Rejected, And Became A Heiress

Chapter 28

Chapter 28

I listen to the sound of the phone ringing as I dial Lilia. It only takes a few rings before she answers.

""Well?!" Lilia screeches./

A 'hello' would have been nice, but I'll take what I can get..

"It's done. I put the powder all over her. You can rest easy now." I say with a sigh.

"Wonderful!! Thank you so much, my dearest brother. I knew I could count on you!" And she hangs up.

As I'm putting my phone away, it starts to buzz in my hand.

"Lilia?" I answer, assuming she'd forgotten to say something

"No, this is Eamon." My brother sounds tired. "Why were you expecting Lilia?"

"Just got off the phone with her," I explain. "She asked me to take care of something for her, and I was giving her an update."

And?"

"It's done." I say simply.

"What did you do, Richard?" Eamon sounds tired. More tired than usual.

that it's not worth it to try to lie to my oldest brother. He always seems to figure out the

hear him grinding his teeth through the phone. "Richard, you shouldn't be

Eamon, but I can handle myself." I continue, "And I wouldn't have needed to step in if you'd have

you're going to talk about," Eamon

is supposed to support

He sighs heavily, interrupting

do you mean?"

His

what

you-

to believe that Cara Wilson

What the hell?!

Chapter 18

Alaric

don't know what's gotten into me biely, I can barely recognize myself

was a gold digger, and yet I still got involved with her. I know Cara's body is off limits due to doctor's orders, and yet I still go

with a rueful chuckle the first time I went

of my head, alright?"

"Or have you forgotten that my existence is tied to yours? Do you think I enjoy

harshly, looking

been the same since. He barely talks to me now, and when he does, he's

and keep a level

each day, and each day I'm more impressed

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