A False Heiress's Guide to Love and Power

ana had finally learned her lesson and stopped coming around to stir up trouble. Instead, it was Lucy who shot Alessia a glance.

Ignoring the two of them, Alessia quickly finished her lunch.

“I’m running to the store. You can head back without me,” she said.

“Okay, grab me a bottle of water, will you?”

Stella flashed her an okay sign and left, while Alessia gathered her things and headed to the changing room. Once everything was in order, she stepped out–only to find someone blocking her path.

Alessia wasn’t the least bit surprised to see Lucy standing there.

“The partnership fell through. That was you, wasn’t it?” Lucy’s words sounded like a question, but her tone left no doubt. She didn’t believe in coincidences.

“Why don’t you take a guess?” Alessia tilted her head and offered a small, innocent smile.

“I apologized to you. What happened that day was my fault…”

absolutely was your fault,” Alessia replied, calm and direct. Her bluntness threw Lucy off for

were tense–her parents were constantly fighting, and with the failed partnership, the arguments had only worsened. If this kept up, her father would have

nothing.

frustration,

do anything. Is there any way to fix

her off without hesitation, making

Lucy’s voice trembled with desperation. She reached out, grabbing Alessia’s arm–right

her jerk her arm away. She held her bandaged hand up for Lucy

“I…I didn’t mean to…”

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focus on raising the quality of your products. Business isn’t about petty arguments–nobody’s foolish enough to lose money over a personal slight. We were just catalysts. The real reason the deal fell through is simple: one side didn’t

else I can do?” Lucy pleaded,

work for it. And if you want

to the spot, speechless. Alessia had no patience