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The Lost Heiress and the Secret Billionaire Chapter 16: Dress Note
Abigail watched calmly, stepping back slightly, as Olivia had her temper tantrum. She spotted Mark, out of the corner of her eye, making his way over to her."You stole that dress from me!" Olivia screamed, on the verge of tears as she clung to her own pearl necklace, as though she'd been personally attacked. "And look how you've ruined it! That was not like that when I gave it to you!"Mark knew of the torture she had already endured at the hands of her new family, and she guessed that he had put together, roughly, what was happening, and he looked ready to jump in. But Abigail waved him with a discreet motion of her hand, and Mark stopped in his tracks, watching anxiously.Abigail briefly wondered why Mark was even here, but she had no time to linger on that thought, given her sister having a full on enraged episode in the middle of what Abigail assumed was the dance floor."Are you done?" Abigail asked calmly, as Olivia finished screaming about her stealing the dresses from her.
The Lost Heiress and the Secret Billionaire Chapter 17: Charming
After her father's announcement, Lyall came over to her almost immediately."Abigail!" He exclaimed, a broad smile on his face, "Congratulations."Lyall leaned in towards her and placed a light peck on her cheek, and Abigail stumbled a little. When had they become such close friends?"Oh," Abigail struggled to think, as Lyall stood next to her, his hand on her back. "Thank you, I guess."She tried to side-step him, but there was someone to the left of her, and her dress was a little bulky. So she waited for the woman to pass."Abigail," Lyall said to her again, before she could make a clean escape from his side. "Would you do me the honor of a dance?"And for the first time that night, Abigail silently cursed her sister's absence. Maybe Olivia was good for one thing, after all. Keeping Lyall away from her."Sure," Abigail agreed, thinking the best way out of this would be through on torturous dance.Lyall led her to the dance floor, that was already occupied with so many couple
The Lost Heiress and the Secret Billionaire Chapter 18: Testing
Abigail woke with her alarm again, though she'd set it a few times to make sure she was up by breakfast. She didn't want to have such an amazing night wasted simply because she couldn't wake up the next morning and be on time for her breakfast with her father.She also knew that if she was on time, neither Olivia nor Charlotte would be there, and she would get some time with him alone before either of them arrived. Then she would be able to make an exit if they did appear, without having lost any valuable time with her father.She really couldn't imagine what kind of mood they might be in, after everything that had happened last night at the party.Though Abigail was very far from feeling guilty, everything that had happened to Olivia had been her own doing. She would simply have to be a big girl and deal with the consequences of her actions. And if that meant she couldn't inherit the company because she couldn't behave like a sane adult, then Olivia should just be grateful that she
The Lost Heiress and the Secret Billionaire Chapter 19: Fresh Air
Abigail decided there was absolutely no way she was going to get any more work done in the state she was in. At least not in this office. So she gathered up the three files she had been given, and started heading for her room.She had been walking for five minutes already, when she realized that she'd been heading in entirely the wrong direction. She'd been heading for the garden.Though the weather today was better than it had been when she'd gone outside the last time in a state of emotion, she didn't think it was best to take such sensitive information with her. So she headed to her room, deposited the files, and then headed out to the garden.There was a light breeze, but nothing too damaging, and Abigail decided to walk on the other side of the grounds. Places she hadn't yet been.The manicured lands didn't hold much interest to her, though, and she quickly went past them. Soon, she was in forested area again. She wondered if her father had left the trees at the edge of his pr
The Lost Heiress and the Secret Billionaire Chapter 20: Discoveries
Abigail woke the next morning, absolutely excited. She planned to shower and dress before breakfast, since she wanted to get an early start on the project her father had set to her. She wanted to make him proud, a part of her acknowledged.But she also wanted to spend time with Mark, another part of her whispered to herself.And she had to acknowledge that, too. He was incredibly kind to her, he had done nothing but help her wherever he could, and Abigail was entirely grateful for everything.She got into the shower on her own, thankfully, it seemed that since the party and the whole dress debacle, those same nine women had been appointed, either by themselves or her father, as her default servant crew. She hadn't been helped or assisted by anyone else except them since the party. And thankfully, those women understood her need to shower alone.Many, many benefits had come from that night and Olivia's dresses.Abigail showered carefully, a voice in the back of her head telling her
The Lost Heiress and the Secret Billionaire Chapter 21: Offering
"So," Abigail turned to Mark, "What about you? What was it like for you growing up?""Hard," Mark said. "But not impossible. It was really only difficult for a few years, I made smart choices, and I got very lucky very early on. And everything just kind of went from there."Abigail pursed her lips. He wasn't saying much about his life, and she didn't want to press him if she was asking too much. This was the first time they were properly sitting down together, after all. Where they hadn't just bumped into each other."I graduated high school with amazing results," Mark told her. "Got a full ride to college and business school. And everything got better from there."Nothing had just been handed to him, then. Sometimes, Abigail still felt a little guilty about her own position. Because while she had struggled and lived a difficult life before this, it wasn't like anything here had been acquired through her own doing.This had just been handed to her. Maybe, she mused, that was why s
The Lost Heiress and the Secret Billionaire Chapter 22: Presenting
Abigail woke up before her alarm this morning. A stroke of luck, really. And she began getting ready for the day. She was nervous. Even she had to admit that to herself. She was going to meet the Board of Directors. She would have to convince the people with the most power and experience in this company, that her decision and research was in the best interest of the company.She dressed in her best work attire, and had the same nine ladies critique her outfit. This, not the ball, was where she truly needed to be well-dressed. This was where these people would judge her.Abigail was sure she could have come in the worst dress imaginable, and they would have forgotten it, but if she came to work dressed in the slightest way incorrectly, she would be ripped apart.After her outfit was carefully and tastefully selected, the women helped her with her hair and make-up as well, needing to be perfect. Barely any make up was put on, but it made such a difference to her overall look.Her s
The Lost Heiress and the Secret Billionaire Chapter 23: Explosion
'This is hardly proof of anything.'Adam's words kept replaying in Charlotte's mind for the rest of the day. A simple dismissal of all her efforts for the morning.She barely heard a word he said after that, all she knew was that the little miss b*stard had such a control over Adam's mind that he wouldn't hear a single bad word about her. Even if it was in contrived, fabricated and highly distorted videos. The audacity was shocking to behold.And Charlotte, well and truly, for not the first time in her life, wanted to kill someone.She would settle for making a scene.________________________________________Abigail left work that evening, absolutely excited. She made it all the way to the elevator, excitedly messaging Mark all the details of everything that had just happened.Abigail had been wanting to message him all day, but she didn't want to be on her phone all the time. And she definitely didn't want her dad thinking he'd brought her here all this way just for her to be
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