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He Called Me a Gold Digger, But I’m the Billionaire Heiress Chapter 9
Three years later.London, England.Tonight was the closing gala of an international classical music festival, and every seat in the grand concert hall was filled.I was the only cellist performing a solo that evening.When I walked onto one of the most prestigious stages in the world, I was completely at ease.The spotlight fell on me.The entire hall went silent.Over the past three years, I had gone from a promising young musician to an internationally acclaimed cellist.Everyone who came to hear me perform praised me for the same reason.Not because of my family.Not because of money.Most of the audience didn’t even know whether my last name was Hayes or Calloway.They only knew one thing.I was good.Really good.And yet, at every performance I gave over those three years, there was always one empty seat in the very center of the front row.I knew who it belonged to.He bought a ticket to every single performance.But he never once showed up.Tonight was no dif
He Called Me a Gold Digger, But I’m the Billionaire Heiress Chapter 8
The night before I left for London, the city was hit by its first heavy storm of the fall.I said goodbye to my colleagues at the orchestra one by one.After giving the orchestra director one last hug, I picked up my cello and walked out of the concert hall that had become so familiar to me.Outside, Xander stood quietly beside his car.I hadn’t seen him in so long that, for one brief moment, the sight of him made me feel as though I had been transported back in time.He had lost a lot of weight.This time, he didn’t smile and open his arms to me the way he used to.He simply stood several yards away and gave me a restrained nod.“Sienna, I heard you’re leaving for London tomorrow.”Xander reached inside his coat and pulled out a small velvet jewelry box.Along with it was a carefully preserved concert ticket stub, yellowed slightly with age.It was from the first performance of mine he had attended five years ago.“This is the ring I was going to propose to you with that n
He Called Me a Gold Digger, But I’m the Billionaire Heiress Chapter 7
Adrian kept his word.He went after Vanessa.The Calloway legal team moved fast.They gathered solid evidence that Vanessa had deliberately spread false stories about me online and paid people to amplify them.But that wasn’t all.They also uncovered proof that she had been embezzling company funds for years.With multiple charges against her, Vanessa was sentenced to six years in prison.By the day she was sentenced, the Lane family’s businesses had collapsed into bankruptcy.Buried under massive debt, the family disappeared from the city’s elite social circles almost overnight.The spoiled rich kids who used to surround Vanessa and flatter her vanished just as quickly.Not one of them dared say a word in her defense.Shaw Corporation was doing even worse.Adrian was determined to make Xander pay for what he had done to me.And he didn’t care how much it cost.Banks began tightening credit.Business partners started backing away.A corporate empire that had once seemed
He Called Me a Gold Digger, But I’m the Billionaire Heiress Chapter 6
The moment the yacht docked, the entire city’s business world and social media exploded.Within half an hour, the posts and trending topics calling me a gold digger disappeared.In their place was an official statement from Calloway Corporation.My real identity as Sienna Calloway, daughter of one of the richest families in the country, was finally made public.The internet went into complete shock.Media outlets and influencers who had jumped on the bandwagon to attack me rushed to post apologies overnight.My phone was flooded with messages from orchestra colleagues and executives who had mocked me before.Apologies.Regrets.Desperate pleas for forgiveness.I ignored all of it.Instead, I posted something of my own.A complete breakdown of every expense from my relationship with Xander.Aside from gifts he had chosen to give me, I had spent almost nothing on the credit card he gave me over the years.Twenty dollars.That was it.And even that had happened only once.
He Called Me a Gold Digger, But I’m the Billionaire Heiress Chapter 5
The entire yacht fell silent.The only sound was the waves striking the hull in the darkness.The man who had spoken stood at the center of the upper deck before slowly making his way down the stairs.His custom-tailored suit was understated, but there was nothing understated about his presence.And the six bodyguards in black following behind him made it impossible to mistake who he was.Almost everyone on board recognized him immediately.Adrian Calloway.The heir to the Calloway family.The man who had just returned from overseas after leading a massive series of acquisitions and building a business empire worth billions.The lazy indifference on Xander’s face vanished instantly.He straightened in his seat without even realizing it.Mr. Carter, who had been drunk and spewing filthy insults only moments ago, seemed to sober up on the spot.He hurried forward, stumbling over his words.“M-Mr. Calloway. I didn’t know you were coming tonight.”He forced an uneasy laugh.
He Called Me a Gold Digger, But I’m the Billionaire Heiress Chapter 4
Word that Xander and I had officially broken up spread quickly.People in our social circle were always quick to take sides.Once word got around that Xander had made his position clear, several major sponsors that had been working with the orchestra pulled their funding overnight.Our tour was suspended indefinitely.Our theater was shut down.Even our private performances and corporate bookings began falling through one after another.I tried reaching out to investors I had known before.But the moment they heard my name, they would make some vague excuse and quickly end the call.No one was willing to offend the Shaw family for my sake.Of course, there were still a few wealthy heirs bold enough to pursue me.But Vanessa seemed determined to make my life miserable.Almost every day, she would find some way to mock me in public or post some thinly veiled insult on social media.She called me a fake princess.A gold digger who had finally been exposed.She even demanded
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