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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she become like this–full of lies

and Lady Blackwood exchanged meaningful glances.

Blackwood frowned. “Did you actually lie, Grace?”

well–practiced anguish. “I… I was wrong, Mother…”

me it was a misunderstanding, but you never mentioned

had caught on to what had

would never harm anyone deliberately. Your ward has falsely

is our daughter. While our family may not wield the same influence as yours, she

father and stepmother defend her so

strained for years, it was clear they genuinely cared for her. Victoria had proven her care through

her emotional barriers.

“I’m sorry, Thalia. I

wrong, but she’s apologized now. Couldn’t you find it

Thalia frowned slightly.

something distinctly impatient in Lady Blackwood’s tone, as if withholding forgiveness would somehow reflect poorly on Thalia rather than Grace.

opened her mouth to respond, Asher intervened. “Grandmother, I must say, that’s rather unfair. Whether to forgive or not is entirely Thalia’s decision. No one

displeasure. “Asher, are

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

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stand up to his grandmother for her sake, Thalia quickly interjected, “It’s fine, really. I

cast a subtle glance at Asher, reaching for his hand and giving it a gentle squeeze, signaling him not to pursue the conflict

message, the sharpness in his eyes softening

such fury that she nearly cracked her teeth from clenching her jaw so

crescents into her palms as she

you disappear from this world completely.*

middle of the night, Thalia was awakened by her

mobile, barely managing to open

noise

holding the phone away from her ear. “Who is this?” Her voice was thick with irritation at being disturbed in

the other

something,” she demanded.

just the chaotic

effort, Thalia forced her eyes open enough to check the caller

An unknown number.

guessed