. He had completely forgotten that I am deathly allergic to nuts. That box wasn't a gift. It was a death sentence wrapped in a silk ribbon. Standing at the gate, I finally realized he didn't love me. He only loved the pedestal I built for him. I tossed the macarons in the trash and dialed my father. "I'm coming home," I said. Charlotte Murphy, the submissive girlfriend, died at that terminal. Charlotte Wheeler, the real estate mogul, was born. And when Derek finally tried to crawl back with a microphone and a staged proposal, I made sure his destruction was as public as his audacity.

Chapter 1

For seven years, I hid my identity as a billionaire heiress to build my boyfriend Derek' s career from the shadows.

I designed his award-winning buildings, fixed his mistakes, and waited for the proposal he promised.

But at the airport, instead of a ring, he handed me a box of pistachio macarons and ran off to comfort his "fragile" assistant.

He smiled, thinking he was being romantic.

He had completely forgotten that I am deathly allergic to nuts.

That box wasn't a gift. It was a death sentence wrapped in a silk ribbon.

Standing at the gate, I finally realized he didn't love me. He only loved the pedestal I built for him.

I tossed the macarons in the trash and dialed my father.

"I'm coming home," I said.

Charlotte Murphy, the submissive girlfriend, died at that terminal.

Charlotte Wheeler, the real estate mogul, was born.

And when Derek finally tried to crawl back with a microphone and a staged proposal, I made sure his destruction was as public as his audacity.

Chapter 1

Charlotte Murphy POV:

For the tenth time, I was sitting at Gate C12, my passport clutched in my hand, my heart a hollow drum against my ribs. My parents were the only ones who knew about these secret trips, these attempts at a normal life I yearned for with Derek. My head throbbed, a dull ache behind my eyes from the all-nighter I'd pulled finishing Derek's 'latest masterpiece'-my masterpiece, really.

Then, just as the final boarding call echoed, Derek finally appeared, not with a rush of apology, but with a casual wave. His phone was glued to his ear, his voice a soft, soothing murmur. "It's okay, Hayleigh. I'm coming." Hayleigh, his 'fragile' assistant, who always seemed to need Derek's heroic intervention at the most inconvenient times. My father's warnings, "He's a leech, Charlotte," echoed in my mind.

This trip, like the nine before it, was supposed to be the one. The Paris proposal he'd vaguely hinted at for years. He hung up, finally looking at me, his eyes devoid of concern. "Hayleigh needs me, Char. Panic attack. You go ahead. I'll catch the next flight."

I reached for his arm, my voice a desperate whisper. "Derek, please. Not again."

He subtly pulled his arm back, a physical barrier between us. "You know how fragile she is, Char. I'm the only one who can calm her down." He offered a weak smile. "I promise, next time it'll be perfect. I'll make it up to you, I swear."

He fumbled in his carry-on, pulled out a small, fancy box tied with a silk ribbon. "Here. Pistachio macarons. A little something to make up for it."

Seven years. Seven years of this. Of me, always second. In the past, I would have cried. I would have begged. My chest would have collapsed under the weight of it all. But today, there was nothing. Just a hollow emptiness where the pain used to be.

"Pistachio, Derek? You really outdid yourself." My voice was flat, devoid of any real emotion.

He paused, a flicker of confusion crossing his face. "Yeah, your favorite, right? I remember you saying you loved them."

My stomach churned. He didn't know. After seven years, he still didn't know. Deathly allergic. Nuts. Pistachio. I told him six years ago. The emergency room visit. The anaphylaxis. He' d forgotten all of it. Just like he' d forgotten every promise he' d ever made to me. Seven years. And he knew nothing.

I took the box from his outstretched hand. It felt cold, heavy. He gave a quick, absent nod, then turned and sprinted towards the exit, Hayleigh's name already a distant echo on his lips.

The delicate box of macarons felt like lead in my hand. Pistachios. The terminal hummed with life, but I felt utterly dead inside. I walked directly to the nearest trash can, a massive metal bin overflowing with discarded coffee cups and crumpled newspapers. With a quiet thump, I dropped the box of macarons inside.

No more Paris. No more promises. This was it. The end of 'us'. The beginning of 'me'.

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