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Her Halo Was My Money
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The student I once sponsored, Lillian Pegg, jacked my identity, slapped on the "rich heiress" title, and started tossing out houses and cars like she was some fairy godmother for "underprivileged" students. Her big mission? Making sure everyone had a roof over their head. My in-laws? Wrapped around her finger. They swore up and down she'd saved their lives. Even Liam—my son with my late husband—acted like she was the only mom he'd ever had. Meanwhile, I was puking blood from ulcers, and everyone treated it like a bad improv act. Liam bought every word out of her mouth. Thought she and my husband were some kind of twin-flame couple and labeled me the evil baby snatcher. Fast-forward: I got locked in a bedroom and left to bleed out. Then I woke up. It was the exact day Lillian was playing Santa Claus. The crowd around her practically worshipped her. "You're the kindest boss in the world! You care about our food, clothes, housing, everything. We'll support you and your company forever!" Yeah, not on my watch. I shut down all her privileges right then and there. This time? Lillian and that backstabbing son of mine were gonna eat regret for the rest of their lives.
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Her Halo Was My Money Chapter 11
When she saw me, she actually tried to play it cool."Clara, I know I messed up. It was a joke! We're basically sisters—how could I ever hurt you? You've just seemed down, and I wanted to make you laugh."I let out a snort. Seriously? That was her play?I said nothing, and she started freaking out, thrashing like a maniac."Clara! Clara Quinton! You can't do this! I was there for you—how can you betray me?"Didn't matter how loud she got. The law wasn't picking sides today. Bobby and Whitney weren't slipping through, either.The cops wrapped up fast, and I handed over every last piece of proof.Lillian ended up nailed for illegal detention, embezzlement, and a bunch of other charges. Seven years, no bail, and the cops cleaned out every cent of her dirty money.Bobby and Whitney? Accomplices. Three years each. No surprise there.Liam got off easy—too young to charge, even though he knew and kept quiet. But with his whole safety net behind bars, he was losing it.So when he sto
Her Halo Was My Money Chapter 10
Lillian barged in the next morning, practically foaming at the mouth. She slammed the share transfer papers down.I didn't budge.Cue Bobby and Whitney storming in. Suddenly, I was boxed in. Liam just stood there, all chill like holding me down to sign was totally normal.I shot them a look. "There's only so much pie. Even if I sign, how're you planning to slice it? Who's getting the fat piece, and who's stuck with crumbs?"Whitney rolled her eyes. "Obviously us. It's our family's to begin with. Duh. Just sign already and quit stalling!"Lillian flinched—barely— but yeah, I caught that. She'd plotted too long to let anyone else grab the biggest piece.Still, she kept that fake smile glued on and tried to reel the convo back to getting my signature.No way was I giving in, but with all of them breathing down my neck, I threw them a bone—said I'd "think about it."By afternoon? Full-blown screaming match.Sounded like Lillian had pulled a fast one and snatched their shares behin
Her Halo Was My Money Chapter 9
Good thing I was already two steps ahead. If Alex couldn't reach me, he'd call the cops.I'd also stashed backup phones in the bedroom in case she snatched the main one.Yeah, I could've escaped. But to actually nail her, the report had to hit within 24 hours.So I stayed. Played the long game. Let her dig her own grave.The door creaked. Lillian strolled in, slow and smug.Finally dropped the fake halo and showed up like the villain she really was."If you behave, I might let you live long enough to die of old age."Cute. Real generous of her.Even if I'd been totally clueless, they still would've wiped me out. Just like last time—erase, delete, gone.Lillian cracked up, loud and unhinged. "You did this to yourself! Rot here! Everything you had? Mine now!"In my last life, I never got why Bobby and Whitney backed her. She might've "saved" them, sure, but I was their son's wife. That used to mean something, right?Apparently not.And her whole sob-story spin? Please. They'd
Her Halo Was My Money Chapter 8
Whitney kept moaning like she was on her deathbed while Bobby played the dutiful husband, helping her into a room to "rest."I turned to Lillian.She flashed a sheepish smile—nervous, obviously scared I'd cut her off from the company."C-Clara, you're still recovering! Don't push yourself too hard," she said, all sweet and shaky. "Let me handle things a little longer. And those students? I had no idea they were throwing my name around. I'm so sorry for that."She gave me this gentle, concerned look.I nodded like she'd won me over. "Then make sure you manage the company properly."If she wasn't ready to back off, great. That just made it easier to catch her slipping.I didn't have every dirty detail from her time at Vectorial Corp yet, but if she tried anything now? We'd nail her.She knew I was coming for control, and no way was she going down without pulling something shady.But I had people inside. She'd get caught in real time—no more comebacks, no more second chances.I
Her Halo Was My Money Chapter 5
The crowd got loud, rallying around Lillian like she was some martyr.One of her so-called underprivileged students lunged at me, all worked up.I sidestepped and let him fly straight into her.Lillian yelped as she hit the floor. Liam scrambled to help her up, all panicked.She shot the guy a g
Her Halo Was My Money Chapter 4
"That's the sponsored student Ms. Pegg helped, right? I heard Mr. Melville mention her.""Huh? She really doesn't know her place. Showing up just to stir drama at Ms. Pegg's company?""Exactly. Gross. She's a grown woman still begging for money—no shame, no gratitude."The stares turned sharp. Ev
Her Halo Was My Money Chapter 3
I drummed my fingers on the desk. A second later, the door slammed open.Lillian barged in, fake smile long gone. "Clara Quinton, why'd you freeze my card? The TV reporters are still outside! Are you trying to tank Vectorial Corp's rep?"I've worked my butt off to build this image, and now you're
Her Halo Was My Money Chapter 2
The day I buried Arthur, I was barely holding it together.Lillian showed up just in time, stepping in to handle everything.That night, I found her crying alone. When I asked why, she finally cracked—said her husband had just beaten her.The bruises were everywhere. I teared up just looking at h
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