THE HEIRESS GAME;REBIRTH AND RUIN のすべてのチャプター: チャプター 11 - チャプター 20

Adeline's POVAn hour later I was back in Mikhail's office. He seemed to be in the middle of closing something and so I waited. We had a meeting with his PR manager and I was going to join him because of course this was all me.Finally, he looked up. “Let's be on our way then" he smiled at me and led the way with me following behind him obediently.We went into the empty elevator and once the doors were closed, he entered the seventh floor. “Aren't those your special surgery room floor?" I asked. He never took anyone there unless it was for surgery or inspection.He looked at me, leaning against the shiny walls, his dark suit matched his eyes, giving him a suave look, “Yes, but my private conference room also resides there, so you'll have to see it" . He had a look on his face that made me smile.“Well, I'm eager to see what it holds." I was about to add something else when the elevator suddenly stopped. My heart froze just as it did and I looked at him.He looked back at me, walking

Adeline's POVI made my way through the reception of Mikhail's hospital on my way home, my mind had been set. Even if I didn't give a direct statement, I wouldn't let Conrad win this round.His response to my message rang at the back of my mind. “Well, I'll be waiting. Let's see if you have it in you"He didn't think I could do anything but something had reminded me. I knew some of his secrets, maybe not the full thing but I did know something. Now that I had told Jackson about Isaac, I knew he was a vital point.Maybe what had happened was bigger than me. I knew Conrad would try to get rid of him. So I had already sent a message to my lawyer asking him to find me the recent news about Isaac. Conrad must have fired him.Just as I stepped out of the building my phone pinged with a message but there was not even a chance to check it since the media was waiting. They stormed me immediately, questions ringing out from everywhere.“Is it true that you tried to frame Conrad?" I heard.“What

Adeline's POVWhen I woke up it was inside the cocoon of soft sheets. The room was cool but not cold and it was cozy. I opened my eyes slowly, sitting up straight up on the bed. I was inside the room Mikhail had shown me to.But that was impossible, I remember very vividly resting my head on the table. There was nothing in my memory about walking up here to the room and laying down to sleep. It didn't matter how much I searched, I hadn't.It was strange but I pushed the thought away. Maybe one of the servants had helped me get to the room. I stood up completely from the bed to get ready for the day. There was a lot to do today although I wasn't sure what yet.Isaac hadn't left my mind. I had to find a way to get to him. Maybe if we spoke personally to some of the officers they would let us. I would have to bring it up with Mikhail.When I thought of him, my heart skipped a beat. The way he had held my hand and protected me even when he didn't need to. This comfortable room as well. It

Adeline's POVThere wasn't much I could see by the time tears had filled my eyes. It felt like watching the world around me topple to the ground. Despite how many times I had watched those videos, the content remained the same.Another set of perfectly placed and curated lies that had been created to destroy my reputation. This time I couldn't deny Conrad's success. If his efforts had been a little futile before, this was obviously doing the damage he couldn't before.The views mounted, even as I watched them by the minute, even seconds. They had gone from two thousand when I had watched to three hundred and seventy five thousand now. And all of them believed it, of course they did. There was nothing else to believe.My heart hardened then. There was no way I could sit silent while this happened. It wasn't possible. If I let him, there would be nothing to be fixed anymore. The media had to have another side of the story otherwise this would be the only truth.My hands shook as I tried

Adeline POVWhen she left, I felt a wave of loneliness hit me. I had no idea why. It was as if now she had gone, all that was left was my fight again. I heard him come in before I heard his voice, “Why don't we go talk to Jackson?" He said.I looked up from where I had been staring into a portrait of him. I pointed at it, “You looked like a kid there" I said to him as I stood up.He had an amused expression on his face, “I was just eighteen there so I think I was a kid" he began to walk and I followed him, exhausted from the day's work and knowing there was still much to happen.Jackson was waiting in his office when we went in. He had a few files spread on the table but there wasn't any hopeful look on his face.“Good evening Jackson" I greeted as cheerfully as I could considering the fact that I hadn't listened to his advice.He looked at me, “Good evening ma'am" and then pointed at the papers, “Here are the things I could find, a few discrepancies and some employees who were fired