All Chapters of The Heiress Return: A deal with the Billionaire Devil.: Chapter 131 - Chapter 140

I look at Victoria, whose face is now pale, like she’s reliving that night, but she doesn’t contradict me. Thank God. She’s rolling with the lie, even though I can feel her anxiety radiating across the room.Kathryn’s eyes dart between us, then she sinks onto the couch, stunned. “So all this time…

Chase grips my shoulders, firm but steady. “You know I wouldn’t ask if it wasn’t important. You can do this, Victoria. If there’s one thing you’ve proven lately, it’s that you’re a shark when you need to be.”I look up into those dark, unyielding eyes, and how could I say no to them? Damn him, and d

“Betrayal is messy. You can waste time crying over broken glass—or you can pour a new drink and carry on.”The room erupts, clapping, whistling, and even a few people standing, and the moderator grins, shaking his head. “That,” he says, “will be hard to beat.”I lean back, my hands clammy against th

CHASEThe conference room at Stelux headquarters is suffocating with tension, though I don’t let it show.My three lawyers sit across from me, their laptops open, legal pads scattered with notes about Harry’s lawsuit.Their voices drone on about statutes and loopholes, precedents, and what a jury mi

VICTORIAIt’s been a week since the summit, and somehow the world hasn’t stopped talking about me.Some called me brilliant. Some said I was the new face to watch out for, and others said I was nothing but Chase Sterling’s shadow, that if I didn’t get out of it, I’d be crushed.In short, everyone in