The Unwanted Orphan: Now A Zillionaire Heiress

Chapter 4

Word Count: 703 | Released on: 22/06/2026

everly Hills. Sterling broke the comfortable silence by opening a small, refr

is. The simple, paternal gesture wa

d softly, his eyes on the road ahea

r life like a force of nature. That slight, involun

peated, her voice a little stro

nderstood. She was a fortress, and he would not try to st

ith practiced speed across the screen, open

phanumeric characters. It was a language of its own,

ugh a series of anonymous servers on the dark web

was simple, co

urce allocation for Palmer Industries

r. She then uninstalled the application. The pho

yes at the speed of her typing, but he said nothing. H

at needed to be locked and bolted. Palmer Industries would now face a slow, inexpli

hrough a set of immense, wrought-iron gates. T

t pocket and pulled out a slim,

American Express Centurion Card. The name

morning," Sterling said, as if discussing

er name. Ira Vaughan. It

took the card and slid i

eing handed a card with no spending limit, surpris

w phone. It was sleek,

," he explained. "This one i

d operating system. She popped the SIM card from her old phone and inserted it into the

luid, efficient, and

is face. He was beginning to realize that the girl

ald-green lawn. The main house rose before them, a magnificent estate of pale stone

house. It was the

lled to a stop befor

was elegant and beautiful, with warm eyes and a

ng. "That's Henrietta," he said. "Your mother

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“Endowed with a billion-dollar fortune, Ira Lopez, the state's top-secret foster daughter groomed from childhood, was finally assigned a set of legal guardians! Unexpectedly, she was sent away by three families in a row, and every social kinship training ended in total failure. It was not until the Vaughn family adopted her that the poor little Ira was showered with endless money day and night by her adoptive parents, who put on elaborate displays of doting parental affection for her. Envious people lost their minds and spread vicious rumors: "Ira Lopez has no real skills at all-she's just faking misfortune to swindle the Vaughns!" Yet the very next day, a president of an Ivy League university greeted her personally: "Professor Ira, your laboratory is fully furnished and ready for use." The richest tycoon knelt down and held out a contract: "Boss, our annual financial report shows a 300% surge in profits!" The international hacker alliance erupted in panic online: "Our supreme leader! If you don't log back on soon, the global financial systems will collapse!" As Ira's countless hidden identities were exposed one after another and the entire internet went wild, Barrett Ferguson, the notoriously cold, ruthless elite newcomer of the capital city, suddenly pinned her against a wall. He brushed the pad of his thumb gently over her lips and drawled, "Mrs. Ferguson, had your fun? It's time to come home and bear our children." Ira's ear tips blushed bright red as she stammered, "I-I don't want to have kids!" The man let out a low chuckle, pulled out the world's one-of-a-kind supreme black card, and pressed it into her palm: "Give me one child, and I'll gift you a private island."”