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?"

you don't know

one can stop me now. Go get

up and turned toward

but the moment the words left his mouth, his vision blurred. Everything went dark. His

as Sheldon reached the door, someone entered from outside. They helped Wesley to his feet

Sheldon got into the car and

Wesley woke in his

"Damn..."

onto the mattress. It took him a while to

last night's memories began returning to him one by one. He reached for his phone and checked the time, then quickly

it

remember everything from last night. Please call me

me where you are. Even if you don't want to talk, just give me

our conversation. Drugging me in the wine? Weren't you afraid I might've

it. I didn't drug you. You just can't hold your liquor.

you? Pick up the phone,

picking up. I said everything I needed to say last night. There's

I've made

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

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

how many messages or calls he sent afterward, Sheldon never answered

bed, head still throbbing. The

got.

slowly sat up. After another long pause, he forced himself

departed from the port in the Dithoria, sailing steadily into

the deck, Sheldon stood with the wind in his face. He pulled a SIM card from his phone and tossed it into the

on the deck, her body

few times and toss her

me a quick death. You want me to be eaten by sharks, is that it?" she