บททั้งหมดของ CEO Wants Me: Heiress Has Risen Again!: บทที่ 121 - บทที่ 130

Rhea's POV My arms were still crossed. My glare was sharp enough to cut glass. “Rhea,” Alaric said, instantly flinching, and then, God help him, he laughed nervously. He laughed. I nearly lunged for another bookend. “I can explain.” He added quickly, holding up both hands like he was being arrested, “Just before you throw anything else, please let me explain.” “Oh, you better start right now, Alaric Vale.” I snapped, stalking toward him like a woman possessed.l, “Because I just walked into our house, excited to see you, only to be greeted by a feral teenager and a man making himself a snack in my kitchen like he pays rent here.” Alaric placed his hands gently on my shoulders and leaned down ever so slightly, “Okay. Okay. Deep breath. I deserved that.” I narrowed my eyes, “You deserved worse.” “Fair.” He nodded solemnly, “Very fair.” “Start talking.” He sighed and gently guided me to the side of the foyer, away from earshot of the others. His hand lingered on my arm, perhaps

Rhea's Pov “It was this much?” I asked, my voice trembling despite how hard I tried to steady it. “Mhm.” He nodded, tossing his shirt to the side like it didn’t matter, “Like I said before, I was locked up and treated like a blood bank for some of the men who were injured and even beaten. Sometimes they’d throw food into the cage... like I was a dog.” His voice was eerily calm. Detached. “And… they made you eat dog food?” My stomach turned at the image. He nodded, “Sometimes. Other times nothing at all. Depends on their mood. I don't really know why they hate me so much, but one time, I overheard one of them saying I came from a very rich family who prided themselves on security and someone had paid them to kidnap me. However, the person asked them to do whatever they wanted to do with me. They could even kill me if they wanted. But the Master said that he had other uses for me and since I was still a child, I would fetch him good money when I grew up. He made comments about my f

Rhea's POVEver since we started spending time together after our first meeting, I had noticed a few of Alaric's habits. But the most prominent ones was that he liked to avoid the eyes of whoever he was talking to if he was lying or about to lie which meant, either Alaric was lying about his father wanting to use Laziel or he was about to lie about the reason why his father wants to capture Laziel and it was the latter. So I raised my hands up. “If you can't tell me the truth, then you don't have to. However, you're not going to use that child for wicked deeds, are you? If you are, no matter the relationship between Laziel and I, I won't let you destroy whatever innocence that is left of that child.” The silence that followed my words was heavy. Alaric didn’t speak, he didn’t blink. He just stared at the floor, jaw clenched, brows furrowed, the muscle in his cheek twitching slightly. The quiet stretched so long I started to count the seconds in my head, three, four, five… Stil

Ginny's Pov “I didn't do it! I really didn't do that! Why aren't you believing me?! How many times do you want me to explain myself to you?!” I yelled, my voice echoing in the classroom. My classmates' voices echoed next to my ears, their fingers pointing at me, judging. I had taken a break from school after the whole thing at Rhea's party. Although I knew that the news of what Rhea had accused me of would stay around for a while, I had no idea that it was going to be this bad. “Ginny, when will you stop lying? I've always known that you were such a pretentious bitch. Always acting like she was better than everyone, just like a white lotus. If she did something, she would indirectly pin the blame on someone else or make them do her dirty work for her. I've always disliked her.” A girl named Blair said, crossing her arms. “Right. I've said it since when Ginny became a student in this school that she was very pretentious and from the beginning, Rhea was a victim of hers. Do you

Ginny’s Pov “...” The person at the other end of the phone immediately went quiet, making my heart skip a beat. “Why are you so quiet? What happened?” I questioned, clenching the phone in my palms tightly. I knew that I wasn't going to like whatever he was going to say next, his tone already told me that. “Are you crazy? You want me to go after Rhea Thorne? Do you know who the hell she is?!” He practically yelled, a crash echoing from the other end of the phone. “W… What are you saying?! Rhea is just a bitch who happened to be able to get the company and house that was supposed to belong to me! She's stealing everything away from me! Who the hell is she to make you act like this?! You're a criminal for a reason!” I yelled, my voice trembling. Why did he say this? What the hell did Rhea do? “It doesn't matter. I can't touch Rhea Thorne.” His words were final. I felt my soul leaving my body. “You… You promised that you would do anything to repay me! You promised! How can you go b