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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How has she become like this–full of lies

and Lady Blackwood

frowned. “Did you actually lie,

in well–practiced anguish. “I… I was

hardened. “Grace, you told me it was a misunderstanding, but you never mentioned that you lied. Is this what your

on to what

never harm anyone deliberately. Your ward has falsely accused Thalia–surely you

our family may not wield the same influence as yours, she has integrity and kindness. She would never

her father and stepmother defend her so staunchly.

Victoria had

her emotional barriers.

stood and bowed formally to Thalia. “I’m sorry, Thalia. I

sighed. “Thalia, what Grace did was certainly wrong, but she’s apologized

Thalia frowned slightly.

was something distinctly impatient in Lady Blackwood’s tone, as if withholding forgiveness would somehow reflect poorly

that’s rather unfair. Whether to forgive

flashed with displeasure. “Asher, are you reproaching

carefully neutral. “I’m simply asking

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

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

sharpness in his eyes softening

this intimate exchange, Grace was seized with such fury that she nearly cracked her teeth from clenching her jaw so

dug crescents into her palms as

Winters, someday I’ll make you disappear from this world

the night, Thalia was

her pillow for her mobile, barely managing to open her eyes a crack as she groggily

of background noise blasted through

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

person on the other

something,” she demanded.

response, just the

open enough to check

An unknown number.

she guessed