Todos os capítulos de The Lost Heiress's Glorious Return: Capítulo 101 - Capítulo 110

ColeI hadn’t expected to say that last part, especially when I knew it wasn’t entirely the truth.I had hurt Yasmin more than anyone could imagine. And if Arlene was truly Yasmin, she would scoff at that word.Which was exactly why I had my eyes glued to her, waiting for some kind of reaction. She didn’t disappoint.The glare she shot me could have burned anyone down. Was this it? Was she revealing herself? Was she Yasmin after all?But then she said something that completely dashed my hopes.“Really?” she asked gently, almost mockingly. “I looked like your wife?”I hadn’t expected that. I had thought she would respond differently; something like, You’re a liar. You did nothing but hurt me, Cole.You can’t stand here pretending to care. But instead, she just looked at me, her expression hard to read.“Yes,” I said, voice low, trying to steady my breathing. “That was why I came after you, thinking it was her.”“How so?” Liam’s voice interrupted, a sharp edge to it. “News never indicat

ArleneI clenched my fists tightly, nails digging into my palm as I stood watching my father laughing and chatting with Cole Martinez—his eyes flickering over to me every few seconds like some haunting shadow from my past.Well, he was an actual haunting shadow from a past I never want to talk about. A past I now believed never existed.Just like that, my stepmother had found a way to ruin the launch for me.“Arlene?” Olivia’s voice snapped me out of my rage spiral. She walked up beside me, dressed like she was ready to appear in a magazine spread. “Isn’t that Cole Martinez?”I gave her a short nod, swallowing the hatred that boiled in my stomach. Cole Martinez. That bastard. Standing there with that fake-ass angelic smile on his face like he hadn’t dragged me through hell and left me bleeding.He was no angel. He was a devil in human skin. And I had sworn—sworn—to get my revenge. Not once. Not twice. But three thousand-fold.He’d clawed his way back into my life, but this time, I’d s

ArleneThe car was silent. Not the awkward kind, but the kind that pressed into your chest and made your heart feel too big for your body.Liam’s presence was calming, yet the air between us was heavy with unspoken words.I glanced at him, then back out the window, watching city lights melt into darkness as we drove.I could sense that he had something he wanted to ask me. I didn’t know why he wasn’t.It made me so uncomfortable that I couldn’t take it anymore.“Why aren’t you asking me anything?” I finally said, my voice soft but laced with an edge of frustration. “About the launch… about Col—Mr. Martinez… I mean, you saw the tension.”Liam glanced at me briefly, his eyes reflecting the dashboard lights. “I figured you’d tell me when you’re ready,” he replied. “I don’t want to pressure you, Arlene. That’s not what I’m here for.”That’s not what he’s here for? What the fuck does that mean?I stared at him, surprised. “Even if there’s something you should know?”His lips twitched into

ARLENEFor a split second, I wished that Olivia had waited a second longer. Just a little bit, and things would’ve been different. If she had stayed back and given us five more minutes, I would’ve been locked in a world of immeasurable bliss—one that I didn’t think I would be craving in a long time.I didn’t let myself accept the reality, but it was here now. I decided to stop counting the number of times Liam and I almost kissed.It felt like torture to get that close and not be able to get around to it. Something always seemed to come in the way of that happening, and it was frustrating.“I just kissed you,” I remembered him saying while we were at the restaurant, and I lowered my gaze as a blush crept onto my cheeks.He explained what he meant afterward, but still, it was a silly thing to say. Not in a way that left one annoyed, but in the playful tone that kept me stifling a giggle every time I thought about it.It would’ve been remarkable to feel the emotions that were clearly vi

ARLENE“So, what do you want to do now?” Matilda asked. “Besides going home to rest after the long night you’ve had, what’s the next step?”I was delighted she had asked that question because it meant I could share my thoughts and have them vet them or give their opinions, which would help me plan better. “The next step would have to be getting married to Liam,” I replied and turned to him.His arm around me seemed to stiffen for a second, then it relaxed. “If he’s okay with it. We need to push this arrangement forward. I don’t know what my stepmother is planning, but I can’t put anything past her, and I don’t want to find out what she’s capable of if Cole finds out that I am his wife, Yasmin.”“You share a house with him. How has that been so far?” Olivia asked, her tone ridden with concern.“The worst experience I’ve had in a minute,” I answered and shuddered at the thought of going back to the house and seeing Cole there. “I do my best to stay out of his way. I’m barely home, but i