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

My Billionaire Family 36

Chapter 36

In the living room, all heads turned at Cherise's voice. She was pushing Oliver's wheelchair, with Yves, who had joined them partway, walking alongside.

Shirley looked at Cherise with a mix of envy and disbelief, wondering appear so effortlessly elegant, as if she had a magical charm about her.

w so from such a modest background could

Mandy, too, felt a pang of annoyance, Cherise's presence bringing back thoughts of Claire and making her jaw tighten, but she kept her feelings well disguised.

Jemma greeted Oliver with a polite nod. "Hello, Mr. Leach. We're here to see how Shirley is after her accident," she said, then turned to Cherise with a curious look. "I know Yves, but who is this young lady?" she asked, gesturing towards Cherise.

Jemma was well-acquainted with beauty, given her daughter Melissa's luminous charm as an actress and her future daughter-in-law Shirley's grace. However, the young woman before her surpassed them in appeal, and Jemma sensed an uncanny familiarity with her, as if they had crossed paths before

Oliver, his pride evident, made the introductions. "Cherise, I'd like you to meet Jemma. Jemma, this is Cherise, my eldest granddaughter," he said, giving Cherise's hand a kind pat.

Jemma was surprised to meet Cherise, who was nothing like the unsophisticated country girl she had imagined.

couldn't help but think that someone with deep pockets must have helped her

a friend of your mom's from college. The last time I saw you, you were

behind Jemma, staring at her as if under a spell,

appeared to

was already on edge about Cherise's presence, and her irritation ignited when she noticed Jeffrey's

that for, Shirley?" Jeffrey yelped,

their voices laced

sort of lashed out at Jeffrey," Shirley explained, hamming it up as she settled back onto the chaise

shared a skeptical look before rolling their eyes in

Jeffrey and came to the conclusion that he and Shirley could be a good fit. Neither seemed particularly sharp alone, but as a pair, they might complement each other

back from reprimanding anyone with the Chambers around. Instead, he inquired, "Shirley, how's your injury? What

Cherise and Yves, Oliver's wheelchair was rolled in closer to

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injury and waved it off. "It's just a scratch, Shirley,"

a dramatic eye roll. "Shirley, that cut will heal by itself if you don't get it checked, he bed, his tone dripping with

an uneasy quiet. Shirley, feeling the tension turned to Oliver again. The car that brought Cherise here has