Spectacular Comeback Of The Neglected Heiress

Chapter 3

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orm than the attire of a resident. She made her way down the grand, curving stairca

ced up as Alya entered, her lips tightening in a familiar expression of distaste.

he far end of the table, a silent declaration of her place in this

into the room, a vision in a silk pajama set that probably cost more than Alya's entire war

table. "Alya, you're sitting with Warr

landing on the polished floor with a soft, pathetic crunch. She lo

e Wall Street Journal. Hi

thless hedge fund manager in his late fifties, with a reputation for c

-" she began, her v

s correct. You don't. You will remember that the roof over

it across the table toward Alya. A peace offering from a victor. "D

ssue paper, was a dress the color of blood. It was silk, but there was shocki

for a society di

She could feel her fingernails diggin

in Alya's ear. "That's what you're for, little sis

dark car on a rainy street flashed behind he

he looked at Chloe, then at Inez, then at her father

ered, the words tastin

turned away to pour herself a cu

. It was a price tag, and sh

finality. Her nail had scraped a thin white li

vering by the door. "Make sure Alya is prop

cking to Alya with the same

symbol of her choked-down protest. She walke

d for air, her lungs feeling tight and small. Her hand dove into the pocket of he

with her thumb. It was the only thing that felt real in t

ought of the boy in the storm. She tho

d in the corner of the ceiling. She stared into it, her expression bla

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“Alya Harrell was the illegitimate daughter of a wealthy Long Island family, treated worse than a stray dog in her own home. Tonight, her family finally found a use for her. Her stepmother and half-sister, Chloe, forced her into a scandalous, plunging red dress. They were offering her as a bargaining chip to Warren Thorne, a ruthless, sleazy hedge fund manager known for collecting and discarding young girls. Just to ensure her absolute humiliation, Chloe intentionally "tripped" and spilled a glass of red wine all over the silk dress. "Now you'll have to wear that hideous little black thing you own," Chloe sneered, leaving Alya to face the high-society dinner looking like a beggar. When Alya tried to escape Thorne's groping hands, her own father hunted her down. He grabbed a fistful of her hair, yanking her head back, and raised his hand to strike her for embarrassing the family. She was nothing but a pawn to them, a cheap product to be sold and abused for their financial gain. Alya's heart turned cold as she realized her blood relatives would gladly destroy her just to secure a lucrative business deal. But when she was sent to the cellar to fetch a $50,000 vintage wine for their billionaire VIP guest, Alya caught her perfect sister hooking up with a personal trainer next to the priceless bottle. Quietly stealing the vintage wine and burying it in the garden dirt, Alya returned to the ballroom with a dangerous smile. "I think I saw Chloe carrying a bottle down to the cellar," she told her furious father and the VIP, leading them straight toward the trap that would completely ruin her sister's perfect life.”