All Chapters of The Heiress Reborn: Chapter 101 - Chapter 105

Jackie and Marian returned home in embarrassment.Their shoes barely made a sound on the marble floors of the Torres estate, but the silence between them was deafening. The evening had been a disaster. Not only had they failed to secure the engagement between Marian and Brady Cruz—a match they had been carefully orchestrating for months—but they had also managed to further fracture the already fragile relationship between the Torres and Cruz families.As soon as they stepped into the grand living room, they were greeted by Liza Torres, Blake’s formidable grandmother. Seated like a queen on her high-backed chair, Liza’s posture was rigid, her hands clasped tightly around the knob of her carved cane. Her silver hair was pulled back into a severe bun, and despite her age, her sharp eyes missed nothing."You two are fit for nothing," Liza barked, her voice cold and cutting. "It was a simple matter. You couldn’t even handle that!"

Liza was afraid that Eva would go back on her word. She had seen that uncertain flicker in her eyes — the hesitation, the internal war. And she knew Eva too well. If given another second, she might snatch everything back and claim it all for herself. Without a second thought, Liza lunged forward, her hand darting toward the pile of boxes stacked neatly in the delivery man's arms.“Give them to me right now!” she barked, her voice sharp with desperation.Eva took a startled step back. Her lips parted as if to protest, but no words came out. Maybe she didn’t expect Liza to act so quickly. Maybe she thought she still had control.The delivery man froze, caught between the two women like a child between feuding parents. His eyes darted from one face to the other, unsure whom to believe. The tension in the air was thick — almost tangible — and it made his skin crawl. He clutched the parcels uncertainly, scanning the names again.“These were sent by... Blake, right?” he asked, mostly to him

Liza returned, struggling under the weight of several packages. She set them down on the coffee table with a huff, wiping the sweat from her brow.Blake’s expression shifted instantly. His sharp gaze locked onto the familiar wrapping, the distinctive embossed logos, and the handwritten foreign addresses.His jaw tightened.“Grandma, these are the gifts I sent to Eva,” he said coldly, stepping forward. “Why are you with them?”Liza froze for only a heartbeat before forcing a casual laugh. “Oh, these? I just… helped her keep them safe. You know how deliveries can be—sometimes they end up at the wrong address.”“Wrong address?” Blake’s voice was icy. “Then why are they all unopened? And why were they in your room?”Despite being caught red-handed, Liza straightened her back, her tone dripping with self-righteousness. “I was only protecting you, Blake. That woman doesn’t deserve these. Who knows if she’s just pretending to be dignified while taking advantage of you? I was doing you a favo