All Chapters of Fallen Heiress Rises to the TOP: Chapter 51 - Chapter 60

As Ariana walked away, Julian finally motioned for Kieran to come over.“What did the old man say when he called?”Kieran's voice trembled slightly as he replied, “He said... Mrs. Langford is furious. She's even threatening to pull her investments and end all future cooperation with the Vanderbilt family. And she made a public statement saying that since you rejected her granddaughter, she'll make sure you pay a heavy price for it.”Offending the Langford family alone wasn't the real problem.The truly dangerous part was that Julian's health had always been fragile. He simply couldn't handle intense workloads.If things continued this way...Seeing that Julian remained completely unfazed, Kieran asked in disbelief, “Sir, aren't you worried?”“Worried about what?” Julian replied calmly. “The Vanderbilt family never intended to make me their heir in the first place. They've only been using my titl

After seeing the environment shown in the blogger's video, Rue was completely certain of the person's identity.It was Ariana Sterling.She hadn't expected the Sterling Family to do more than use the Vital Essence Pill she had given them to deceive Julian Vanderbilt. They had actually gone so far as to package Ariana as Dr. Oracle's disciple.Facing the camera, Ariana spoke affectionately.“My master always taught me that studying medicine means helping those in need and standing up for justice. A healer should care for others as if they were family, so I feel deeply sympathetic toward patients suffering in this world...”“What a load of nonsense.”Having little patience for it, Rue immediately closed the video.A message from Jill popped up on her phone."Sweetie, look at this! The invitation even says that Miss Sterling and Mr. Vanderbilt cordially invite you. What does that mean? Are they getting engaged? Has Julian

For some reason, Julian's answer left an empty feeling in Rue's chest.It felt awful.He was the one who had confessed to her during the day.And now he was also the one so eager to send her home.Rue immediately noticed the flicker of dissatisfaction rising inside her.She was shocked by her own reaction.What was wrong with her?This man was supposed to be a potential enemy, someone she had once suspected.Why was she developing feelings like this?After arranging for the driver to take Rue home, Julian hesitated.His gaze lingered on her.“I have some family matters I need to deal with recently. I probably won't have time to contact you for a while. Once everything settles down, I'll tell you everything about me. Okay?”“Why would you need to tell me your business?” Rue waved casually. As though she didn't care at all.The moment she crossed the street, her phone chimed.She glanced down

Gyle Blackwood looked at his daughter with a complicated expression. His eyes brimmed with excitement, but there was also a trace of worry.After all these years, someone had finally understood him."I'm just not cut out for business," Gyle hurriedly defended himself under his mother's watchful gaze. "Everything I touch loses money. I'm much better off living a carefree life. Running a family empire was never meant for me."No one knew a son better than his mother.Mrs. Blackwood had seen through him long ago. For years, she'd chosen to turn a blind eye.But now that the younger generation had grown up—and were even beginning to bypass Gyle when discussing the next head of the Blackwood family—she knew she could no longer let things slide.If she didn't take a firm stand now, how could anyone respect her authority?The entire situation was more dramatic than a soap opera.Rita clung tightly to Rue's arm, tears glist

Rue froze after hearing what her brothers had said.An engagement?Something this important... and no one had thought to tell her?Cody lowered his voice. "That guy might not even show up. From what I've heard, he's strongly against the engagement. That's probably why Mom and Dad never mentioned it. They didn't want to upset you."Jace snorted. "Blame Grandpa. I still don't know what he was thinking, arranging a political marriage with that stubborn old man's family before the kids were even born."Miles spoke in a cold, measured tone. "Our family can call off the engagement if we choose to. But we don't get rejected. If he doesn't show up tomorrow, I'm not letting that brat off the hook. Only my sister has the right to reject him. Who does he think he is, acting like he's too good for our Rue?"By now, Rue had pieced everything together.Years ago, while her grandfather was still alive, he had arranged a marriage alliance between the