Your Gold Digger is Actually A True Heiress by Vera Fiore

Chapter 7

Thalia took a seat in the armchair opposite Caroline, meeting her gaze with quiet composure. “I never wanted to marry into the Ashcroft family.”

Caroline didn’t believe it for a second.

She studied Thalia carefully.

So this was the girl her son had been dating for three years.

Pretty enough, she had to admit, and carried herself well. Despite her middle–class background, she didn’t have that obvious social–climbing desperation Caroline was used to seeing.

Caroline had deliberately thrown that barb earlier, hoping to see her squirm. But the girl hadn’t flinched, maintaining her poise and speaking with surprising confidence.

Not that it mattered.

Just another gold–digger with delusions of grandeur, no matter how well she played it off.

“No need to pretend with me,” Caroline’s voice dripped with condescension. “I’m a woman too–I know exactly what you’re thinking. Drake’s quite the catch, isn’t he? A trust fund baby who’s been bankrolling your lifestyle. Must be nice.”

“I don’t want his money,” Thalia replied.

Caroline’s laugh was cold. “Please. You social climbers are all the same. Playing hard to get while taking everything you can. Why else would you be with Drake?”

Thalia had to smile at that.

“Mrs. Ashcroft, are you suggesting your son has nothing to offer except his trust fund?”

“How dare you!” Caroline’s perfectly controlled breathing hitched. “Such insolence! Drake said you were sweet and accommodating. Clearly, he was mistaken.”

Thalia calmly sipped her tea.

“And no manners,” Caroline sneered. “Not even offering tea to your elder.”

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“My apologies, Mrs. Ashcroft. I assumed you wouldn’t want to drink from anything in my modest apartment. Wouldn’t want

Caroline was seething.

found this insufferable

be clear: The Ashcroft family isn’t open

“Mm–hmm.” Thalia murmured.

family has known ours for generations. She was Drake’s first love. Save yourself the embarrassment and

phone call about Ashcroft Capital’s liquidity

years of dating meant something. She could have arranged investment through her

bar that night–to discuss possibly investing

estrangement. But her cousin Alexander, now CEO of Sterling Industries and one of Britain’s fastest–growing

she’d heard Drake call her Sienna’s

told Caroline, “Don’t worry. I’m returning to London in a few days. I won’t be coming back.”

to be this easy. She was suspicious.

demands for compensation? No

she couldn’t

you’ll excuse me, I have an appointment.

waiting for a response, she grabbed her bag

sat there, stunned. Did she just leave?

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nerved” Caroline fumed to herst. Teving before I did her. Zero

elders

worn her most impressive jewelry today, intending to the middle clan girl with the vast

tes with trembling hands, perhaps calling rate

not how she’d expected

Thalia left, Caroline had no reason to stay. She stormed out, already composing her complaints about Thalia

thousand grievances about this ill mannered

driver was

getting in the car,

voice into something

how that girlfriend of Drake’s just behaved. Absolutely no class–though what else can you expect from