Love and Revenge - The Heiress Returns

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fice. My mother, father, adoptive sister Aurelia, and I are in it. Cl

as usual," Sophia, my pa and best friend,

ne rin

g,

k up waiting

nd are currently in a critical state and have been transferred

mouth, but no words till silence stretches and the

breathe but find it difficul

to the other side of the desk where I sat, hold

ritical," I mu

words together. Can you repeat ?" She

rents...accidents...criti

ill call the line back," she assures,

oulder, I mistakenly stepped on the broken portrait and felt nostalgia. My eyes linger, but Soph

ny, she ushers me into my

sniffle, my eyes red, fumbling in the

ophia offers from the driving seat. A bo

of the hospital, and I burst out of the car

th walk inside. I stop a nurse

shortly." The nurse assures,

in her hands to move to the vacan

ks in breathless, her face pale

to the hospital." Aurelia stares at me, hoping

logical child, I was showered with love until I saw Aurelia doing a visit to the orphanage, and we immediately clicked,

n't stepped out to attend to us." My heart shattered all over again, but Aurelia drew m

Company and, alongside my arranged marriage to Cooper Mercer, heir of The Mercer Conglomerate, to carry on the family legacy, continuity, and reputation. We are doing good; more than an average company can thrive within California, unlike The Mercer

the hug, cleaning my tears as th

rrindale, currently in critical condition

professional wear with a nurse by his sid

s. How far are you progressing? I rush, having a bad feeling from the

death, but we can let you see them as the family of the deceased." Th

ition is critical, not death, and now you just want me

ndolences." The doctor's sharp-edg

d the voices sound distant. The voice of the doctor in my head repeats. I sway, re

ashing out big." Sophia's panicking voice

nt, but you can claim the bodies in the mortuary. The nurse is h

The banging headache made me clutch my head as I passed out, but not before h

what had happened. My guess is I was adm

se to fall, and the feeling of suffocation hasn't gone yet. I can't stay here; I need to leave to breathe. My eyes sea

hallway to see the doctor discussing with my sist

tosses the key in my purse while waiting for the doc. Startin

headed. I drove aimlessly through the cool evening. I had spent hours after passin

ded to go in, but thinking eluded me. Without wasting time, I head into the club, heels clicking

d luxury. The air was thick with perfume and alcohol

my pain; with this sole aim,

I said to the bartender; he nods

fter a minute I

ulping it down in one go, and the bar

one r

g,

caller; it

I wait

we couldn't find you back at the ward, only to see the

ext drink because I co

w you still have an arranged marriage to the Mercer heir. Send me you