All Chapters of The Heiress Return: A deal with the Billionaire Devil.: Chapter 11 - Chapter 20

I smile, not at the destruction, but because I’ve seen this before.Whenever Ivy’s thoughts spiral, she does this—rips paper, folds it, and lines it up. It’s like her way of processing chaos, like she’s rebuilding her mind one crease at a time.How I only know this? Like I said, I’ve watched her for

He blinks.I jump from the kitchen stool and step toward him, my arms crossed. “With the 30%, do you know what that would make you?”He shrugs, feigning disinterest. “What?”“The richest. And the most powerful man in the country.”A long pause follows, followed by a hum before taking a step forward.

I step into the open-plan living area and my shoes echo against the floors, too loud in a space that should be alive with her energy.“Ivy?” I call out. No answer.I move through the space, sweeping my gaze over the plush throw on the couch, and head straight to her room.Her door is open, so I peek

He gives me a look—like he knows exactly what I’m doing—and lets it slide. He picks up the iPad on the table and opens a file."Victoria St. James," he begins, tapping through photos and profiles, “is an art curator from Milan. Educated in Florence. World traveler. Polyglot. Mysterious. Elegant. Pri

Questions start flying faster, and that’s when, without warning, even to myself, I turn to her, lean down to her forehead, and kiss her. Long and deliberate, the kind designed to make headlines.The press loses their minds, and as I pull away, she’s startled, eyes wide. I give her the Play along loo