Semua Bab The Heiress' Shocking Secrets: He Wants Her Back: Bab 1 - Bab 10

Kate didn't want to wake that morning, but she thought of the child in her womb and forced herself to breakfast. Her phone had been buzzing all night. Her mother had dropped seven missed calls between yesterday and early that morning. She sighed when the phone began to vibrate again. Might as well just get it over with, she thought before pressing the receive button. "It's true, isn't it?" Her mother's sharp tone came on the line. "It's over Mom. My marriage is finished. Too bad you won't get the inheritance you daydream about." "You let him slip through your fingers." "Even you can't control everything, Mother. Alex made his choice--" "Not if you have been good enough to him Kate, did you do everything right? I told you, Kate, the way to a man's heart is to give everything to him. Don't complain, just smile and take it all. Be the perfect little wife." Kate was starting to have a headache and her Mom's nagging wasn't helping. "What are you going to do now?" Her Mom asked.

Alex was brooding over a glass of bourbon. She didn't have any right to look hurt, not after all her betrayal. What game was she playing? Refusing the money after pretending to love him. When he found out she had also been cheating, it sent him to the edge. Evelyn had shown him pictures of her with different men. "I'm sorry Alex, Evelyn had said, "but the Kate you know is not who you think she is, she's my sister but I just had to tell you, I felt really guilty seeing as we, you know, had a history." He remembered the first time he saw Evelyn. It was at a conference dinner in New York. She had looked so beautiful then, so witty and smart. He couldn't get her out of his head. They got each other's contact information and kept in touch. After a few dinners, they hooked up. One month into their relationship, he realized he wanted more. Evelyn was everything a man desired but when you got too close, you saw her too-polished smile, her vain conversations. He wanted real, and couldn

What the hell was going on? Evelyn frowned, tapping her foot restlessly. The thugs she'd hired to deal with Kate were not picking up her calls. And now, the bitch had gone off the radar. Nowhere to be found. Evelyn didn't like things like this. Her control was slipping and the whole plan was going to shit. She knew Kate had changed but something about the way she had looked that day in the living room was unsettling. But it's Kate, Evelyn thought with a touch of doubt--naive, simple Kate, what could she possibly be up to? Oh, the stress was getting to Evelyn. She primped and fussed over the mirror, another day like this and she'd start looking wrinkled. She dialled Alex's line on her phone. It went straight to voicemail. "For God's sake!" She screamed, smashing a perfume bottle against the wall. She'd thought that after Alex signed the divorce papers, he'd come back to her fully. But no, he became more and more distant, like he couldn't even stand the sight of her. It was all very

Alex was drowning in a financial mess. The press was on his ass, he had lost a lot of fortune to that foolish project and now his company was in ruins. All his allies had abandoned him to his sinking ship. He blamed himself for listening to the advice Evelyn gave him. She was the one who brought up the project to him. He'd been wary at first, doubting the legitimacy of it, the whole thing had felt like a risk but Evelyn had assured him it was legit. She claimed she had gotten a tip from a confidential source. It would be a shame not to take advantage of it. Now everything was a fucking mess. He pinched the bridge of his nose, feeling a migraine set in. Evelyn walked into his office. She was wearing a designer dress and carrying the latest Gucci bag. She splurged on everything and anything. Her makeup was flawless as usual. Sometimes he wondered who the real Evelyn was. "Oh, don't look so sad, honey, it's not the end of the world.""You tell me, Evelyn, isn't it? I've lost everyt

Watching from the sidelines, Evelyn was seething in a pool of rage. Who the hell did that bitch think she was? Seeing Alex enjoy dancing with Matilda was kindling the flames of her wrath. And yet, she couldn't explain why she felt fear creeping along her spine. There was something about this Matilda that robbed her of wrongly. That face. There was something about it that bothered Evelyn. Christ, and when she had spoken, Evelyn had been just as spooked as Alex. No, no, it was just a coincidence, nothing more. But she found herself thinking of her stepsister, Kate. How many years had passed since she disappeared from their lives? She's gone Evelyn, gone forever. Remember it's Kate. But...That unsettling feeling wasn't going anywhere. Kate had been brittle, simple, easily manipulated and weak, but as she watched this Matilda, she knew the other woman was a formidable opponent. Nothing like Kate.Still, Evelyn hated anyone who stole her shine. It got more personal when Matilda openl