All Chapters of His Poor Heiress: Chapter 21 - Chapter 29

Kathleen couldn't believe that two grown men was bawling over her. She was so shocked that she stood there frozen unable to do anything to help or stop it. The fight soon gathered a lot of attention and videoing. By the time the locals decided to step in, Joe has nearly beating the younger man to a pop, but Hector managed to land a few licks.When they were separated Hector had his two eyes swollen shut, his cheeks twice their initial size and blue black. And a cut to his lip.Joe on the other hand got off easy. A minor cut to his lower lip that was bleeding, which caught Kathleen's attention as soon as the two men were pulled apart."You are bleeding!" she cried hurrified, as if Joe was at the point of death from the minor injury on his lip. She hurried towards him to make sure that he was okay, not sparing a glance towards Hector who was moaning from all the hurts his body has been subjected too all because he wanted to have some fun, and unfortunately picked the wrong gal to mess wi

The next morning Kathleen woke up as sunlight streamed in to the room through the windows. The first thing that came to her notice was how sore she. She ached deliciously at places she had forgotten existed for so long.Her awareness of the soreness she was feeling brought to mind everything that happened between her and Joe last night and it filled her with mixed feelings. She wouldn't say she regrets what happened, but the big question now is what happens next?She wasn't sure she was ready to dive into any relationship yet. Her marriage just finished not quite long ago, and she was still recovery from that. Diving into another relationship just fresh from one would be a terrible idea.So what to do?Pretend it didn't happen.While Kathleen's brain was spinning, Joe woke up. He was about to turn and greet the brunette when he felt her tenseness. He could feel his best friend's brain working over time from her side of the bed. Did she regret it. The thought brought pain to Joe's heart

Duke Baldwin hates having his time wasted, and that is what the housekeeper was doing with her chit-chat. He has tons of work in front of him that he would like to finish before the day is over and would love to get back to that. Annoyed, he looked at the woman and waited for her to say why she had interrupted his working hours. His daughter already did that. Lucia felt embarrassed at being chastised like a three-year-old by her employer, but she was used to his abrasive attitude and was only glad that his daughter was back to soften things around the house. The house had been cold for too long. She hid a smile as she remembered how warm and lively the house used to feel when the woman beside her had been around. The woman, as a kid, had been energetic and mischievous, getting into one mischief or the other. Lucia had taken the girl as a daughter and had missed her dreadfully since her absence. Just like the woman to devise such an odd idea like disguising herself as someone poor to

Kathleen barely tasted the toast that was served this morning. She managed a few bites and a cup of coffee before she practically ran from the room. She didn’t run far enough before that, which she tried to avoid, followed her to the corridor. “Kathleen, wait!” Joe screamed after the brunette. Of course, Kathleen ignored him. The last thing she wanted to do was speak to her best friend or, worse, have her father catch them talking. Joe sighed in frustration when the brunette ignored his call. He hurried to catch on before the blonde leaves. He needed them to talk. This coldness between them is making him restless. For years, they have been separate from each other. Oh, how he had missed the brunette and burned with jealousy at another man touching what belonged to him, but he did nothing because he had believed Kathleen didn’t feel the same way as he did, but that night at the hotel told him differently. There is something between them. They have passed off their