The Heiress' Comeback
Within days, the drama reached William.
Victor knelt before him, refusing to stand. “I want to break off this engagement with her!”
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Growing up, I was taught that, as the heiress of the Grant family, I could never afford to be ruled by emotion.
Trusting business partners? Seven parts trust, three parts caution—that was the rule.
Had no one ever taught Victor the same?
Maybe not.
Or perhaps it was because he had been spoiled from the moment he was born.
His mother, once a mistress who married into the Harlow family, had been a beloved former actress. Despite her origins, she’d secured unwavering affection and favor.