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The Heir's Return

Chapter 3 Conner Family

Word Count: 1120    |    Released on: 05/07/2025

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the silence itself. Serana stared at Javon as if he

sharp calculation crossed his eyes, replacing the cold calm

her temples, dizzy from exhaustion and the absurdity of the situation. "You think Aleesha, your fiancée, is just going to give you the money? Don't be delusional. Ever

miration. He remembered when a financial crisis had nearly crippled the Edelweiss family's jewelry business. His father,

he had told Aleesha

dowry, but as a loan between partners with clear terms. A loan that had allowed their business t

said softly, more to himse

Money you give a woman when you're drunk on love is never considered a debt. Aleesha is the belle of Westenia Ci

memory of Aleesha's smile persisted. "I have to see for myself," he sai

e her head. Hah! Let him, she thought. Sometimes, reality is the c

*

affluent district, every European-style mansion here competed in grandeur. At the main gates of the Edelweiss resi

ide a master bedroom dominated by white an

bare chest. Her thin silk nightgown had slipped from her shoulder, revealing fresh red marks on

ing across the man's broad chest. "When are you

ace. "Patience, my little kitten. As soon as I secure my position on the board, I'll give you the grandest wedding this city has

smile with satisfaction. She didn't ca

KNOCK

entered with a pale face. "Miss, it's an emergency! He..

tly tightened. A cold panic spr

d assumed he would rot in prison, or at least eme

re?" she hissed. "He must be

ement in his voice. "He's just a stray dog that's lo

er's confidence. She straightened her nightgown, slipp

members of the Edelweiss family had gathered. Her father, her mother, and several uncles stood stiffly. On the seat of honor

sat

On the contrary, he looked relaxed, one leg crossed over the other. His eyes swept the room with a disturbing calm, ta

. He could smell the scents of fear and greed.

o the arm of Javier Conner. And his certainty became 100%. The s

until it was nearly at its breaking point. He didn't look at Aleesha. Nor did he l

wasn't loud, but it cut throu

factual, "I transferred one hundred million i

Then, for the first time, his eyes shifted to Aleesha-wi

uch. Just return half

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1 Chapter 1 The Heir's Return2 Chapter 2 Fifty Million3 Chapter 3 Conner Family4 Chapter 4 Assasination5 Chapter 5 The Engangement is Transferred6 Chapter 6 A Marriage7 Chapter 7 You're My Fiancee8 Chapter 8 You Want To Be a Thug 9 Chapter 9 Protocol Black10 Chapter 10 The Gilded Cage11 Chapter 11 The Chairman's Ring12 Chapter 12 A Dance of Irone and Bone13 Chapter 13 Fire and Ash14 Chapter 14 Breaching The Gate15 Chapter 15 Purgatory16 Chapter 16 Magnificence17 Chapter 17 Magnificence II18 Chapter 18 Hope at the Tip of a Needle19 Chapter 19 Corridors of Power20 Chapter 20 Storm Under the Lens21 Chapter 21 The Silver Needles22 Chapter 22 Silence and the Storm23 Chapter 23 The Silence of Dawn24 Chapter 24 The Heir25 Chapter 25 The Heir's Gamble26 Chapter 26 The Censeer Entity27 Chapter 27 The Healer's Dowry28 Chapter 28 The Ancestral Hall29 Chapter 29 The Ancestral Hall II30 Chapter 30 New Status31 Chapter 31 New Game32 Chapter 32 An Echo in the Heart33 Chapter 33 A Whisper in the Darkness34 Chapter 34 Whispers Among the Family35 Chapter 35 Whispers Among the Family II36 Chapter 36 Storm in the Family Room37 Chapter 37 The Whispering Pulse38 Chapter 38 Silver Needles and the Body-Refining Pill39 Chapter 39 The Gift and The Homecoming40 Chapter 40 Dawn and Darkness41 Chapter 41 The Contract on the Table42 Chapter 42 Cleaning43 Chapter 43 The Fire of Recovery and The Embers of Revenge44 Chapter 44 A Message for Pablo45 Chapter 45 The Auction Invitation and The Enemy's Lair46 Chapter 46 The Price of an Insult47 Chapter 47 The Show in the Town Square48 Chapter 48 The Father's Three Conditions49 Chapter 49 A New Plan50 Chapter 50 Alliance of Enemies51 Chapter 51 A Call from the Past52 Chapter 52 The Trap at the Cliff's Edge53 Chapter 53 The Choice at the Cliff's Edge54 Chapter 54 Countdown at the Cliff's Edge55 Chapter 55 A Fight to the Last Drop of Blood56 Chapter 56 The Storm is Over, a New Storm Arrives57 Chapter 57 Two Women58 Chapter 58 The Mercenary, The Wife, and The Invitation