Your Gold Digger is Actually A True Heiress by Vera Fiore

Chapter 50

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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has she become like this–full of

and Lady Blackwood

frowned. “Did you actually lie,

down Grace’s face in well–practiced anguish. “I… I

Blackwood’s 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

Winters had caught on to what had

daughter would never harm anyone deliberately. Your ward has falsely accused Thalia–surely you owe us an explanation?”

same influence as yours,

her father and stepmother defend her so staunchly.

they genuinely cared for her. Victoria had proven her care

her emotional barriers.

sorry, Thalia. I was wrong.

wrong, but she’s apologized now.

Thalia frowned slightly.

in Lady Blackwood’s tone, as if withholding forgiveness would somehow

her mouth to respond, Asher intervened. “Grandmother, I must say, that’s rather unfair. Whether to forgive or not is

with displeasure. “Asher,

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

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Asher stand up to his grandmother for her sake, Thalia quickly interjected, “It’s

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

the sharpness in his eyes

she nearly cracked her teeth from clenching her

dug crescents into her

Winters, someday I’ll make you disappear from

the middle of the night, Thalia

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

of background noise blasted

away from her ear. “Who is this?” Her voice was

the other

something,”

just the chaotic background noise.

Thalia forced her eyes open enough to check the caller ID.

An unknown number.

guessed