The CEO Fired His Secret Heiress

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l. She clearly thought my silence was an

thy. "Did I hit a nerve? It must be hard, trying to keep up appearances. A

e not even that pretty. A little plain, a

. She wasn't just attacking my career; she was attacki

like a shark. "Fresh. Clean. Your presence here... it' s just dragging down the w

it was Benjamin. He looked tired, b

he said, his voice soft. He walked over and wr

ing into a pathetic whine. "Ben, she was being mean

ound he made when he was about to give in. He looked at me, a flicker of

"Kasey is just... young. She doesn' t

xcuses for her.

ng my way to my position," I stated

ay things like that." He turned back to me. "Allie, you know that' s not true.

public insult. He was so blinded by this girl he couldn't see the blatant

n impeccable, Allie. Nobody can question th

id the un

you' re interning in marketing, but you' re interested in the business si

ioner. He was handing her a knife an

... Allie." She drew out my name as if it were something distasteful. "Though I' m not sure what I can

I had earned with honors while simultaneously helping Benjamin buil

amin, in his infatuated fog, seemed to realize Kase

ion. She puffed out her chest, looking smug. "See?

silence, his voice tight.

raduated Summa Cum Laude from the Stanford Graduate School of B

eacher explaining a simple concept to a slow child. "You should try

expected had been denied. But her arrog

and. "Who cares about old-school stuff like that anymore? It' s

clear. Your credentials mean nothing. Your

n, pulling her closer. He

ected, was gone. In his place was a fool

ted me to

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