All Chapters of Cashing Out on the Wrong Billionaire Heiress: Chapter 1 - Chapter 9

Dalton Scott, the billionaire investor that Carina Lewis spoke of, was lounging in the hotel room with a glass of red wine in hand.Startled by the sound of me kicking the door open, he nearly spilled the wine onto the carpet. When he saw it was me, however, he set the glass down on the bar in annoyance."Bailey Scott! What the hell are you doing barging in here in the middle of the night? Is this how you treat the company's biggest investor?" Dalton snapped.I locked the door behind me before collapsing onto the couch. After grabbing a cherry from the fruit basket on the table and popping it into my mouth, I said, "Cut the crap. A woman's going to knock on your door in a minute."It's Carina Lewis, my so-called bestie from college. She's currently a head of department at my company. I'm guessing she's getting herself all dressed for battle right now, and you're her conquest."Dalton's brows knitted together in disdain."What's wrong with people at your company? I'm here to evalu

Out of nowhere, Carina broke into a smile. She got out of her chair and walked over to me, taking my hand in a show of familiar intimacy."See? I knew you had potential! But the higher-ups might not even bother reading the proposal if it came from you. Here's what I think we should do. Let's put my name on the proposal, and I'll take it to Mr. Scott myself. "Once the deal is closed, I'll arrange a promotion for you and make you a manager," Carina declared.Her expression made it seem like this was a perfectly reasonable thing to do. I couldn't help but feel pretty exasperated by that. Few in this world could be this brazen about stealing someone else's credit.I hurriedly nodded, making myself seem flattered by her offer. "Thank you for looking out for me, Ms. Lewis."The self-satisfied Carina patted my hand and said, "That's all. You can go now. Oh, the company is organizing a cocktail party to welcome Mr. Scott this evening. You should come as well."That caught me off guard.

The arrogant smile on Carina's face stiffened before morphing into a look of pure disbelief.The USB drive slipped out of John's hands, clattering onto the floor.Grasping Dalton's hand, I used his support to get back on my feet before brushing off my knees.Looking at the stunned Carina and John, I said with a faint smile, "Well, Mr. Hammond, Ms. Lewis, are you two using the data from the company under my name to accuse me, the heir to Scott Group, of corporate espionage? Don't you think that claim is… a little too absurd?"Carina's eyes widened.She stared at me, lips trembling. It took her some time before she managed to force out, "D-Don't be ridiculous. Who are you calling the heir to Scott Group? Have you lost your mind, Bailey? You're just a broke nobody who can't even afford your rent!"I walked up to Carina and slapped her hard across the face. She stumbled onto the floor, bleeding from her mouth."That slap is payback for the shameless way you've been stealing my propo

"I made sure they gave you the right amount of ice, too. I went downstairs to get it just for you," Jessica added.Her hands trembled as she held the coffee out, too scared to lift her head. The others behind her quickly chimed in."Ms. Scott, it was that bitch Carina who forced us to pick on you before.""That's right. Truth be told, we've always admired you for being extremely capable!""Please give us another chance. From now on, we'll be your most loyal employees."I didn't take the coffee. Instead, I walked over to the couch and sat down."You're saying you had no choice, huh?" I remarked before scoffing. "Yesterday, when Carina told me to redo the document, one of you said I was just coasting in the company."When she told me to get her coffee, one of you also kicked a trash can to my feet and told me to take the trash out while I was at it."Jessica's face went pale, the coffee cup shaking in her hands. "Ms. Scott, I… I just lost my head for a moment and—""Enough. Drop

Carina screamed and raged at the unfairness of the fate she'd been given. I walked up to her and looked down at the person I once considered my best friend."You're blaming the world for being too unfair? When you couldn't afford your college tuition, I used my allowance to cover it for you. When you couldn't find a job after graduation, I begged Dalton to get you into Lumina Corporation."All I did was set up a few traps to lure out the leeches in the company. Who knew you'd walk right into them and cross the line with me?"Although I didn't raise my voice, my words cut deep."I gave you countless chances. You're the one who drove yourself into a dead end. You don't just want a better life for yourself. What you really want is to be better than everyone else by trampling all over them, ruining them to bolster yourself."Carina stared at me in a daze, her lips trembling. She couldn't say a single word.I heard the sound of police cars and fire trucks arriving.Several police off