Your Gold Digger is Actually A True Heiress by Vera Fiore

Chapter 69

Chapter 69

“Brother, I want to be in the photo too,” Grace called out, suddenly suppressing the jealousy in her eyes and using an artificially sweet tone. She walked over and wedged herself between Thalia and Asher.

Victoria let out an exaggerated gasp.

Sebastian turned to her with concern. “Victoria, what’s wrong?”

Victoria replied with mock seriousness: “Good Lord, what an enormous third wheel! I’m practically

blinded by it.”

Despite hearing Victoria’s comment, Grace remained firmly planted between Thalia and Asher, her skin evidently thick enough to withstand the barb.

Seeing that Grace had no intention of moving. Victoria leisurely folded her selfie stick and turned to Grace with a patently false smile. “So sorry, Grace, but we’ve finished taking photos. If you want a group shot, why not take one with Drake and your little friends?”

Grace restrained her impulse to lash out, instead forcing a smile as she linked her arm through Asher’s. “Then I’ll just take a few photos alone with my brother.”

Thalia lowered her lashes, her gaze falling on Grace’s hand.

Asher extracted his arm, giving Grace a cold look. “Aren’t you a bit old to be clinging to your brother? Perhaps it’s time you found yourself a boyfriend.”

Even with Grace’s impressive ability to maintain appearances, she couldn’t hide her dismay at Asher’s suggestion that she find a boyfriend. Her carefully constructed expression showed cracks, and her eyes revealed genuine hurt.

“Brother, why can’t I be close to you now that I’m grown? You used to dote on me so much.”

Asher’s manner remained cold and distant. “That was then, this is now. Grace, you need to understand

boundaries.”

Grace’s recent behavior had made her intentions painfully clear to Asher. Only because she was his sister had he spared her the embarrassment of exposing her true feelings publicly,

He’d also noticed Grace’s hostility and jealousy toward Thalia. Since Thalia disliked Grace, it was his duty as Thalia’s partner to make his position clear and provide her with security.

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Asher’s words stunned Grace. “Brother, we’re siblings–what boundaries could possibly be needed?”

Victoria made a disapproving sound. “You’re really playing the ‘Blackwood sister‘ card, aren’t you? What boundaries would be needed between an unrelated adult man and woman? I wonder.”

eyes welled with tears as she looked

“Victoria is right.

relation. You shouldn’t behave in

Thalia’s hand. His dark eyes

filled with triumphant challenge. “Sister, if you want to take photos, stay and take your time. My fiancé and I will go ahead.”

Thalia mocked Grace. Perfect performance–you’ve truly mastered

distress. The title of “pick–me queen” belongs to no one but

excellent pick–me

dropped rapidly. The stream brought a distinct chill to the

made everything feel considerably colder.

jacket from his backpack. “Lia, put

significant temperature differences between day and night in the

Asher give Thalia his jacket, jealousy

and walked a short

them.

winding mountain path and surrounding trees obscured her

what

of Grace’s friends, came running up to them,

has twisted her ankle!”

frowned but asked: “Is

anxiety appeared genuine. “It looks quite bad.

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or twist an ankle if one wasn’t careful. Thalia’s first instinct wasn’t to suspect anything–after all, Grace was Asher’s

what’s happened,” Thalia said

“Alright.”

and Thalia followed Eliza back along the path a short distance. They found Grace sitting on a rock at the side of the path, biting her lip and

happened?” Asher

“I stepped on a small stone and slipped. I took a tumble and hurt my ankle. It’s terribly

smudged with dirt, and her ankle was scraped

“Can you still

“I can’t.”

tears suddenly streamed down her face. “It’s fine, brother. Don’t worry about me. We’re almost at the summit–you should go ahead and watch the meteor shower. I don’t want to ruin your

evening.”

nodded. “I’ll find someone to take you back down.”

quickly readjusted and continued her tearful performance. “Brother, I… I really wanted

had been loud enough that Victoria and Sebastian, who had been walking ahead, had heard it. Victoria had come back and arrived just in

injury and twisted her mouth slightly. Well,

a pitiful expression. “Brother, could you carry me up the mountain? We’re

then simultaneously looked toward