Your Gold Digger is Actually A True Heiress by Vera Fiore

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Chapter 108

At Blackwood Manor.

The television in the ground floor drawing room was broadcasting the evening news.

“This afternoon, a serious road collision occurred on the A21 in Kent. We now go live to our correspondent at the

scene.”

“Good afternoon, viewers. It’s currently 4:15 PM, and I’m reporting from a stretch of the A21 approximately forty miles southeast of London. At 3:40 PM, motorists reported a serious collision on this section of road. As you can see behind me, a vehicle has smashed into the guardrail, sustaining catastrophic damage. The driver was found unconscious with severe injuries and has been rushed to King’s College Hospital in critical condition.”

“Additionally, as the camera pans left, you can see that the barrier further down the road has also been compromised. Evidence suggests another vehicle broke through and plunged down the embankment. Emergency services are currently conducting a technical rescue operation…”

Lord Blackwood Sr. watched the television screen with furrowed brows, his piercing gaze unwavering.

“Grandfather, you’re back?” Asher entered, casually tossing his car keys onto the mahogany side table.

Lord Blackwood turned, his penetrating gaze sweeping over his grandson. “This wasn’t merely a traffic incident, was it? Malfoy’s handiwork?”

Asher sank into the leather sofa, looking uncharacteristically weary as he massaged his temples. “Yes.”

Lord Blackwood Sr. continued: “I’ve heard Randolph Winters took a fall down a staircase?”

Asher responded with a deep, solemn “Indeed.”

Lord Blackwood’s brows remained tightly knitted as he stared at the news broadcast, his expression inscrutable. The atmosphere grew heavy with unspoken tension.

The housekeeper arrived with a silver tray of Earl Grey. Asher lifted a cup and took a measured sip.

“Asher, you must end your relationship with the Winters girl.”

Asher set down his teacup with deliberate precision, his dark eyes clouding over with shadow.

He remained silent, his jaw tightening almost imperceptibly.

Lord Blackwood sighed deeply before speaking with grave authority: “Your conflict with Malfoy should never li drawn in the Winters family. If he can’t strike at you directly, he’ll target her instead.”

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noncommittal response hung in the

have merely a verbal understanding. Thankfully, you haven’t formally announced your engagement, so severing ties needn’t be complicated. A straightforward breakup

Not complicated?

suddenly–a hollow sound devoid of mirth that never reached his eyes. His voice was quiet, fractured with barely

man paused momentarily, then fixed his grandson with a penetrating gaze. “Have you fallen

with her, Asher?”

Thalia, assuming theirs was

silent, his gaze fixed on the Persian carpet

sighed deeply. “You’ve become a devoted man. You’re quite unlike your father–I see rather more of myself in you than

know perfectly well what Malfoy is capable of. During his years in Russia, he built his empire through the most ruthless criminal syndicate in Moscow. He commands weapons and

afternoon’s attack on the A21 was Malfoy’s opening salvo directed at you. Asher, if you truly love her, you must protect her

eyes reddened at the corners, his heart constricting with

horrifying moment on the road hours earlier–a bullet whistling past Thalia’s head, missing her by mere

remained silent for a long

“Randolph Winters is a legitimate businessman; he’s unfamiliar with this world of violence and retribution. Even with your most skilled security detail, you cannot shield them every moment.

unfathomable lake. His

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his eyes brightening with repressed emotion.

certain Malfoy would believe a separation between Thalia and

you were to propose a pretend separation,

I would never do anything to cause her harm.”

harming her–it’s preserving her

targeted the Winters family precisely because he recognizes Thalia as my vulnerability. I doubt he would accept that I’ve distanced myself from her based merely

“No, he will believe it. Your position as the Blackwood heir and the sole successor to our empire would make such a narrative entirely credible. He would readily accept that you aren’t a devoted or faithful man. Someone of your standing and

heart.”

gave a bitter laugh. “Grandfather, might I have some time to consider

I can afford to wait, but the Winters family

eyes briefly, his chest rising and falling as though struggling against

pressure.

measured patience, “you could always pursue her again after neutralizing Malfoy. Wouldn’t

his eyes reflecting a bewilderment that Lord Blackwood had never before witnessed in his typically composed