Return Of The Real Heiress: Secrets And Masks by Caspian Wood

My Billionaire Family 16

Chapter

16

Cherise was reaching for her phone to message Dora when she noticed an email and a text had already come through.

Dora: [Crow's search on Morris turned up little. He's the Chivers family head, raised by his grandmother Phoebe after his birth mom's death. His father's current wife is his stepmother.

[Single and detached, Morris is recognized for his ruthlessness and assertive business methods. He's said to wield considerable clout in both the mainstream and the underworld, with a formidable business presence rivaling the Chivers Group] Cherise quirked an eyebrow, seeing a bit of herself in Morris's family saga.

Despite the file's depiction of Morris as an icy figure, she recalled his face with its charm and attractiveness and even detected a sense of security in his eyes. Yet, she didn't expect their paths to intersect again.

Bergen Club, the classie joint in Betrico, was in full swing. The lush decor, the flashy lights, the bass-thumping music, and the frenzied dance floor all spelled out one thing: money to burn.

In an exclusive VIP area, a bevy of alluring women surrounded a nonchalant man who bore a striking resemblance to Morris

-his half-brother, Joseph Chivers.

stern-faced assistant's arrival, Joseph promptly

the contract or board the plane. The operation's failed," the

with rage. "Morris is one lucky guy, but he's got to

has been raided. The authorities are all over it," the assistant added, monitoring

up against the TV wall, glass shattering everywhere. With a bellow, he stormed out, his assistant

the first light of dawn

never took her phone on these runs, and when she got back her phone showed over twenty missed calls-more than ten

the worst. At my age. I can't be stressing like this-I need to keep my nitroglycerin close at hand!" Cherise coughed, cutting him off. "I

So, youre

set up by Dora. It's not

own family doesn't rely on me as much. But I worry about

concern.

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