Semua Bab The Heiress Returns: Reclaiming My Legacy: Bab 1 - Bab 5

Chapter 2: Who The Hell Is She? **Lucas’s POV** “Thank you, but I have a call right now. Maybe next time,” I said smoothly, sidestepping the woman in pink who had latched onto me like a barnacle. Her sweet and cloying body mist hit me. I loved ladies who smell nice but it irritates me when she is trying too hard. “Oh, but surely you can spare a minute for me?” she cooed, fluttering her lashes and tilting her head like a practiced kitten. “I’ve heard so much about you… your work, your family. A genius like you must have some time for… conversation after the call?” Her voice dripped charm, but there was a calculated edge, an unmistakable effort to flirt, to probe. I gritted my teeth, forcing a polite smile that didn’t reach my eyes. “Fascinating,” I said, just so I wouldn’t sound rude by ignoring her. I had spent the evening evading people like her, they have all been pretending to be enchanted by my presence, all trying to wedge themselves into my time. This one was a bit persist

Chapter 4 : You've Got To Be Kidding MePRESENT I had taken a taxi all the way to Piper’s lodge. This lodge was my supposed safe haven. My real home, if life hadn’t flipped upside down and branded me as the Black family’s long-lost daughter.By the time the cab pulled away, I realized how tight my chest had been the entire ride. Like I had been underwater for a week and finally surfaced.God, I missed the luxury of comfort and the certainty that nobody was lurking behind gilded doors to watch my every move, like in the Black Mansion.There would be no one trying to put me in my place by being rude, I wouldn't need to be meticulous and ‘cultured’ in everything I do.I raised my fist and pounded on the door harder than I meant to.Piper opened it ajar, and I was startled at the abruptness.“Oh… I thought you may be asleep?” I said as soon as I saw her.She stood barefoot, drowning in oversized sweatpants and a hoodie three sizes too big, her eyes widened so far I thought they might ac