A False Heiress's Guide to Love and Power

“Weren’t you the one who said it? That I always put my own interests first, and that when there’s something to be gained, I can eridure anything, no matter how humiliating. Well, it’s obvious now–Ileana Tate is no use to me anymore, and I need your help. Since you and Ileana can’t stand each other, the enemy of my enemy is my friend, isn’t that right?”

Alessia Morton gave her a measured look. “Being so presumptuous is a habit you. should break.”

Ileana wasn’t even worthy of being her rival.

She glanced at the time, then dropped lazily into the chair next to Lucy Summers. Her posture was relaxed, almost careless.

“You’ve got five minutes. Tell me–what do you want?”

“Help my mom get a divorce. Help us both get out of the country.”

Lucy couldn’t stay with the Summers family any longer. Her mother was falling

Hargrove Summers, seemed to have caught on to what they were planning–he stubbornly refused to sign the divorce papers.

to make matters

this went on much longer, there would be

let out a soft, mirthless laugh. “Lucy, that’s your

to turn, I’m begging you!” As if afraid Alessia would walk out at any

realized she had zero standing in the

it hadn’t been for Hargrove pressuring her to get along with lleana, she never would have risked offending Alessia for

impossible options, all she could do was quietly withdraw. whenever the two

she might as well throw caution to the wind and

ever! I know I can’t

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grandfather gave me three small shops, I

lit up with sudden