Your Gold Digger is Actually A True Heiress by Vera Fiore

Chapter 2

Drake instinctively shrugged off the woman’s hand from his arm. She stiffened at his reaction.

“Celine and I are friends too. Is it so strange that I’m at her birthday party?” Thalia’s smile didn’t reach

her eyes.

“No, I just thought you didn’t like these kinds of events, so I didn’t mention it,” Drake said.

Thalia laughed inwardly. Was that really the reason? Or did he deliberately keep quiet so he could bring

someone else?

Drake’s eyes swept the room coldly, as if demanding to know who had invited her.

Celine avoided his gaze, pretending she had nothing to do with it.

“Hi, you must be Thalia. I’m Sienna. Drake must have mentioned me?” The woman who arrived with Drake stepped forward.

So this was Sienna–Drake’s first love, his perfect memory.

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The pain in Thalia’s chest was sharp and immediate. Three years of love couldn’t be erased in an instant,

no matter how much she wished it could.

But her mask was perfect. “Ah, Sienna. I’ve heard so much about you,” Thalia replied with a practiced

smile.

Sienna studied her with a knowing look. “Has anyone ever told you we look alike?”

Drake’s expression darkened instantly.

Thalia caught his reaction with bitter amusement. She turned back to meet Sienna’s slightly challenging

gaze.

“Really?” Thalia blinked innocently. “I don’t see it. I’m prettier.”

The onlookers froze. This wasn’t the sweet, accommodating Thalia they knew. Where did this fire come from?

Sensing the tension, Celine quickly intervened. “Come on, everyone, let’s sit down.”

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forced a smile and handed Celine

she opened it the box was identical to

wow, I’ve wanted this necklace forever! Thank you, Siennal”

stomach dropped. The same necklace she’d chosen?

next. “Oh my god, Thalia got

“That necklace costs over five grand. Even at a mid–tier firm, it’s a bit much

fell silent. Judging

she might as well have been counting pennies. To them, she was just another junior lawyer at a commercial firm, not one of the elite M&A attorneys pulling in half a

you needed money for a gift, you could have asked

to-”

fake. The unspoken accusation hung in the air.

counterfeit too, Drake?” Thalia’s

was answer enough,

things over,

hint of

thousand dollars on that necklace out of genuine gratitude for Celine’s past

to New York to escape her family’s marriage arrangements, she’d been cut off financially. Without using any family connections, she’d worked her way up from her first–year associate salary at a respected midsize firm. While it was a comfortable living by any reasonable standard, to Drake’s social circle

so Thalia had thought. She’d defended Thalia, included her in conversations.

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skin–deep.

to the arranged marriage, her father had restored her access to the family accounts. Five thousand dollars was pocket change now.

tersely, “I’ll get you something else, Celine. I

preserving Drake’s pride and avoiding

him if you want,” Thalia said coldly, armis

Celine reluctantly handed over the box, Sienna chimed in with false sympathy: “Drake, don’t be angry. She

his face

games to break the tension. Sienna joined them with a bright

corner sofa, not interested in their games.

him, focusing on her phone.

spoke: “You could have gotten something cheaper instead

so sure it’s fake, give

embarrassing me, you know

breath and turned to face

in the box.