A False Heiress's Guide to Love and Power

In the end, it took a sedative to finally calm Carla down. Vera sat at the edge of the bed, her mind blank, not knowing what she should do next.

Her suitcase sat nearby, and the whole hospital room was hushed, broken only by the rhythmic beeping of the monitors.

“Vera, you should go home. I’ll be fine. Really, go home,”

Those were the first words Carla spoke when she came to.

Alessia silently handed Vera a tissue.

“Thank you,” Vera murmured, wiping the tears from the corners of her eyes and sniffing quietly.

“I can approve your leave,” Alessia said, her expression composed, without a hint of pity. “You’re good at your job, and honestly, training someone new is a hassle. The company’s on the rise, so the most I can give you is one more week. Let me ask you again–do you really want your parents to get divorced and bring your mother here to live with you?”

Vera nodded. “But as long as my dad is around, my mom will never agree to come with me.”

been elsewhere for weeks. If she couldn’t scrape together the money, Hamlin would go after Carla. Before she’d left home, Vera had given Hamlin a

him what you want, and he’ll handle the rest. As for your mom,

words sparked

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capabilities–she’d been working for her for months now. If she still didn’t trust her at this

On top of that, I

Vera’s eyes lit up.

the desk. “On

“A ten–year contract?”

you bail after a year or two, I’ll be back at square one, and I hate unnecessary trouble. But if you stick around and keep improving, hit your targets every period, I’ll

sign. Ten years, twenty years, whatever you want!” Vera shot to her feet, feeling as if this

knew Alessia had connections. This wasn’t a bad deal, not for her–and especially not

Associates moved fast; within three days, they’d gathered the evidence and filed