The Heiress He UnderestimatedChapter 47
The Heiress He Underestimated
Chapter 47
Chapter 47 When The Hunt Quietly BeganFinishedXan was on his third whiskey. He stood at the wall of glass in the penthouse, but he wasn’t seeing the city lights. He was seeing her. The way her back had looked, straight and unbreakable in that black dress, as she walked away from him. The memory was a physical pain like a hot knife twisting behind his ribs.The news played on a silent loop on the screen behind him–his father–in–law that never was, Kieran Nethys, dabbing at fake tears and talking about forgiveness and powerful new family connections. The sound was off, but Xan could hear the slimy, triumphant tone in his head. The man was using their humiliation as a ladder.His mother’s voice cut through the thick, angry silence like a shard of ice. “A buffet table, Aris. She left him at a buffet table. The shrimp cocktail was still on the ice!”“Enough, Evanthe,” his father’s voice rumbled, low and dangerous. Aris Valdris stood like a general surveying a lost battlefield. His anger wasn’t hot like Xan’s; it was a glacial, scheming cold that could freeze blood.Xan finally turned from the window, the whiskey glass clenched so tight in his hand he was surprised it didn’t crack. “He’s parading around like he won. Like his daughter landed some great prize. Vex is a dead man walking. What is there to win?”
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