Your Gold Digger is Actually A True Heiress by Vera Fiore

Chapter 52

Chapter 52

Asher let out a cold laugh. “You’re trying to blackmail me? You dare?”

In high school, Vanessa Miller had confessed her feelings to him, and he had politely declined,

But the girl had stuck to him like glue, following him everywhere.

Her pursuit of him at school had become notorious.

Thoroughly annoyed, he had eventually used his family’s influence to force her to transfer schools.

After Vanessa transferred, he finally had some peace.

Unfortunately, it didn’t last long. When he entered university, he encountered her again.

She had somehow discovered he was attending Oxford University and had managed to get accepted there

as well.

Every day, she would bring him breakfast, follow him to his lectures, and constantly send him love letters and gifts.

Vanessa once again became infamous at the university for her relentless pursuit of him.

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Now she was sobbing desperately. “Asher, do you really not care if I live or die? Why are you so heartless? Is my life worth less than an engagement ceremony?”

Asher remained perfectly calm, like an emotionless machine. His voice was utterly cold. “That routine might work on other men, but not on me.”

Vanessa tried to say more, but Asher didn’t give her the chance.

He ended the call abruptly and immediately dispatched security to find her, while ensuring the engagement ceremony would proceed as planned.

It wasn’t that he cared about Vanessa, but if she wasn’t found quickly, she would certainly disrupt the ceremony.

If she actually jumped and died during his and Thalia’s engagement, it would be catastrophic.

Having someone die at their engagement would traumatize Thalia, and might even prevent their

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eventual marriage altogether.

several seronds after Asher hung up on her. Then, in a sudden burst of rage, she hurled her phone against the wall before deacending into a full–blown tantrum, throwing anything within

cold detachment. “Miss Miller, why are

if I live or die. How can he not care about me at all?”

laugh, her eyes flashing with disdain as she pulled out a lighter and unhurriedly lit a cigarette.

knocking sounded at

Grace’s bodyguards went to answer it.

to her. But we did manage to catch this little one,” reported the

struggled desperately. A strip of black tape covered her mouth, and her eyes were wide with

leisurely drag of her cigarette, exhaling a ring of smoke,

lowered his head in silence.

glanced at her watch. “It’s about time. Let’s go.”

stood up and looked down at the weeping Vanessa with contempt, narrowing her

the depths of hell–technically a smile, but one that sent chills down the

goes wrong because of you, I won’t pay a single penny toward your

Vanessa’s response, Grace

struggled to her feet, following Grace with a hollow, defeated

expression.

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ceremony was set to begin, Lucy had

worry. “She told me she wanted to play for a bit while we were in the

guest for the engagement. Lucy won’t be in any danger. Children get carried away playing–she’s probably exploring the grounds outside. The estate is enormous; it’s normal not to find her right away. We should check the security

split up to

from the crowd ahead

and instantly went pale with

slideshow was now showing footage of Lucy, bound

sobbed frantically. “I

bad man took me. Please come

was tied to a chair, crying

fainted, her legs giving way beneath her. Thalia quickly

Do something…” Victoria could barely speak through her

“If anything happens to Lucy, I don’t want

could this happen? Everyone here is a guest of our families. Who would kidnap Lucy?” Lady Blackwood was bewildered.

eerie, digitally distorted voice came through the hall’s