All Chapters of Born to Flex: Here Comes the Real Heiress: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

Simon Gibson, my biological father, had clearly heard Alvin and Maya Gibson's attempt to belittle me and put me in my place, but he showed no intention of stopping them.He merely said in a curt voice, "The Gibson family is different from the family you grew up in. From now on, you'll need to learn and follow certain rules about propriety."Belinda Mason, my biological mother, simply stared at me with reddened eyes. "My dear child… Have you… suffered a lot throughout these years?""Nope. My life has been pretty good."A peal of laughter rang from the side. "Goes to show how easy it is to satisfy an ignorant bumpkin who lived under a rock."Maya tried to pass it off as a friendly tease, but her gaze was full of genuine mockery."Colette, I guess you never had the chance to learn about art appreciation, formal etiquette, wine tasting, and things like that, right? Well, that's understandable. Most ordinary people go their entire lives without ever being exposed to any of those thing

Simon could barely contain his delight.He'd spent a good six months negotiating the project with Robert, and things had remained deadlocked the entire time. However, after just one conversation with me, there was finally some progress.Maya's expression soured even further. She'd spent the entire afternoon preparing for her moment in the spotlight. But in the end, I'd stolen all the attention from her.From that day onward, Simon's attitude toward me changed noticeably. He didn't exactly show me any fatherly affection, but at least he'd started allowing me access to the Gibson family's connections.These were industry heavyweights, influential figures in finance, and leading academics whom even Alvin had a hard time meeting. But now, all I had to do was ask, and Simon would readily put me in touch with them.After all, as long as the Anglorian project with Robert hadn't been finalized, Simon would continue to consider me a useful pawn to ensure the deal went through.I was perfe

"32.3 billion dollars."Those were the words I'd calmly said to Isaac.Everyone else in the conference room, including Isaac's assistant, looked completely clueless."Mr. Sherman?"The other senior executives exchanged confused glances. Clearly, none of them had any idea what I was talking about, let alone why Isaac had suddenly panicked.Just half an hour ago, Sherman Capital had been doing everything in its power to crush Gibson Corporation. But now, Isaac was actually willing to take a loss himself just to keep Gibson Corporation afloat?Only Isaac knew what that number meant.32.3 billion dollars was the exact amount stipulated in the performance-based agreement Sherman Capital had signed with Gardner Group. The agreement itself was a highly confidential secret. Even among the Shermans themselves, no more than five people were aware of it.Cold sweat began to bead on Isaac's forehead. It was only when he saw the confused expressions of his own team that he abruptly realized

When Alvin couldn't muster a response, I continued, "You signed a highly leveraged agreement without prior board approval. You made wildly inaccurate projections of overseas markets. You even deliberately squeezed the company's cash flow reserves just to inflate the numbers in the short term."Alvin, did you really think no one would find out about all the stupid things you've done?"Simon snatched the document off the table. A heavy silence hung over the conference room. The only sound was the rustling of pages as Simon flipped through everything. The more he read, the darker his expression became.By the time he reached the final page, his hands had started trembling."Alvin!" he roared.The entire conference room seemed to shake, and Alvin's face turned deathly pale."Dad… Just let me explain—""Explain what!" Simon hurled the documents straight at his face. "You still have the audacity to say you want to explain things to me? You bypassed the board and took on massive levera

I turned around.The affectionate, almost obsequious expression that had been on Simon's face moments ago had vanished completely. All that remained was cold indifference and flashes of anger."At the end of the day, you're too young." Simon slowly rose to his feet and began walking toward me. "This is Gibson Corporation—we're in my territory right now. Did you really think you could come and go as you pleased?"Belinda's expression shifted, but in the end, she took her husband's side.Simon looked me over as though I were an asset whose value needed to be squeezed dry."If the Gardners care so much about you, then it's only right if you make a worthy contribution to our family, right?"He commanded the bodyguards, "Restrain her."Several bodyguards immediately closed in around me. One of them seized my wrists in a painful grip.Standing off to the side, Maya finally had a smug smile on her face again."Well, Colette? You were so tough just now. Why aren't you showing off the