Your Gold Digger is Actually A True Heiress by Vera Fiore

Chapter 144

Thalia was forced up the stairwell of the abandoned construction site by Malfoy’s men.

She suffered from acrophobia, and with each step higher, her legs grew increasingly weak.

The unfinished concrete structure had no handrails on the staircase and no safety barriers on the upper floors.

Thalia climbed slowly, one precarious step at a time, flanked by Malfoy’s thugs.

Silently counting the floors as they ascended, Thalia noted they stopped when they reached the twenty–sixth level.

The man restraining her halted as well.

“What’s the time?” Malfoy asked with languid indifference.

“Seven–forty, boss,” replied the man who had kidnapped Thalia the previous night.

Thalia didn’t know his name.

Upon hearing the response, Malfoy raised an eyebrow slightly, turning his gaze toward Thalia. “Tell me… do you truly believe Asher will sacrifice himself for you? Come alone to die like the lovesick fool he is?”

Thalia pressed her lips together, lowering her eyes.

“Frightened?” Malfoy’s voice was deceptively gentle. “Don’t worry. If you’re so desperate not to part with him, I can arrange for

to be together–a pair of star–crossed lovers meeting their tragic end.”

Thalia kept her head down, maintaining her silence.

Malfoy gave a derisive laugh. Finding her silence tedious, impatience flickered in his eyes.

“I’m speaking to you. Are you bloody deaf?” Malfoy suddenly seized Thalia’s arm, yanking her roughly before shoving her forward with brutal force.

Caught off guard, Thalia stumbled forward, losing her balance. Her body swayed precariously before she crashed hard to the ground.

With her hands bound, she couldn’t maintain her balance or break her fall.

echoed as she hit

body. Her face contorted in agony, and her complexion turned ashen. Her upper body followed, striking the floor. Though her

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building. Seeing the drop before her, Thalia’s fear intensified, causing

at the dizzying drop below. Her acrophobia made

have you?” Malfoy observed her continued silence with an incredulous laugh,

suddenly kicked over a metal bucket beside him with

of metal scraping and clanging against concrete was jarring

not daring to make a

frowned, unable to comprehend the

were downstairs, he had been smiling almost innocently, seemingly in good spirits. Now he had

a way to make you scream,” Malfoy’s expression twisted maliciously as he fixed his gaze on Thalia, suddenly breaking

Malfoy slowly stepped toward Thalia, his voice

she were prey, a sadistic smile playing on his lips, his eyes full of predatory intent. “How do you think Asher would

this, Thalia’s body trembled violently. Her eyes flew open, filled with a mixture of fear, shock, and revulsion. Her

expression,

you? I’ll make you scream,” Malfoy said, his voice taking on a

with fear as she forced herself to

smile took on an indescribably sinister quality that sent chills down one’s spine. “Too bloody late for

I never promised I wouldn’t have a bit of

looking down at her with arrogant, untamed eyes, as if regarding an insect he could

crush at will.

Asher Blackwood’s used–up slag. I despise damaged goods,” Malfoy deliberately humiliated her, his language growing increasingly vulgar.

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kept her eyes lowered, concealing the hatred and fury

cruelly. “I suppose I’ll let my lads take turns with you instead. They’re not

am.”

mouth, Malfoy’s henchmen became visibly excited, barely able to contain themselves.

beautiful, and they had already been eyeing her. Now, hearing their leader’s

keeping his head down throughout, not once

interest in such