Your Gold Digger is Actually A True Heiress by Vera Fiore

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Thalia glanced down at her caller ID.

It was Lucy Jenkins from her law firm.

She answered the call.

“Ms. Winters, could you possibly come over? There’s something I need your help with.”

Thalia composed herself quickly. “What’s happening?”

Lucy kept it brief, explaining the situation succinctly.

Thalia’s brow furrowed with concern. “Wait for me. I’ll be right over.”

Ending the call, Thalia grabbed her handbag and prepared to leave. “I’ve got to go–something’s come up.

Let’s catch up another time.”

Victoria pouted dramatically. “Is it really urgent? You’re not setting an alarm as an excuse to escape our

interrogation, are you?”

Thalia sighed, showing Victoria her call history. “I’m not making it up, I promise. It’s genuinely important.”

Victoria crossed her arms. “Fine, then. But next time I’ll subject you to a proper grilling–you’ll have to tell

us absolutely everything!”

“Agreed.”

With that single word, Thalia hurried out.

Victoria shuffled closer to Charlotte on the sofa. “Charlotte, what do you think… it feels like? You know…

that.”

Charlotte’s face turned crimson, stuttering: “I… I wouldn’t know… I’ve never had a boyfriend…”

“Ah, yes.” Victoria patted Charlotte’s shoulder with mock solemnity. “You’re the good girl. You’re not allowed to date. None of those ruffians deserve you anyway.”

Her words reminded her of her own regrettable first relationship.

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Victoria had dated once, during her first year at university.

Her boyfriend had been an attractive upperclassman with many admirers.

Victoria was beautiful and from a wealthy family, so she had plenty of suitors herself, but she had fallen for that particular senior.

He had been the one to pursue her.

In the early days of their relationship, she had been inseparable from him, constantly flaunting their happiness to Charlotte and Thalia.

As the saying goes, “Show off your love, and it’ll quickly die“-and how true that proved to be.

Victoria had learned this the hard way.

Less than two months into their relationship, the senior’s long–distance girlfriend had confronted her, and Victoria discovered she had unwittingly become “the other woman.”

She had joined forces with the girlfriend to expose the cheater, making his two–timing known across campus and turning him into a social pariah.

Sebastian had even stormed into the university and given the scoundrel a thorough beating.

In the end, Sebastian had used his family’s influence to force the man to drop out.

Since then, Victoria had been wary of relationships and hadn’t dated anyone in all these years.

The most intimate thing she had done with the cheater was kissing–she hadn’t even contemplated sleeping with him.

“Bloody hell…” Victoria let out a heavy breath, “I feel like I might never get to experience it…”

When Thalia arrived in her car, Lucy was comforting a distraught young woman.

“Ms. Winters, thank goodness you’re here!” Lucy’s eyes brightened at the sight of Thalia. “Please help

Teresa. She’s in a dreadful situation.”

Thalia asked: “Lucy, could you explain what’s happened in detail?”

“It’s like this–this young woman is Teresa Bormen, my neighbor. Teresa is an orphan and dependent on

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her brother. Her brother left school early to work and support her education, but…”

Lucy’s expression became pained, her eyes growing misty. “Teresa was recently diagnosed with leukemia. She had to leave school and was hospitalized for treatment. Her brother, Mark, took on extra shifts at the factory to cover her medical expenses, working over twelve hours a day…”

At this point, Teresa, whom Lucy had just managed to calm, began crying again. “My brother was exhausted. His concentration lapsed at work, and his hand got caught in the machinery. He’s lost his entire right hand…”

Teresa broke down, unable to continue. “I… I…”

Lucy gently rubbed Teresa’s back to comfort her. “Ms. Winters, Mark is currently hospitalized. This is clearly a workplace injury, but the factory hasn’t provided proper compensation. The owner merely gave him two months‘ salary and dismissed him. Mark has been sacked, and the factory hasn’t paid any of the required compensations–the disability allowance, medical subsidy, or employment assistance payment.”

Teresa wept heartbrokenly. “I know I don’t have much time left, but my brother still has his whole life ahead of him. All his savings have gone toward my treatment. Now that the factory won’t pay, he can barely afford his hospital bills. Ms. Winters, please help us.”

Thalia felt a heavy weight in her chest. Visibly moved, she comforted Teresa: “I understand the situation. Please try to calm down. Would it be possible to take me to see your brother at the hospital now?”

“Yes!” Teresa nodded eagerly. “I’ll take you there.”

Meanwhile, at the Tribeca flat.

“Mr. Ashcroft, what do you think of this flat?” asked the estate agent in a black suit with a polite smile.

He had shown Drake several units in this building.

From Mr. Ashcroft’s expression, this one seemed to please him the most.

Drake stood with his hands in his pockets, surveying the room before nodding slightly. “This one is quite suitable. I’ll take it.”

The agent was delighted and produced the purchase agreement. “Would you like to sign the contract

now?”

“Yes.”

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“Excellent!” The agent cheerfully handed the contract to Drake.

Drake took the papers, sat down on the sofa, flipped through them briefly, and signed.

Recently, Grace had given him a business card. When he contacted the person, they had indeed invested a substantial sum in the Ashcroft Group. With the capital in place, the company’s projects could continue, and before long, Ashcroft Capital was back on track.

Money was no longer a concern for him.

To see Thalia regularly, Drake had decided to buy a flat in her building.

This development had been completed a few years ago. Located in a prime area, the units had sold quickly, and there were no new flats available.

Drake had purchased this resale unit, though the previous owner had rarely lived here, so there were few signs of habitation–it was nearly indistinguishable from a new flat.

After signing the contract, Drake paid the full amount on the spot.

he examined the flat more carefully.

fully furnished two–bedroom apartment with a large balcony. Though he didn’t particularly like the

one leg crossed over the other, a cryptic smile playing at his lips.

we’ll be neighbors now.

uncomfortable, not knowing

woman tugged gently at

“What is it?”

ear and whispered: “Is

down at her feet,

and the streets

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once–white canvas shoes, now yellowed from washing, were stained with mud,

blackened.

was rubbing

discomfort.

“Let me

Ms. Winters. I appreciate

suddenly froze as she looked at the

displayed nothing but meals costing less

the interface more closely.

Budget Meals section.

attention to such

How could meals be this cheap?

ingredients.

only imagine what sort of materials were used in such

her questioningly. “Is something wrong, Ms. Winters? Any option under ten pounds

remembered seeing a Burger King downstairs in the hospital lobby. Their meals are reasonably priced as well. Why don’t I go down

Wouldn’t that be too much trouble?”

head. “It’s no trouble at all. It’s just downstairs. I

to a nearby

phone and messaged Lucy.

had

Lucy replied quickly.

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came to find me around nine this morning, and we haven’t had time

[I see.]

and Ricotta Hotcakes with banana and honey, all

something, she also called to

returned to the hospital with the beautifully packaged meals, the two caregivers she’d

one

man. “This is for the patient in Ward 503, Bed 4 on the fifth floor. His name is

and he’ll be

male caregiver nodded as he

then gave the other two meals to the female caregiver. “These are for the patient in Ward 602, Bed

the

hospital’s payment office

the Bormen siblings.

the hospital, Thalia received a

truly good person. Thank you for

me that someone has paid all the outstanding fees for my sister and me. It was

in her heart and simply replied with a

he

wind blew

by the flower bed at the hospital entrance, unable to calm her emotions.

The attending physician says they haven’t found a compatible bone marrow donor yet. If they don’t find one soon, Teresa…

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difficult? She’s such a kind, lovely girl. She’s only eleven years old. Why is

flowed uncontrollably as she broke

filled with

in the cold wind, the tip of her nose reddened from the chill,

only eleven, with

early to work and earn money for his sister. Now he was disabled

a long silence, Thalia took out her phone and made

specialist in leukemia treatment at University College London Hospital. Also, come to

(3)

(0)

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down at

was Lucy Jenkins from

the call.

There’s something I need your

composed herself quickly. “What’s happening?”

kept it brief, explaining the

“Wait for me. I’ll be right over.”

the call, Thalia grabbed her handbag and prepared to leave. “I’ve got to

catch up

pouted dramatically. “Is it really urgent? You’re not setting an

interrogation, are you?”

call history. “I’m not making it up, I promise. It’s genuinely

time I’ll subject you to a proper

us absolutely everything!”

“Agreed.”

single word, Thalia

closer to Charlotte on the sofa. “Charlotte, what do

that.”

stuttering: “I… I wouldn’t know… I’ve never had

with mock solemnity. “You’re the good girl. You’re not allowed to date. None of those ruffians deserve

reminded her of her own regrettable first

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during her first year at

had been an attractive upperclassman with many

wealthy family, so she had plenty of suitors herself, but she had fallen for that

one to

she had been inseparable from him, constantly flaunting their happiness to

off your love, and it’ll quickly die“-and how

had learned this

than two months into their relationship, the senior’s long–distance girlfriend had confronted her, and Victoria discovered

had joined forces with the girlfriend to expose the cheater, making his two–timing known across campus and turning him into

even stormed into the university and given the

influence to force the man to

Victoria had been wary of relationships and hadn’t dated anyone in all these years.

with the cheater was kissing–she hadn’t even contemplated sleeping with him.

heavy breath, “I feel like I might

Lucy was comforting a distraught

Lucy’s eyes brightened at the sight of Thalia. “Please help

a dreadful

you explain

this–this young woman is Teresa Bormen, my neighbor. Teresa is an orphan and dependent

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Her brother left school early to work and support her education,

misty. “Teresa was recently diagnosed with leukemia. She had to leave school and was hospitalized for treatment. Her brother, Mark, took on extra shifts at the factory to cover her medical expenses, working over twelve hours a day…”

point, Teresa, whom Lucy had just managed to calm, began crying again. “My brother was exhausted. His concentration lapsed at work, and his hand got caught in the machinery. He’s lost his entire

broke down, unable to continue. “I… I…”

her. “Ms. Winters, Mark is currently hospitalized. This is clearly a workplace injury, but the factory hasn’t provided proper compensation. The owner merely gave him two months‘ salary and dismissed him. Mark has been sacked, and the factory hasn’t paid any of the required compensations–the disability allowance, medical subsidy, or employment assistance payment.”

All his savings have gone toward my treatment. Now that the factory won’t

Teresa: “I understand the situation. Please try

eagerly. “I’ll take

the Tribeca

Ashcroft, what do you think of this flat?” asked the estate agent in a black suit with a

several units in this building.

seemed to please

stood with his hands in his pockets, surveying the room before nodding slightly. “This one is quite suitable. I’ll take