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Chapter 9

Author: Mountain
I heard that when Oliver got home and Mia found out he'd handed over his seal for good, she threw a huge fit.

Shut away in their room, she had her first real screaming match with Oliver.

"You're just going to accept this?

"You spent ten years building this, and now you're throwing it all away?"

Oliver's reply was short.

"It was never mine."

Mia went completely quiet.

After a while, she spoke again, her voice low.

"You didn't even ask me."

Oliver looked at her for a long moment before he answered
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  • I'm the Don's Heir, and They Want Me to Sign Over Everything   Chapter 9

    I heard that when Oliver got home and Mia found out he'd handed over his seal for good, she threw a huge fit.Shut away in their room, she had her first real screaming match with Oliver."You're just going to accept this?"You spent ten years building this, and now you're throwing it all away?"Oliver's reply was short."It was never mine."Mia went completely quiet.After a while, she spoke again, her voice low."You didn't even ask me."Oliver looked at her for a long moment before he answered."You sold those three casinos dirt cheap."And while I was out working, you went behind my back and made trouble for Sofia."Did you ask me about any of that? Were you really thinking about me?"Neither of them said another word.That night she sat alone on the porch until the early hours.First thing the next morning, she packed her things and went back to the Nolan family.Before she left, she came to see me once.She stood at the gate of the estate, looking much worse than when she'd first

  • I'm the Don's Heir, and They Want Me to Sign Over Everything   Chapter 8

    Three days later, Oliver came to see me alone.This time, Mia didn't come with him.He didn't bring a contract or a ledger.He just sat across from me and didn't say anything for a long time.In the end, I was the one who spoke first."What do you want to ask?"Oliver stared at the golden lion seal on the table, his voice quiet and uncertain."So what was I, all those ten years?"That caught me off guard for a second."You were the Norman family's advisor."He gave a crooked, bitter smile."The one-year-at-a-time kind?""Right."Oliver closed his eyes."But back then, the Don told me flat out that it was just a ceremony I had to go through with you every year."I thought about it and remembered what the Don had said."He wasn't wrong."Oliver looked up."What do you mean?""For me, it really was just a ceremony."Because I wanted you as my advisor every year for ten years."He froze.I slid the old records across the table to him. Augie had brought them over.Every year after the annua

  • I'm the Don's Heir, and They Want Me to Sign Over Everything   Chapter 7

    After the annual meeting, once most of the crowd in the main hall had cleared out, Oliver called me into a side room."Sofia, let's talk. Just us."I didn't say no.Ten years together was worth at least one conversation.Oliver closed the door and got straight to the point."I misunderstood the Norman family's rules before. But replacing me now might not be the smart move."That made a lot more sense than Mia's ranting.I nodded for him to go on.Oliver leaned back against the wall, his face serious."I built the dock union myself."Our contacts on the Balkan route only honor the prices I negotiate, and many of our managers have worked under me for at least eight years."You can declare my seal invalid today."He paused, a note of confidence in his voice."But loyalty isn't something a seal can replace."I gave a small nod."Fair enough. What do you want?"Oliver looked at me, sincere but still a little proud."Renew my appointment for another year, like always. We can forget about the

  • I'm the Don's Heir, and They Want Me to Sign Over Everything   Chapter 6

    Mia was the first to lose her composure."What's there to go through? Oliver has been in charge for ten years. When has anything ever gone wrong?"I nodded."So first, we'll give him credit for his work. Then we'll settle accounts with you both for what you've done these past few days."Oliver looked up at me and straightened his back."Sofia, my conscience is clear.""Good."I had Augie open last year's master ledger.Credit where it was due: Oliver had never cooked the books.Last year, the family's net profit was ten percent higher than the year before.He was the one who'd secured the Balkan arms supply line. He'd cleaned up after the shooting at the port, and he'd settled a few old business debts himself.I closed the first volume."Oliver served the family well. By the rules, he gets every cent of his share and his year-end bonus."Mia seized on that."You hear that? The Norman family makes this kind of money because of Oliver, doesn't it?"I looked at her."And?"That shut her u

  • I'm the Don's Heir, and They Want Me to Sign Over Everything   Chapter 5

    When everyone in the hall saw that, they quietly set down their glasses.Nobody dared move. The room fell silent.Oliver stared at me in disbelief."Sofia."He'd been silent for a long while before he finally said it, his voice lower than usual."Stop this. The family's managers are all watching."Stamp it with the golden lion seal, and I'll pretend this never happened."I let my gaze travel over every face in the room.Mia slammed her palm on the table."Just because I lectured you a little the other day? You had to make a scene at the annual meeting?"Oliver has run the Norman family for ten years. He's handled the docks, the trade association, and the underground casinos himself. The people in this family have long since accepted him. And now you suddenly refuse to stamp it? You really think they'll go along with that?"She wasn't wrong about that.Oliver hadn't held on to his position just because of the Norman name.For ten years, he'd kept the docks running without a hitch, and w

  • I'm the Don's Heir, and They Want Me to Sign Over Everything   Chapter 4

    Mia thought she'd already won.The next day, she sent people to headquarters to collect the safe house network keys, the offshore account keys, and the informant list, saying she'd keep them safe for me.The butler didn't dare cross her, but behind her back, he quietly brought everything to me.I barely glanced at them. "Give them to her."The butler panicked. "Princess, these are family secrets."I shook my head. "Give her the fake set. And make sure you tell her that if anything goes wrong, Oliver takes full responsibility."The butler was taken aback for a second, then said, "Understood."The fake set had been prepared in advance to protect the real secrets.Now it was finally coming in handy.That afternoon, Mia sent people to clear out my east-side villa. She said it got plenty of sun and would be perfect for the baby once she and Oliver had one.I watched the servants carry box after box out of the villa. By then, I barely felt anything.Their greed only made it easier for me to

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