Return Of The Real Heiress: Secrets And Masks
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Roy's words attracted Cherise's attention, so she raised her eyes her expression showing no surprise slightly She said coldly.

"Cool"

Roy slowly opened his vacant eyes, his mind wandering back to that year. "We were all students at Broania University, and Claire was famously known as the school beauty queen, celebrated for her talents and looks among our batch. "Back then, many guys at school admired her, including Jacob, the heartthrob on campus.

Jacob was the second son of the influential Leach Group, wealthy and powerful, and his good looks made him very popular among the girls at school.

"As for me, I was just a student from a small, remote village. While many guys were enarnored with Claire, I found myself drawn to Mandy, whose background was much like mine.

"Even though the Lewis family had taken in Mandy and was officially recognized as their heiress.

To the public, she remained a girl brought back from the orphanage, an illegitimate daughter the Lewis family was reluctant to acknowledge openly.

"Mandy might not have been as stunning as Claire, but she was still charming. I quietly watched her, secretly having a crush and deeply admiring her.

"She knew I admired her and never looked down on me for being from a small town. She always treated me with great care. "There was a time when I thought she might like me too, which led me to be almost obsessed with her.

"I obediently followed her every word.

"However, at a friend's birthday party, after drinking, Mandy confessed her true feelings to Jacob in front of everyone. It was a huge shock for me.

"I realized then that the girl 1 had admired for so long had feelings for someone else, and I'd foolishly thought she liked me.

"I understood, who wouldn't want to be with a wealthy and charming man? I was just fooling myself.

"But back then, everyone knew Jacob was interested in Claire and pursued her with determination.

"So, when Mandy confessed her feelings to him, Jacob showed no reaction at all, leaving her heartbroken right there. "After the party ended that night, she came to me for comfort, and I couldn't help but feel deeply pathetic for myself. "But seeing her tear-streaked, delicate face looking so helpless, couldn't stay indifferent.

"She willingly sought a hug, and with her warm and inviting presence, our youthful emotions took over, and we couldn't resist that night.

"This made me feel even more guilty towards her, and for the next four years, we kept our relationship a secret from everyone.

A year after Jacob married Claire, she, unwilling to just be a housewife and being a top graduate in Journalism and Communications, volunteered to go to Astamia as a war correspondent.

"With her gone, Jacob was left with their baby daughter, making him feel lonely and restless as a married man.

"Mandy took advantage of the opportunity she saw,

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"However, less than a month, into her relationship with Jacobs, she realized she was already 14 weeks pregnant, which clearly meant the child wasn't Jacob's but mine.

"That same year, I was hit with the unfortunate news of my mother's sudden cancer diagnosis, completely draining my savings and leaving me deeply in debt from my startup.

"I felt helpless and guilty because I couldn't provide a happy life for Mandy and the child she was carrying

"So, under Mandy's relentless pleading, I agreed to keep it a secret from Jacob and the whole Leach family. Our goal was to ensure our child could have a life everyone would envy, unlike her biological parents who had no future. "However, the Leach family was quite influential, and even before the baby was born, Mr. Oliver Leach found out and repeatedly ordered Mandy to have an abortion

"Mandy already saw the baby as her bargaining chip to tie Jacob down. There was no way she would give it up.

"Coincidentally, her brother Felix came back from Manesia. I recall that day was exactly a week before Mandy's due date. She said she would meet him, and the next time I saw her was two years after the baby was born. "That day I saw her and our daughter at the entrance of a luxury housing complex, where Jacob was holding the baby affectionately by her side.

"Seeing my own child in another man's arms caused an uncontrollable rage to erupt within me.

The next day, I waited for Mandy near that neighborhood. She was taken aback to see me, but she quickly reassured me

h this way, she gradually deceived and lured me

"During those years when my business was finally earning some money, she treated me like a backup and Jacob under the pretense of being her college friend.

I hovered around her

"Whenever Mandy needed something, she would reach out to me. When she didn't, she treated me just like any other classmate.

"When our child turned three, we got word from the front lines that Claire had died. That day was probably the happiest for Mandy.

"Coincidentally, during that time, the Leach family also fell into a financial crisis.

"Perhaps it was just the right moment, as Mandy's brother, Felix, inherited the family business and his ventures rapidly thrived during those years.

"Even though Mr. Oliver Leach didn't like her, he was in urgent need of funds at that time. So, he agreed to Mandy's marriage to Jacob, with the only condition being that Shirley was publicly introduced as Mandy's stepdaughter. "Thus, with the 600 million dollars of dowry Felix gave her, Mandy married into the Leach family with my biological daughter less than six months after Claire, Jacob's first wife, had died.

"After they got married, I chose to go abroad with another classmate to start a business, and this endeavor lasted for 12 years

"Three years ago, thinking I had enough money to bring my wife and daughter back so we could live together, I returned home. "But little did I know, this return home would trap me forever."

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