The Heiress Nobody Saw Coming

"Sheldon, give Cassie to me. I'll turn her in to law enforcement. She won't be able to escape justice for everything she's done,"

He downed another glass of wine, then looked directly at Sheldon again.

"Please. Let me take her."

"That's impossible, Mr. Wesley. I agreed to sit here and speak with you, but that doesn't mean you can push your luck," Sheldon replied flatly, without hesitation. "If

I don't want her found, no one will ever find her."

He continued, "Mr. Wesley, your only task right now is to work with the Walker family to make sure the wedding goes perfectly for Mr. Marcus and Mrs. Natalie. As for the rest, it's none of your concern.

"I don't care whether this is worth it or not. I only want to follow my heart. And my heart tells me this is what I need to do."

He downed another glass.

"I'm an old man now. I've spent my life following your father. I've had my share of comfort. There's nothing I regret. In these final years, I just want to live as I choose, to do what I believe is right. No one can stop me when it comes to Cassie."

Sheldon set down his glass.

"Mr. Wesley, just grant me this one thing.

"I told Noah to forget what he saw, to act like it never happened. But he still let me down. Then again, I expected that. He's loyal to a fault. There was no way he could keep something like this from you and Marcus."

"I came to speak with you first. Once we're done, I'll be leaving Holden Residence. The wedding should be handled by you and Ms. Laura. As his parents, you've already missed so much of Mr. Marcus' life. You shouldn't miss this moment too."

"But if you leave, how will you be there to take the photo of me and Laura together to provoke Cassie?" Wesley asked, frowning.

He put his glass down and let out a long sigh. "I won't stop you from doing what you feel you need to do to Cassie. But I hope you'll think about the future. I hope you'll live out your days in peace.

"Life can be both long and short. Right now, you say you're following your heart. But after it's all over, have you thought about what comes next? Have you thought about what the rest of us will do if something happens to you?

"We all care for you, respect you. If you disappear or get hurt, what are we supposed to do with that?"

pretend you don't

with the sentiment. I'm done listening. No one can stop me now. Go

that, he stood up

moment the words left his mouth, his vision blurred. Everything went dark. His legs gave out, and he

outside.

Sheldon got into the

woke in his own bed. His head was

"Damn..."

inhaled sharply and collapsed back onto the mattress. It took him a while to steady

one by one. He reached for his phone and

but no one answered. After it disconnected

do anything reckless. I remember

Even if you don't want to

"We're not done with our conversation. Drugging me in the wine? Weren't you afraid I

you. You just can't hold your liquor. Next time you attend a banquet, let your assistant

"Where are you? Pick

you. I'm just not picking up. I said everything I needed to say last night.

I've

my heart and do something that brings me peace. So don't call again. I won't answer. And don't try

"Please don't do this. I'm begging you.

how many

throbbing. The more he tried to

got.

slowly sat up. After another long pause, he

same time, a ship had already departed from the port in the Dithoria, sailing steadily into open

face. He pulled a SIM card from his

lay on the

few times and toss

just give me a quick death. You want me to be eaten by sharks, is