The CEO Fired His Secret Heiress

. But the moment he hired his new intern girlfriend, my life became a

f me onto the screen during the signing. Then, she smashed an

looked at my bleeding wound, then at his crying girlf

fired,"

o idea he was firing Allie Valenzuela, the sole heiress

't to a lawyer. I

pte

alenzue

n't the moment my heart broke. It had already been shattered into a million pieces, one for every time he chose her over me.

nter' and held my breath. The system hummed, whirred, and then... stabilized. The catastrophic data breach that had threatened to

hrobbed at the base of my skull, a familiar companion on nights like these. This was the fifth time in five years I had single-handedly pulled Inno

empt to feel human again, the door to Benjamin

y-doll dress that looked more suited for a sorority party than a tech startup, and her e

. The new intern. Benj

ty coffee cups and takeout containers littering my d

ile. "Just weathering a storm, K

ng sharply on the concrete floor. She ran a perfectly manicured finger over the surface of Benjamin' s pol

with something sharp and unpleasant. It

for a long time," I sa

then back up to my face. "It' s amazing what a woman can achieve when she' s...

ioning my work ethic; she was questioning my integrity. She was painting m

continued, her voice light and conversational, as if she were di

I' d poured my blood, sweat, and a mind honed by one of the best business schools in the world into this company. I' d sacrific

hospital bed while recovering from pneumonia. The three patents I co-authored that now formed the core of Innovatech' s intellectual property. My market value wasn't just hig

tribution to the company was warming t

a, who prided herself on her intellect and her unwavering professional eth

s of my career. But I clamped down on the anger. I was a professional. I would not be

o form in the wreckage of my shock and disgust. This game she was

over a contact saved simply as 'Dad' . I hadn't called him fo

d the ca

oice warm and familiar. "Allie-cat.

y voice low and firm, barely

s you. What

freedom and failure all at once. My eyes met Kasey' s smu

nd of the line. Not of surprise,

st project to see through to the end. The Valenzuela-Innovate

' s voice was calm, but I cou

. "After that, Allie Valenzuela, the Chief of Staff, disapp

about Benjamin's silence. His complicity. The man I had once

, Dad," I said, my tone le

smirked, thinking she had won. She had no i

neve

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