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The Heiress's Gold-Digger

The Heiress's Gold-Digger

Short Story · Romance
By:  Beloved FarewellCompleted
Language: English
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Winning Back the Husband

Tragic Love

Plot Twists

Childhood Sweethearts

Bias

Independence

Regret

My girlfriend is the true heiress of a wealthy family, yet she suffers from severe paranoia. She's convinced that everyone is out to exploit her. She never believed in my love. In her eyes, I stayed with her only for status and money. To prove my sincerity, during our seven years together, I never spent a single cent of hers. I handed over every paycheck I earned. As for myself, I couldn't even afford a few dollars for a taxi. Every day, I walked five kilometers to work. Then one day, my mother was in a sudden car accident. The doctor called and told me to come see her for the last time. The hospital was thirty kilometers away. There was no way I could make it on foot in time. Left with no choice, I asked my girlfriend to transfer me thirty dollars for a taxi. She flew into a rage. "Simon, thirty dollars is your entire monthly living expense. How dare you ask me for that much all at once? I almost believed your feelings were genuine. But now I see—you're no different from those gold-diggers!" In the end, I never made it to see my mother one last time. When I returned home in a daze, I found my girlfriend throwing a birthday party for her childhood sweetheart. He was wearing the latest luxury watch, his face full of smug pride. "This is the one you bought at an overseas auction, right? Worth thirty million," he said. "You wouldn't even give Simon thirty dollars for a taxi. You're really generous with me." My girlfriend smiled indulgently. "It's only thirty million. It's not like I can't afford it. "Besides, how could Simon ever compare to you? Today, he dares to ask me for thirty. Tomorrow, he'll dare to ask me for thirty thousand. "I've always known it. He's been with me just to take my money." I stood there, frozen, my heart sinking into the abyss. 'It's fine. I don't want her money anymore. And I don't want her, either.'

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Chapter 1

Chapter 1

I pushed the door open, and the noise inside the room came to an abrupt halt.

Seeing my pale face, Claire Musk looked annoyed.

"So what if I didn't give you thirty dollars? Who are you trying to scare with that expression, like you're attending a funeral? You're just like those gold-diggers—reeking of greed and utterly vulgar!"

Hearing these insults with my own ears, I felt nothing at all. Not anger. Not sorrow. Not even disappointment.

When Claire walked toward me, I calmly took a step back—avoiding the nauseating scent clinging to her, a mixture that clearly belonged to another man.

Noticing my movement, she let out a mocking laugh.

"What? I say a couple of words, and now you're throwing a tantrum?

"Today is Justin's birthday. If you won't celebrate with us, fine—but do you have to look so miserable? Do you have any manners at all?

"Enough. I'll give you one more chance. Go apologize to Justin right now."

I looked at her matter-of-fact expression, and my chest tightened with both coldness and anger.

"Apologize? For what? This is my home—what manners do I owe anyone here? And as for Justin, he's an outsider. Why does he have to hold his birthday party here, of all places? This is trespassing!"

Claire froze. She clearly hadn't expected me—who had always obeyed her without question—to talk back.

Embarrassed and furious, she raised her hand and slapped me hard across the face.

She was about to start yelling when Justin Miller stepped in with a show of false concern.

"Alright, Clairebear. Simon probably didn't mean it. After all, he asked you for thirty dollars today and didn't get it. It's normal for him to feel upset.

"There's always a gap between poor people and us. You've been together for so many years—surely he must want something from you, right?"

The implication was obvious. Claire's expression darkened immediately.

"Simon, I never thought you were this kind of person. Since you couldn't get money from me directly, you decided to play mind games, is that it?

"Forget it. Today is Justin's birthday, and I don't want to argue with you. Didn't you want thirty dollars? Fine. As long as you apologize, I'll give it to you."

Looking at her condescending stance, I suddenly felt like laughing.

Seven years in love—I had given Claire everything I had.
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9 Chapters
Chapter 1
I pushed the door open, and the noise inside the room came to an abrupt halt.Seeing my pale face, Claire Musk looked annoyed."So what if I didn't give you thirty dollars? Who are you trying to scare with that expression, like you're attending a funeral? You're just like those gold-diggers—reeking of greed and utterly vulgar!"Hearing these insults with my own ears, I felt nothing at all. Not anger. Not sorrow. Not even disappointment.When Claire walked toward me, I calmly took a step back—avoiding the nauseating scent clinging to her, a mixture that clearly belonged to another man.Noticing my movement, she let out a mocking laugh."What? I say a couple of words, and now you're throwing a tantrum?"Today is Justin's birthday. If you won't celebrate with us, fine—but do you have to look so miserable? Do you have any manners at all?"Enough. I'll give you one more chance. Go apologize to Justin right now."I looked at her matter-of-fact expression, and my chest tightened with
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Chapter 2
Yet Claire was willing to give Justin a wristwatch worth thirty million, while refusing to give me even thirty dollars for a taxi.Because of that, I missed my mother's last moments and would carry that regret for the rest of my life.I clenched my fists, forcing down the bitterness in my chest."I don't need your charity. All I want is for you and Justin to get out of my house."Claire stared at me in disbelief, her face twisting with anger."What did you say? You dare tell me to get out? All this over thirty dollars?"I knew it—I was right about you. You're nothing but a gold-digger! The moment you realized you couldn't squeeze money out of me, your attitude changed. Is money all you see?"Justin shot me a mocking glance and spoke up at just the right moment."Simon, how can you treat Clairebear like this? She's the young lady of the Musk family, lowering herself to be with someone like you. You should be grateful and think twice about making her angry. Don't you just want mo
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Chapter 3
"Think whatever you want. I will never give you the apartment. Push me any further, and I'll take you down with me," I said.Claire clearly hadn't expected me to be so unyielding. In fury, she flipped the table over."Simon, you've got some nerve! You poor people really know how to scheme. I must have been blind to fall for you!"Hearing the contempt in her words, I let out a cold laugh."If that's the case, then you might as well be with Justin. In your eyes, he's the one who truly matches you."At that, Claire grabbed my arm. There was anger in her eyes, but also guilt."What nonsense are you talking about? Justin and I are just friends! We were only joking with you. You're the one who took it seriously! And look at this dump of an apartment—so shabby and poor. I wouldn't want it even if you gave it to me for free!"Watching her desperately argue, I suddenly felt sick to my stomach.This was the woman I had loved at all costs for seven years. Only now did I finally see her tr
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Chapter 4
"Want to get back together? Don't even think about it! Even if you knelt down and begged me, I would never take you back!" Claire spat.Sometimes, I truly marveled at Claire—at her boundless confidence and her shamelessness.Not bothering to argue with her any further, I slapped my resignation letter down in front of her."Please sign it, Ms. Musk. Trash like me shouldn't stay in your esteemed company and offend your eyes."…Claire's face changed instantly, her voice turning sharp."You're resigning? Who gave you permission to resign? Simon, I'm warning you—if you keep putting on airs like this, there really will be no chance left between us!"Justin glanced at me with barely concealed glee and spoke in a hypocritical tone."Clairebear, can't you tell? Simon is just throwing a tantrum. Someone who would lie about his own mother dying just for thirty dollars—how could he possibly bear to leave a company with benefits this good? I think he's just playing mind games, forcing you
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Chapter 5
At those words, Claire seemed to be struck by something, freezing in place."What did you say? Simon's mother passed away? No… that can't be true. She was so healthy. How could she—"Before she could finish, it was as if something suddenly occurred to her. She turned to look at me, her voice rough and strained."Simon, when you told me earlier that your mother had been in a car accident… you weren't lying to me? I'm sorry, I… I thought…"Seeing the regret and panic on her face, I gave a cold laugh."You thought? Thought what? That I made up something like this just to scam you out of thirty dollars? Claire, how low do you think I am? So low that I would curse my own mother's life for thirty dollars?"By the end, I could no longer control my emotions. My words burst out like a roar.Claire stared at me in a daze. She stepped forward cautiously, about to say something, when Justin suddenly stopped her."Clairebear, don't fall for it. This is just Simon's trick to play the victim!
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Chapter 6
But such a small request had made Claire's face turn cold at once."Simon, did you do this on purpose? You know perfectly well I don't want to remember those painful things from the past, yet you still ask me to cook for you! What are you really trying to do?"Only then did I realize that what I saw as a warm gesture—a simple birthday cake—was, in her eyes, a form of humiliation.From that day on, I never dared mention cooking again.Later, when Justin was hospitalized with a back injury, Claire canceled all her work just to take care of him.She even willingly stepped into the kitchen she hated most, spending more than three hours every day preparing nutritious meals for him.I was both heartbroken and jealous. I had a huge fight with Claire over it.In the end, all I got was her cold stare and one sentence: I hate petty men the most.What was even more ridiculous was that back then, because I loved her so deeply, even knowing she cared more about another man than about me, I
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Chapter 7
I laughed in anger. No wonder Justin had acted so generous when he returned the card to me.He thought I was still the same Simon who loved Claire so deeply—someone who, even knowing about the dirty tricks he pulled behind my back, would let it go for her sake.But this time, I didn't just want him to pay the price. I wanted Claire—the woman who had betrayed me—to pay it too.So I immediately contacted a junior from my university days, someone I had always been on good terms with.She was now a well-known lawyer in the capital, with a law firm of her own.I told her everything—my history with Claire and Justin, every grievance and betrayal. After listening in silence for a long time, she finally said in a firm, confident voice, "Don't worry, Simon. I'll help you get back everything that belongs to you."She then acted as my attorney and formally sued Claire and Justin.The legal process went even more smoothly than I had expected.The court ruled that Claire must return all the
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Chapter 8
"Shut up! Justin, you still have the nerve to ask me to help you? Look at what you've done!"You knew perfectly well that the money in that card was money Simon saved up to marry me, yet you deliberately tricked it out of my hands and even squandered it without my permission!"Who gave you the guts? Who allowed you to do that?"Justin had never seen Claire look so cold and ruthless. He was so frightened that he barely dared to speak, stammering,"Clairebear, it's not like that. Listen to my explanation…"He thought he could, as before, come up with some excuse and make Claire soften.But this time, no matter how he begged, it was useless.Claire looked at him icily."I won't help you repay that money. I've already hurt Simon too many times. This time, I absolutely cannot wrong him again. And you've framed Simon again and again in the past, deliberately driving a wedge between us. I won't just let that go."From today on, I don't care what method you use—go and apologize to Sim
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Chapter 9
"I know everything that happened before was my fault. I'm sorry. I'll apologize to you, and I'll make Justin apologize too. Please don't leave me, okay?"As soon as Claire finished speaking, she called Justin over from where he had been standing by the door and coldly ordered him to kneel.Justin looked at Claire pleadingly, but all he received in return was her icy stare.In the end, he had no choice but to bend his knees and kneel in front of me.I watched the scene with cold indifference and found it painfully ironic.Once upon a time, Claire had forced me to apologize to Justin in the same way. She hadn't made me kneel, but she had crushed my pride all the same, leaving me in agony.Now that the situation had reversed, I felt no urge to laugh.Perhaps in Claire's eyes, none of us ever had any dignity—we were nothing more than toys she could manipulate at will.It wasn't that she didn't love me. But that love was born of guilt and of her fear of losing me.And someday, ther
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