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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Manhattan frost. “My apologies, Mrs. Ashcroft. I assumed you wouldn’t want to drink from

Caroline was seething.

Drake found this insufferable girl?

be clear: The Ashcroft family isn’t open to just anyone. Marrying Drake? Not happening.”

“Mm–hmm.” Thalia murmured.

has known ours for generations. She was Drake’s first love.

She remembered overhearing Drake’s phone call about Ashcroft

marriage, three years of dating meant something. She

the bar that night–to discuss possibly

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

then she’d heard Drake call her Sienna’s replacement.

told Caroline, “Don’t worry. I’m returning to

expected it to be this easy. She was

for compensation?

she couldn’t

her watch. “If you’ll excuse me, I have an appointment. Good

she grabbed her bag and

stunned. Did she

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before I did her. Zero

elders

intending to the middle clan girl with

trembling hands,

she’d expected things to

to stay. She stormed out, already composing her complaints about

grievances about this ill mannered

was

getting in the car,

voice into something warmer,

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