บททั้งหมดของ THE HEIRESS THEY NEVER WANTED: บทที่ 1 - บทที่ 10

Nadia walked out of the hotel in a daze.Her wedding gown brushed against the ground as she made her way to the waiting car.Inside, her best friend, Jade Gates, looked at her with worried eyes.Without asking a single question, Jade unlocked the doors.Nadia climbed into the passenger seat.The silence between them was deafening.After a long moment, Nadia finally spoke."I want to see Grandma."Jade simply nodded and started the engine.An hour later, they arrived at the Laurent Estate.Without waiting for anyone, Nadia hurried upstairs and stopped outside the only room that had ever felt like home.She gently pushed the door open.Genevieve Laurent stood by the window, quietly admiring the flowers in the garden.She didn't turn around.She didn't notice Nadia had entered.Nadia's eyes filled with tears.Her grandmother had been the one person she could always confide in.But Alzheimer's disease had slowly stolen away the woman she once knew.Still...Nadia walked over and gently he

"We couldn't find her, sir."The man standing behind him lowered his head as he delivered the report. Across the room, he stood on the balcony, his hands resting against the railing as he stared at the towering Ravencrest Empire building in the distance.It had been a month, a full month since that night. A month since the mysterious woman had disappeared without leaving a single trace behind."What do you mean you couldn't find her?"His voice was calm, but the warning beneath it made the room tense."We searched everywhere, sir. The hotel, the surrounding streets, the parking area, and every place we could think of. We even questioned some of the people who were at the bar that night.""And?""Nothing."The man's voice lowered."No one knows where she came from, and no one seems to know where she went."Adrian's expression darkened."What about the security cameras?""She avoided them."A brief silence followed."She deliberately stayed away from every camera while leaving the hotel

Nadia stood before the floor-to-ceiling glass windows, staring at the busy city below. It had been five years since she had walked away from the Laurent family with nothing but a broken heart and a determination to never return.Back then, she had been the adopted daughter everyone could use and discard whenever it suited them. She had spent years trying to earn the love of people who never truly considered her one of their own. She had been their doormat but that woman was gone.Today, Nadia was the founder and CEO of Aveline & Co., a rapidly growing company that had established itself in Country A. She had built it from the ground up with Jade's help, determination, sleepless nights, and countless sacrifices. She had built something that belonged entirely to her, something no Laurent could take away and then there was Aveline.Her daughter had become the center of her entire world. Everything Nadia did was for that little girl. She wanted Aveline to grow up knowing that she was love

Nadia briefed Jade about everything that had happened at the Laurent mansion during a video call while eating her late dinner.“Who do those heartless and crazy-ass people think they are?” Jade snapped. “I wish I had been there. I would have broken their jaws.”“Calm down, Jay.” Nadia chuckled softly. “Don’t wake Aveline. You know how cranky she gets when she is woken up by noise.”“You’re right.” Jade lowered her voice. “So, do you really want to do this?”Nadia paused.“I want to know who I am, Jay.”She looked down at her plate.“I’m just Nadia. A surname belonging to a family that hates me and wants nothing more than to bring me down.”“I know.” Jade sighed. “But what if they’re…”“Dead?”Nadia frowned.“Why would you think that, Jay? You’re supposed to be the positive one here.”“I know, but think about it. They literally abandoned you at an orphanage when you were only a year old. If they could do that, I don't know if they would want you finding them now.”“I understand where y

Alexander walked into his penthouse and immediately noticed the familiar smell of freshly cooked food. He smiled when he saw the woman sitting comfortably on the sofa.Flora Williams, his late mother's younger sister and the woman who had raised him after his mother's death. Flora had never treated him like a nephew. She had loved him like her own son, and over the years, Adrian had grown so accustomed to her presence that calling her Mom had become natural.“Oh, look who is finally home,” Flora said with a warm smile.“Hey, Mom.”Adrian walked over and pulled her into a hug, Flora laughed softly.“I always feel so small whenever you hug me. You used to be this tiny.”She held her hand out to indicate his childhood height.“And look at you now. You're practically twice my height.”Adrian smiled.“All thanks to you taking care of me.”Flora patted his arm.“Let me guess. You are here because you brought me some of your homemade food.”“Of course.”Flora nodded proudly.“I also brought