Chapter 1: Past and Present
I am Leah Jones, the only legal heir of the Jones family until my mother was alive. The day my mom died, my dad married his lover and took her and her daughter to our mansion.
"Leah, meet Tiara Jones; she will be your little sister from now on," My dad said to me without any shame.
That day I ran away from home and got kidnapped, unfortunately.
My grandpa paid a huge ransom to get me back unscathed. After that day, I started to live with my grandpa and train to be the heir to the Jones Industry.
However, my hatred for love and family was always there, and my grandpa knew that very well, so he made an inheritance stating that only married descendants could have parts of his wealth.
I started my own company from scratch and became one of the rising businesswomen of the decade. However, everything won't always go the way we want.
My grandpa died in a mysterious way and his lawyer informed me the same thing again. I didn't want the inheritance until my business was on the verge of bankruptcy because of my dearest step-sister and my trashy ex. They proved again that human beings are unworthy of trust, until I met Leo.
I am now having a talk with my legal advisor. He is a man who is nearly fifty, I saved him when he was in trouble and after that, he stayed in my company to repay me…
"Is there no other way to save the Jones Fashion Industry?", I asked my legal advisor.
"You must marry someone to get back what should be yours; otherwise, your grandfather's wealth will be transferred to your step-sister as she is already married to your former lover!", The man in a black coat said to me
"That bitch and that unfaithful man! I never wanted to compete with them for that inheritance, but it seems God wants me to teach them some lessons and get back what is mine!", I said while looking through the white glass of my office. The city seems so ethereal in the darkness of the night.
I still remember the day when I caught them red-handed. I wanted to surprise my lover, Rivan Adams. He was a family friend, and we grew up together. However, after I was kidnapped and had to face the reality at the age of ten that my father really never loved my mother, it broke my heart. So, I got distanced from everyone until I met him again at college.
I was relieved to know that there was someone who I could call a friend, and after that, I fell for his act of kindness.
However, as the saying goes, love is blind. I was momentarily blind too. My best friend, Ket Nayer, tried to warn me about him, but I cut her off, thinking she was worried for nothing. I eventually got distanced from her, and my life was involved with that scumbag.
That day, when I wanted to surprise him with his birthday, I took the fastest private plane I had to move from overseas to Ethos, my hometown, where he lived in the apartment gifted to him on his 25th birthday.
That day was his 28th birthday, and I was planning to give him the latest Ferrari collector edition. I thought if I earned a lot of money, he wouldn't mind the fact that I had to spend more time on my business and work.
However, when I reached home, I heard the moans of a lady and a man whose voices were not unknown to me. I went directly to his bedroom, and on the way, I saw the scattered clothes of a man and a woman. When I reached the room, I saw something I was not prepared to see at all.
"How can you cheat on me, Rivan?", I asked with teary eyes.
"You are always so busy. As a healthy man, you know I have some desire too, and you won't let me touch you before your marriage. That is why I have to do this secretly so that I won't hurt your feelings. Aren't I great, Leah? If you feel bad, you can join us too, as the woman I am with now is your sister, and she said she won't mind the fact that two sisters share the same man! How understanding she is, aha!", That lecher said everything with a straight face. He even didn't feel a bit of shame when he got up from bed to get dressed.
I didn't want to waste one more second in this trashy place, so I left, saying something that made that cheating couple gasp in shock.
"Okay, You can continue what you guys were doing in the street; that way you can earn some money too. Now I know I am not a good and ideal girlfriend like my STEP-SISTER, so you guys would move out of my apartment and all of your cards would be good as dead for now."
"What?! You are the one who gifted me this apartment!" He said it shamelessly.
"That's why I am taking back the things that I gave you. I have earned that money for your lavish lifestyle with my blood and tears. So, get out of my house!" I said I was applying more strength to my voice.
"Everything is my fault, big sis! We just love each other. I won't be on your way to happiness. I will leave now!" Tiara said this while getting up from bed and getting dressed slowly. She was acting as if I bullied her, but I didn't give a fuck about what these two scammers would think and called security to drive them out.
"I only love you, Leah... Please think about it again. No one would like a dull girl like...", He was taken away before he could finish his sentence, and I took out a bottle of red wine and drank it till I fell asleep.
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Back to the present:
Two years have passed since that event. My grandpa died suddenly, and according to his arrangement, I won't be able to get a penny from his funds if I am not married. I didn't care about that fact till now, but now I am facing a problem, and if I am not able to gather enough money, my company would be auctioned off and I would be bankrupt... The ones responsible for this are none other than my ex and my dearest stepdaughter.
However, life is too boring without challenges...
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