CEO Wants Me: Heiress Has Risen Again! のすべてのチャプター: チャプター 81 - チャプター 90

Ginny's POV “What?!” Kevin's voice got higher in disbelief, “She said something like that?!” I nodded, squeezing my hands together, “Actually… I think that she's just trying to get you back and is obsessed with you, that's why she's trying any means possible in order to make you go to her, even if it means evicting you out of the house. When you thanked her for buying that house, you don't know how happy she was that you even spoke to her. How is it possible that she suddenly wants to send you away? She's been acting really weird these days, I think someone is advising her wrongly.” I dropped my voice to a whisper. Kevin didn't know about Alaric yet and I was intending on keeping it that way until I can no longer hide it. For now, I just have to make Kevin make Rhea act like a fool again. Her attitude was starting to make me mad! How could she frame me for pushing me down the stairs when she had fallen down on her own?! Not just that, she also dared to let me stay in that dirt

Rhea’s POV Rachel looked like she’d swallowed her own tongue, and Howard stared at Ginny like she had lost her mind, “Ginny, what are you saying? It’s your birthday soon, we have to…” “Think about it.” Ginny said softly, walking around the table until she was standing beside me, her back to the others, her face turned slightly so I could see the faint curve of her lips, “ If the spotlight is as big as my sister wants it to be, it would serve a purpose. As she is taking over the company now, the family has to show that they support her so things would go correctly. Since Rhea has already rented the venue, we have to match her wishes. It would give the family a bad name if we suddenly back out now so please don’t worry about me or my party, right now, Rhea’s plans are more important than mine.” “And besides,” Ginny continued, turning to the others again with that sickly sweet smile she wore so well, “It’ll give the shareholders something to talk about, something flashy. And that

Alaric’s POV The name made my stomach tighten with immediate distaste. Of all people. “Ginny Thorne?” I repeated, my voice low and sharp. Anna nodded slowly, clearly sensing the storm brewing beneath my calm expression. I had no patience for Ginny, or her dramatics. I leaned forward, clasping my hands together on the desk. “Tell her I’m not available. And under no circumstances is she to be let in here.” Anna blinked, startled, then quickly bowed her head and stepped back out, closing the door softly behind her. I leaned back again, sighing and pinching the bridge of my nose. Ginny. That woman always showed up like a weed you thought you'd pulled out by the root, only to find it sprouting again when you least needed the distraction. A few minutes passed. I tried to return to the documents in front of me, but my eyes weren’t really reading. My mind was already focused on Rhea, on how she would be waiting for me back at the estate. I wanted to see her face, to hold her hand, to he

Alaric's POV “Oh! Thank you, Alaric! Thank you so much! I promise I won't let you down.” Her eyes were literally gleaming now, “I'll try to talk to Rhea not to say those mean things about you. Even if it's just a rumour, if it gets spread, it can damage your reputation and your company. Even though my sister is taking over my father's company, she doesn't even know a thing about it. I'm concerned about her…” She trailed off, glanced at me and spoke again. “But I'm sure you'll help her, right Alaric?!” I cringed at the way she called my name and was speaking. Like a child. Right now, strangling her so her voice box could be damaged was at the top of my list. She was really grating on my nerves. “Of course. I'll help her in your account. Seeing how nice you are to your sister even though she said all those things makes me understand that maybe she's the issue.” Saying these stuff made me want to slam my head on the wall but, I just had to. “I'm glad you recognise my efforts, A

Rhea's POV I turned slowly, biting the inside of my cheek to keep from grinning like a devil. His back was to me, head tilted as he drank from the bottle of water, his throat bobbing with each gulp. He looked flushed. Not from the heat, but from me. The thought alone made my entire body tingle. I stepped forward, as light as a breeze, until I was behind him. My fingers grazed his lower back through the thin material of his shirt, then danced lightly up along his spine. He choked. The water sputtered from the bottle, splashing straight forward and I gasped as the cold liquid hit me square on the chest. Right. On. The. Shirt. “Shit!” Alaric spun around, eyes wide with horror, “Rhea, I’m so sorry. I didn’t mean to… I just… Are you…” The cold had hit me like a slap, but the sensation was nothing compared to the heat rushing through my body when I saw the way his gaze dropped. The wet fabric clung to me now, transparent, molded to every dip and swell of my body. I could see the exa