Lahat ng Kabanata ng CEO Wants Me: Heiress Has Risen Again!: Kabanata 461 - Kabanata 470

Rhea's Pov Jeremy didn’t even flinch at my tone. If anything, my coldness seemed to egg him on. He stayed there, practically groveling at my feet, his flamboyant silk shirt bunching up as he ignored the gravel biting into his knees. I don't even know how he was able to ignore the texture of the gravel under his knees. "I am the heir to the Giovanni fortune!" he declared, his voice rising in a pitch of manic desperation. "I can give you worlds! I can give you everything those other men can't give you! I love you! I’ve loved you since the moment you insulted my family’s intelligence!""Other men?" I repeated, it took all of my self control for my jaw not to drop to the ground. I stared down at him, my expression shifting from shock to a dry, weary amusement. "First of all," I said, my voice dripping with sarcasm, "I'm happily married. Second of all, I don't need 'everything' from you because I already have everything I could ever want. And third? You're literally kneeling in dirt. G

Rhea's Pov. Three ink-black SUVs tore through the gates as they skidded to a halt right behind our car. Then the doors opened and all eyes turned to stare at them. The first ones to come out were Nathan and Xander. They were both dressed in black, like bodyguard and although they were both handsome, the next person who came out actually made my heart almost stop. Alaric stepped out and he was dressed in all black, a custom-tailored silk shirt unbuttoned just enough to show the hollow of his throat, and trousers that made him look a mile tall. He moved with a predatory grace that made my heart do a clumsy somersault. Honestly, he was oozing sexiness. There was something about Alaric in "work mode" that made my knees feel like jelly. He didn't look at the mansion. He didn't look at Monte. His eyes, dark and intense, found me instantly. He walked straight over, his boots clicking rhythmically on the stone. Without a word, he wrapped a firm arm around my waist, pulling me so close I c

Rhea's Pov "Get out of my way!" Laziel finished, his eyes flashing slightly. The silence that followed Laziel’s angry yell was deadly quiet. Even the wind seemed to stop at this very moment. Monte looked like he’d been turned to stone, his mouth hanging open, his eyes darting between the guards who had lowered their weapons and the nephew he had tried so hard to erase. Jeremy, meanwhile, looked like he was trying to physically shrink into the body of the car behind him. Beside me, I felt a shift in the air. Alaric’s hand, which had been resting possessively on my waist, slid down to catch my palm. He interlaced our fingers, he didn't say a word, but he didn't have to. He took a long, deliberate step forward, positioning us directly behind Laziel’s left shoulder. It was a silent, lethal declaration of war. By standing there, Alaric wasn’t just a witness; he was the muscle. He was telling every person in this courtyard that if they touched Laziel, they were declaring war on the Va

Rhea's Pov Laziel stepped into the center of the room, his still growing body stood quite tall at this moment and it was undeniable that he had grown into a strong teen who was now capable of doing whatever he wanted. "Look at him," Laziel pointed back at Monte. "And then look at me. If you do not stand behind his words, if you do not agree that a liar should pick your next head, then he has no power to stop me. He has no right to bar me from the succession. I am a son of this house, returned from the grave to find my father’s honor being sold for scrap. I am claiming my right to challenge for the seat. The power lies in your hands to also select a ruler. You are all kingmakers here and no one has ever been left out. So, everyone, make your choice. Monte, or me.” The clan members weren't looking at Monte anymore; they were looking at Laziel. "He's right," a voice called out from the back. It was one of the younger men, a man whose face was mapped with scars. "We were told t

Rhea's Pov Alaric raised an eyebrow, a small, mischievous smirk playing on his lips despite the gravity of the situation. "And you, Nathan? I assume you had to look at these photos for... research purposes and not because you have a bunch of other thoughts in mind?" Nathan’s face turned a brilliant shade of crimson. "I had to! I spent three hours staring at those pictures, comparing them to the medical records I swiped from their respective doctor’s private server. I made such a sacrifice and what are the both of you talking about?!" I couldn't help it. A small laugh escaped me. "Three hours, Nathan? That’s a lot of time to spend looking at another man's body. I didn't know you were so... dedicated to a job like this? Very impressive." "I am fully straight, if that's what you're trying to imply!" Nathan snapped, though his blushing intensified. "I am not gay, I am not bi, I am just a very thorough investigator who now knows more about Jace’s anatomy than I ever cared to know."