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Chapter 13

Penulis: Authoress Zena
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Emma couldn’t really work. She was trying to recall the woman’s face again but all she could see was brown hair and then the gushing flow of water. It irritated her to no end.

The day had been an entire roller coaster, perhaps it was time for her to head to the Dales’ home to rest. Unfortunately she couldn’t just leave yet, Eliana would think she was a lazy brat that couldn’t even withstand the stress of the company, even though she closed the deal for them.

The memory had really drained a lot from her though, would Eliana understand if she told her she got a flashback? She groaned, putting her head on her desk, supporting it with one hand while tapping her lap with her index finger of the other hand.

Her door flung open again. She had a split flash of thought where she felt like she should barricade her door, but she quickly shut it down. This wasn’t her company.

She raised her head, ready to level Lily with a glare, only to find that it wasn’t Lily. It was a tall man with dark brow
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    Vanessa didn’t bother knocking before walking into Ross’s office, the click of her heels announcing her arrival before her voice did. She knew that sound carried power, sharp, confident, impossible to ignore, and she let each step linger before she stopped beside his desk.She learnt it all from watching Eliana.“You know, Ross,” she said, tilting her head just so, her perfectly styled hair catching the light, “for someone who’s supposed to be preparing for the annual company summit, you seem awfully… distracted.”Ross didn’t look up. His pen moved over the paper in crisp strokes, the only sound in the room besides the hum of the air conditioner.“I don’t have time for small talk, Vanessa,” he said, his tone clipped.“Oh, this isn’t small talk,” she replied lightly, leaning one palm against the polished edge of his desk, letting her perfume drift just close enough to register. “It’s… concern.”His eyes flicked up briefly, unreadable. “Concern about what?”Her lips curved into a sympa

  • The Heiress Curse; Reborn For A Cause    Chapter 25

    Emma was still thinking about the boardroom long after she left it. Her head was pounding, not from the noise, but from the sheer absurdity of the day. She had just wrapped up a pitch and was supposed to feel good about it, but instead, she was left standing there while a grown man acted like an idiot with decades of repressed resentment.She’d dealt with rich assholes before somehow, she could feel it, but never ones who had a personal vendetta against the CEO.The elevator ride down to the lobby felt longer than usual. People stared at her – or maybe she was just paranoid. She couldn’t shake Matthew’s frantic eyes from her mind, the way his hands had gripped her arms too tight. She’d seen that kind of fake concern before: in men who wanted to “save” you from a problem they created in the first place.By the time she reached the parking lot, her phone buzzed. It was a text from Eliana.“We need to talk. Tonight. At home.”Emma stared at the screen. No 'Hello' or 'good job on sealing

  • The Heiress Curse; Reborn For A Cause    Chapter 24

    Matthew’s head whipped to the side as the resounding crack echoed in the mostly empty boardroom. He heard Emma’s gasp, but not much else. It felt like his head was full of static.He had been slapped.Ross had slapped him. Ross had slapped his childhood friend on the face, in front of Emma. Matthew gritted his teeth, suppressing the burning rage inside of him. He couldn’t take Ross head on.Ross had always been bigger, stronger and faster, while Matthew remained the smarter, more slippery one of the duo. If he retaliated rashly, Ross would win, and Emma would never see him the same again.Matthew refused to let that happen. If Ross was going to humiliate him in front of the woman he was going to eventually own, then Matthew would do his best to return the humiliation in the way he knew best and bait him into his downfall.“Did you just hit me? Are you that brash? Unable to use your words instead of your fists?”, he asked, his voice low and disappointed, like he had caught Ross stealin

  • The Heiress Curse; Reborn For A Cause    Chapter 23

    Emma took her seat, next to him, because of course the universe had it out for her. Matthew didn’t look at her when she sat down, which was somehow worse. Like he was letting her stew in the fact that he’d gotten here first like some smug little strategy troll.She exhaled sharply through her nose and straightened her posture. Her notes were in front of her. Her brain was full of intelligent things. She was ready. This meeting was not about Matthew. She looked at Ross subtly and drew strength from his imposing figure.Mr. Desmond, the very old, very rich, and very fun investor for the G-Apex project, sitting at the head of the long glass table, clicked his pen once and leaned slightly forward. “We’ve reviewed your proposal and invested. There was clear foresight, and above all, the revision to the G Apex clause was clean.”Emma nodded slightly, trying to keep her expression neutral. Her stomach was clawing up into her throat. She could feel Ross’s gaze across the table, but she didn’

  • The Heiress Curse; Reborn For A Cause    Chapter 22

    Emma typed like her fingers were on fire, she hadn’t written a full page out of the ten page correction for the clause Meredith asked her to look over and she only had an hour more till the meeting. She would have blamed herself but there was somebody much easier to blame.It was all Matthew’s fault. The man barged into her office again and sat down like he owned her seat. “I’m fine, thanks for asking”, he said.She didn’t even care about him but he was shedding all his self respect solely for the purpose of bugging and bothering her. She didn’t know Vanessa had told him, but she didn’t think she deserved this kind of torture no matter what it is she did, even if it was to Vanessa.“I didn’t ask”, she replied. He went silent for a while as Emma continued typing and Emma had foolishly hoped it was because he was sufficiently embarrassed, but judging by the way he was still in her office, he was not embarrassed at all. He just continued prattling on about things that sounded like wor

  • The Heiress Curse; Reborn For A Cause    Chapter 21

    “Auntie,” Vanessa repeated with a flutter of her lashes, her tone slipping into the perfect point between gentle concern and barely disguised flattery. “I didn’t want to take too much of your time, but I… well, I had a few things I needed to discuss. Delicate things.”Eliana didn’t roll her eyes, but it was a battle. Her expression remained pleasant, though it was tight enough to cut glass.Vanessa pressed her knees together and leaned in just slightly, tilting her head like a sympathetic dove. “I know it’s not my place to talk about the matters of your family, but I hope you’ll forgive me for bringing up something that’s been weighing on me.”"Here we go", Eliana thought, folding her hands neatly on her lap. She had seen this kind of slow circling behavior too many times. Vanessa was a smart girl who had mastered the art of talking sideways.“Speak.”Vanessa lowered her eyes modestly. “It’s about Emma.”Eliana’s fingers twitched. Of course it was.She’d known the moment she saw Vane

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