Your Gold Digger is Actually A True Heiress by Vera Fiore

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Grace’s eyes welled with tears as she looked pleadingly at Lady Blackwood. “Grandmother…”

Lady Blackwood glanced between Asher and Grace before exhaling deeply. “Very well. Grace, since you claim it was merely a misunderstanding, please explain yourself properly in front of everyone. I’m

certain Thalia isn’t unreasonable.”

With Lady Blackwood taking this position, Grace had no one left to shield her.

She sniffled, her expression a portrait of wounded innocence. “That day at the stables, I asked Thalia to teach me riding. Everything was fine until the horse suddenly went wild. I… I was thrown and injured.”

Everyone already knew this much, but Asher’s tone suggested there was more to the story. They maintained a tactful silence, waiting for her to continue.

Grace darted a nervous glance at Asher. His piercing gaze made her shrink back. She stammered, “It was just a misunderstanding, really. I thought Thalia disliked me and deliberately spooked the horse to hurt me. But later they found a wound on the horse’s neck–it must have been injured before being brought out. I must have accidentally pressed against it, causing the horse to bolt.”

She turned to Thalia with carefully manufactured contrition. “I’m sorry, Thalia. I misjudged you. shouldn’t have assumed the worst. Can you forgive me?”

Thalia’s brow furrowed as she regarded Grace silently.

I

Lady Blackwood spoke reproachfully, “Grace, how could you think such things about Thalia? She would never hurt you.”

Lord Blackwood also appeared displeased. “If you wanted to learn riding, why not take proper lessons? Not only did you end up injured, but you’ve created this ghastly misunderstanding with your brother’s

fiancée.”

At the mention of “fiancée,” a surge of jealous rage burned through Grace’s veins.

She managed to keep her voice steady. “I know I was wrong, Father, Mother.”

Asher’s gaze remained glacial. “That day, didn’t you explicitly claim that Thalia had kicked the horse, causing it to bolt? Why have you conveniently omitted that detail now?”

Without waiting for Grace’s response, Asher turned to his parents. “Mother, Father, who exactly has been

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become like this–full of lies

Blackwood exchanged

you actually

streamed down Grace’s face in well–practiced

expression hardened. “Grace, you told me it was a misunderstanding, but you never mentioned that you lied. Is this what your education has taught you–to falsely accuse others?”

on to

frosty edge. “Lady Blackwood, Lord Blackwood, my daughter would never harm anyone deliberately. Your ward

daughter. While our family may not wield the same

unexpectedly moved hearing her father and

cared for her. Victoria had proven her care through actions over the years, even if Thalia hadn’t been

her emotional barriers.

Thalia. I was wrong. I shouldn’t have lied about you. I’m truly sorry…”

sighed. “Thalia, what Grace did was certainly wrong, but she’s apologized now. Couldn’t

Thalia frowned slightly.

if withholding forgiveness would somehow reflect poorly on Thalia

unfair. Whether to forgive or not is entirely Thalia’s decision. No one should pressure

flashed with displeasure.

expression carefully neutral. “I’m simply asking that Lia not be

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her sake, Thalia quickly interjected, “It’s fine, really. I accept

at Asher, reaching for his hand and giving it a gentle squeeze, signaling him not to pursue the conflict with his grandmother.

her message, the sharpness in his eyes softening immediately,

fury that she

her palms

someday I’ll make you

of the night, Thalia was

her mobile, barely managing to open her eyes a crack as

noise blasted through the speaker.

is this?” Her voice was thick with irritation at being disturbed in the dead

other end didn’t speak.

something,” she demanded.

just the chaotic background

eyes open enough to check the caller

An unknown number.

guessed