THE HEIRESS'S REVENGE: ABANDONED BY THE BILLIONAIRE

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hed desk. The office smelled of ink and leather, still heavy with the weight

rridor, ignoring the polite nods from assistants. The we

name still felt like fi

e open air. The city's noise swallowed me, but inside... silence. A hea

ned his back when I needed him most? Why

im ruined. That I'd strip him bare the way he

d as I walked through the crowd: "What if he never

oom for softness. No room for forgiveness

whil

de Knight Corp's skyscra

is posture was controlled, but his eyes... those cold, steel-gray eyes...

ght-hand man, Alex, reported. "Cooperation terms. Th

e table once.

akes but reserving decision r

at the name. Vale. He knew better than anyone

a refusal?" Alex

meeting. Every trap can be turned if

s to take notes, he glanced toward the floor-to-ceiling windows.

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n't spoken al

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he marble halls I'd just left. I settled by the window, sliding int

but here, for a moment, time slowed. I traced the rim of my co

Knight Co

ged them, the words t

ere I was, staring at the skyline, wondering if his hands had c

the past. But the past has a

offee, bitter

ant harm?" The question slipped thr

. A message lit

gala. Your pres

glittering masks where power was traded li

lse s

ar I feared... was no lon

against the floor. The gala would be my

with purpose. I had to remind myself: this was about more than revenge. It was about recl

e boutiques, the cafés, the places where laughter used to echo between friends... now the

rough my thoughts, pullin

xpression a mix of concern and curiosi

eplied, trying to keep

er smile strained. "It's the event of

ker of unease

she added, her eyes darting a

casual tone, but the name felt like a dark clou

adly..." She hesitated, searching for the rig

What does that even mean? Just because he's climbing

ain. She looked torn. "I just wanted to say... if you

than intended. I turned to walk away, not wanting

afford empa

, lost in thought. The city crawled beneath him, an empire he was determined to

gala?" Alex asked, int

omed in his thoughts. It was a strategic move, one that could solidify his position in the m

this?" Alex inquired, sensing t

his tone clipped. "We'll need to be cautious. Vale

furrowing. "You thin

hand through his hair. "More like a game of

x said, determination hardening his featu

ith possibilities. "Let's see what she wan

ean the heiress?" A

can establish a connection, it could strengthen o

e brought a rush of c

or if she and this "unknown heire

feet. The gala was approaching, and with it, the chance to reclaim

wing me in. I needed something that screamed confidence, something that would

im again. Would he see the fire in my eyes? Would he recognize the w

presentative asked, her voic

than intended. "I need a dress f

hting up with excitement

rmination swell within me. This was my time. I would walk into that

head of the game. I couldn't let my past d

e a battlefield,

orm like a second skin, empowering me with every movement. I could

een cast aside. I was Jasmine Du

Knight that I was a fo

y lights flickering to life around me, on

Knight would see me again. And this