The CEO Fired His Secret Heiress

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. She clearly thought my silence was an a

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

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

rning into a pathetic whine. "Ben, she was being m

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.

my position unethically," 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 t

id the un

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

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? N

e silence, his voice tigh

raduated Summa Cum Laude from the Stanford Graduate School of

teacher explaining a simple concept to a slow child. "You should

expected had been denied. But her arroga

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