All Chapters of The Poor Billionaire Heiress Returns!: Chapter 41 - Chapter 50

•OCTAVIA•When my mother called me in the morning a week later and told me to rush home, I thought my grandmother had died and we would finally be free from her, but when I arrived at the house, she was sitting on the couch, looking different and better than I remembered.I felt disappointed, and I rolled my eyes before I could even ask my parents why they thought it would be best to call me as if it were urgent.“Come on, look at this on the bright side, Octavia,” my mother tried to be positive as she pulled me aside. “Your grandmother has hidden money from her ex-husband. Can you imagine what you could do with that money if she were to give it to you? Everything you had ever wanted would be in your fingerprints.”Her words sparked interest, but God, I hated my grandmother with as much passion as I hated Laura and everything she touched.My grandmother loved and worshipped her as if she were family. I couldn’t understand how someone could love a stranger with so much passion but desp

•GISELLE• My cell phone rang as I was writing an email to the board at my IT company, informing them of the news circulating about me, so they wouldn’t be surprised when it reached their ears. I thought it was Ashley before I looked at the screen and saw Noah’s name. I was still worried about Ashley, but I couldn’t get her on her phone. “Hey,” I answered, voice flat but polite. Noah and I still couldn’t see eye to eye, and I wasn’t sure if we would ever be okay. He was selfish, arrogant, and manipulative. It was unfortunate that he was the father of my children. “Giselle,” he started calmly. “I just wanted to let you know Octavia has agreed to let bygones be bygones.” “That’s crazy.” I rolled my eyes. “I’m the one who has to let bygones be bygones. She’s the one who lied in my name and cost me so much. She has to apologize to me, Noah.” “Can we get past this and avoid pointing fingers? Octavia feels as hurt as you do, but she wants to mend your relationship. Can you allow her t

•NOAH•“Grandpa, are you okay?”I found him looking at his grandfather’s pictures, which were scattered on the living room table counter, and his expression was unreadable.I remembered the stories he told me about his grandfather when I was young. He said that Philip was a majestic man and was smart beyond human understanding in his small town.He had a small business, which he turned into a multi-million-dollar empire before he met his first wife, who took everything he had and left him with nothing after their divorce.He was a changed man when he met his second wife, who gave birth to their only son, my great-grandfather.When my great-grandfather was eleven, he found his father drinking and cursing the name of his first wife, and soon after that, he got admitted to a mental institution because they believed he had gone mad.He didn’t get released from the mental institution until he was fifty years old. Nolan, his son, fetched him and took him to his house because his mother had

•GISELLE•“You went to dinner with him?” Haley gasped when I told him about the dinner outing with Noah and his grandparents three nights ago.I was on my way to meet Octavia at the restaurant when I called her, hoping she would tell me I was doing the right thing.“The twins had already seen him, so I couldn’t say no, Haley. Besides, it was only dinner with his grandparents, who wanted to meet the twins. They didn’t mean any harm,” I answered, looking out the window.“Noah has done nothing but humiliate and embarrass you ever since you returned to California. I don’t think you should just let him get away with what he did. He’s basically controlling your life now, Elle. How dare he stop you and Connor from flying to New York with the twins? Isn’t he the one who wanted you to abort the twins because he wanted to be with Octavia?” She was mad, and after everything I had told her about Noah, I understood her reasons.“I haven’t forgotten what he did to me, Haley. He won’t get away with

•GISELLE•“Mommy, why is Daddy not staying with us?” Adrian’s question caught me off guard, and when I lifted my eyes and looked at him after tying his shoes, my heart broke.I had never thought about how it would feel when they finally wanted to know about their father. I thought it would be enough that Connor was there for them, doing everything he could to be the best father they could ever ask for.Though I never intended to give Connor such a heavy burden, he willingly carried it on his shoulders, promising to be with me every step of the way with the twins, though we knew someday we would have to face the truth.“Sometimes relationships between two adult people don’t work out, honey. Your father and I didn’t work, but that doesn’t mean we aren’t happy and proud of having you in our lives. Your father may not be here, but he loves you with all his heart. And soul,” I smiled as I placed a gentle kiss on his forehead.“If he loves me and Aurora, why is he hurting you?” He asked, an