Fallen Heiress Rises To The Top

m was lavishly decorated, every

or your trav

looked at Rue with detached indifference. "Your biological fa

ained ten thousand dollars-less than the price of one of th

d already changed her surname back to Blackwood, and her identification records had been updated overnight. The speed was almos

t posture and a cold expression. There wasn't

ackaged, and eventually married off for maximum profit. Everything Rue had learned growing up, from music and

Rue had only been sixteen. The memory still made her stomach turn. Fortunately, she'd escaped, and from that day forward, she'd been planni

at her lips as she

to accept it so readily. Before Rue could put the cash aw

engagement to the Galloway fam

eyebrow but

rs. Sterling continued, her voice turning sharper, "I trust yo

eat was

at Mrs. Sterling. After a moment, she

Mrs. Sterling's face. She knew it.

Rue s

ly, nev

frowned. "Ne

y troubled. "Ten th

filled t

g stared at

d the cash. "With prices these days, twenty thousand might barely k

n the room seemed

lit

worn canvas bag. "If the Sterling family can't affor

ng's face t

lowered their heads, no

bruptly opened her handbag and threw

housand

snapped. "And w

mmediately. Now that loo

said calmly, "Don't worry. With all the shameful things the Sterling fa

smile vanished from

respond, a soft v

ase don't

le white dress, she looked delicate and h

st," she said gently. "After all, anyone woul

ly. Compared to Rue's sharp tongue, Ariana's

sympathetic smile. "Rue, why don't yo

most l

Winners never minded showing a

" Rue said lightly.

rling. Sure enough, Mrs. Sterling's expression darkened. If Rue stayed

our real family as soon as possible. They must be worried sick. After all, you've been separated for eig

e instantly b

make a good point. You keep your daugh

rvants nea

. Sterli

ody seemed to kno

Rue picked up her canvas b

ue

d this time there was unmis

ed and lo

. "Next month is my engag

appeared o

you'll

mediately f

d once belonged to Rue. Now it belonged to Ariana. The invitat

y, "After all, everyone used to think y

tely turned toward Rue,

d, Rue

Just make sure to se

d, clearly ca

le widene

s usually have

rose in Ariana's chest. For some reaso

already turned and walked away without looking back, as t

everyone feeling str

g Mrs. S