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The Hidden Heiress: Tangled with Two Billionaire Kings

Chapter 5 Shadows and Champagne

Word Count: 1090    |    Released on: 13/08/2025

n a classroom. Glass walls, a floor-to-ceiling view of the city, sleek black desks arranged in a

cial Officer – Sterlin

n. Out of every company in the w

nario - we had thirty minutes to make a decision about a fictional overseas a

sat across the room, his gaze steady and unreadable. Adrian was n

erms like "ROI" and "equity dilution." I barely heard them. The numbers on my t

ogic. It wa

realized I knew how to make. Every move felt inevitable, like I was

ion was projected at a 14% higher retur

ed on the main screen,

ly. "Impressive work, Miss Vale

eks, but before I coul

tion. She anticipated the board's

nces at me. I hated the sudden attention, but Dam

hings when his voice

with

as already heading to

, the late afternoon light fi

ned in ther

numbers," I

said. "That was instinct

Is that a complim

ot

city stretched out in golden light. He studie

ietly. "But sooner or later, you're going to have to stop runn

ms. "And that s

offering to teach you how to win. Wha

er, he stepped asid

one of the glass atriums. Champagne flowed freely, the

g to stay long -

that absorbed the light. He was speaking to a man I didn't re

e. The city glittered beyond the glass, the sound o

so tense," a voice d

inst the railing, his tie loose

ow you were

r was spending a lot of time with a c

eyes. "You'r

e railing. "Let me guess - Damian told you he can protect you, Serena

. "How

said, his grin tinged with something darker.

holding mine. "The trick is not to

inside faded, replaced by the

ping. "You should know - Damian isn't the only o

h caught

e champagne tower. Woman in the green dress

settled in my chest. "Wh

ple cornered," he said. "Unless

de exit. The rain had stopped, but the air was damp and

orm, I heard foo

and Victo

out being noticed," he said, almost ap

nvisible," I said, thou

t air. "That's good. Because the Gala will not be a place for ghosts. It wi

lid into me

going,"

on had already been made. "And when you do, you'll

ned and disappear

the window, the city a sea

drian's warning.

s tightenin

it, the more I could feel the pull - not just

d of hunger w

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1 Chapter 1 Vanishing Act2 Chapter 2 Collision Course3 Chapter 3 City Shadows4 Chapter 4 Whispers of the Founder5 Chapter 5 Shadows and Champagne6 Chapter 6 Velvet Lies7 Chapter 7 The Dance Beneath the Diamonds8 Chapter 8 Weekend at the Sterling Estate9 Chapter 9 Snowbound Hearts10 Chapter 10 The Night the Line Blurred11 Chapter 11 Breaking the Ice12 Chapter 12 The Almost Kiss13 Chapter 13 Adrian's Reckless Promise14 Chapter 14 A Kiss in the Quiet15 Chapter 15 Adrian's Accusation16 Chapter 16 A City Made for Two17 Chapter 17 Adrian's Midnight Recklessness18 Chapter 18 Fractures at Dawn19 Chapter 19 A Gala of Secrets20 Chapter 20 Brothers at War21 Chapter 21 Torn Between Fire and Ice22 Chapter 22 A Dangerous Promise23 Chapter 23 The Ice Cracks24 Chapter 24 When Brothers Collide25 Chapter 25 Running from Fire and Ice26 Chapter 26 Shattered Choices27 Chapter 27 Whispers of Forever28 Chapter 28 Stolen Moments29 Chapter 29 Between His Arms and His Eyes30 Chapter 30 In His Arms Tonight31 Chapter 31 The Morning After32 Chapter 32 A Heart in Two Hands33 Chapter 33 The Weight of His Silence34 Chapter 34 Fire Against Forever35 Chapter 35 The Silent Claim36 Chapter 36 Kiss Me Into Tomorrow37 Chapter 37 When Fire Finds the Dawn38 Chapter 38 Stolen Hours39 Chapter 39 A Forever Written in Silence40 Chapter 40 A Fire That Waits41 Chapter 41 Where Forever Waits42 Chapter 42 The Weight of Choosing43 Chapter 43 The Fire I Cannot Refuse44 Chapter 44 A Forever That Fights Back45 Chapter 45 The Fire That Refuses to Fade46 Chapter 46 The Weight of a Heart47 Chapter 47 The Shape of Forever48 Chapter 48 Between Fire and Forever49 Chapter 49 The Heart's Betrayal50 Chapter 50 A Night of Fire51 Chapter 51 The Morning After Fire ‎52 Chapter 52 The Silence Between Us53 Chapter 53 A Choice Too Heavy54 Chapter 54 What the Silence Holds55 Chapter 55 When Forever and Fire Collide56 Chapter 56 What Forever Demands57 Chapter 57 The Weight of Two Worlds58 Chapter 58 The Echo of Every Choice59 Chapter 59 The Truth Between Shadows60 Chapter 60 Between Fire and Forever61 Chapter 61 The Silence That Hurts62 Chapter 62 The Breaking Point of Silence63 Chapter 63 The Weight of Every Breath64 Chapter 64 The Day the World Saw65 Chapter 65 Whispers Turn to Storms66 Chapter 66 The Weight of Their Worlds67 Chapter 67 Into the Fire of the World68 Chapter 68 When the Cameras Found Me69 Chapter 69 The World Divides70 Chapter 70 Under the Same Spotlight