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Heartbreak To Heiress

Chapter 6 A Quiet Shift

Word Count: 1391    |    Released on: 16/07/2025

en a few

Di Ricci. I watched her slip into that world like she was born for it. Cameras. Fittings. Studio lights. She look

t felt different. I laid beside him in bed, my fin

," I said softly. "I'm very grateful for what

full of something deeper. He pulled me close and I didn't resist.

Not after what happened. Not after everything I left be

d, but I was. For the first ti

howed no signs of leukemia in his blood. I had asked twice just to be sure I heard

t. At first, I worried. Wondered if something else was going on. But the doctor said it m

tting better.

is family didn't s

it was because of Eleanor. That they had gotten close through work. It happened fa

rpris

h her phone with a drink in her hand. I sat beside her

'm practically an assistant to El

Runways, events, meetings. She's investing in me. Courtesy of your boyfriend and yo

elt tight. I couldn't shake the feeling. There

n an apartment close to one of the Di Ricci studios. I saw it. Once or twice, I watched from the window as s

oseness. And I c

essed something I

esting. I figured I would go down to the kitchen to

wn the stairs wh

. And

Their voices were low, but something in their tone made me

I s

y poured whatever was inside into a teacup sitting on a tray. No hesitation

to my mouth.

rned t

p to him,"

and picked

ing too fast. My lungs wouldn't

hat p

just medication? No. That didn't look like

he cough. The chills. The weakn

an. No sign of disease. S

e poison

e kitchen. My hands moved fast. I filled a

i Ricci was already re

said q

onfused. "Why?

he has one more drug to take first. I w

rgue. She glanced once at Mr Di Ricci,

food, sir,

for a moment.

ation. My hands stil

haking," he said.

back up here," I sa

like it was nothing. I didn't understand. Why would

iddle of somet

t ten minutes before

nod

It might be cold," I sa

into one of the flower pots. All of it. Gone. I sta

ed that bottle. Someth

ster either. I didn't know how he would react. I didn't

the one person who

r Di Ricci and

nt to tell you. All I'm asking for

, so I told him everything. What

ange. Not shock. Not fear. Like he

ld anyone el

ok my

tell anyon

m. "Why? What

ne. I know why I

r son. Don't

t you too. With something important. If they've already started poisoning me, t

You'll be fine,

little but i

trust him. The truth is

art d

do you

ith my brother. Sylvester is n

at him,

My brother and Sylvester. They were talk

speak. I ju

w I heard it. I carried it like a weight. So

that, everyt

Sylve

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