Falling for a Stranger

The Convict Heiress: Marrying The Billionaire

Rollins Laman

The heavy thud of the release stamp was the only goodbye I got from the warden after five years in federal prison. I stepped out into the blinding sun, expecting the same flash of paparazzi bulbs that had seen me dragged away in handcuffs, but there was only a single black limousine idling on the shoulder of the road. Inside sat my mother and sister, clutching champagne and looking at my frayed coat with pure disgust. They didn't offer a welcome home; instead, they tossed a thick legal document onto the table and told me I was dead to the city. "Gavin and I are getting engaged," my sister Mia sneered, flicking a credit card at me like I was a stray dog. "He doesn't need a convict ex-fiancée hanging around." Even after I saved their lives from an armed kidnapping attempt by ramming the attackers off the road, they rewarded me by leaving me stranded in the dirt. When I finally ran into Gavin, the man who had framed me, he pinned me against a wall and threatened to send me back to a cell if I ever dared to show my face at their wedding. They had stolen my biotech research, ruined my name, and let me rot for half a decade while they lived off my brilliance. They thought they had broken me, leaving me with nothing but an expired chapstick and a few old photos in a plastic bag. What they didn't know was that I had spent those five years becoming "Dr. X," a shadow consultant with five hundred million dollars in crypto and a secret that would bring the city to its knees. I wasn't just a victim anymore; I was a weapon, and I was pregnant with the heir they thought they had erased. I walked into the Melton estate and made an offer to the most powerful man in New York. "I'll save your grandfather's life," I told Horatio Melton, staring him down. "But the price is your last name. I'm taking back what's mine, and I'm starting with the man who thinks he's marrying my sister."

Modern Revenge Rebirth/Reborn

Download the Book on the App

Hannah was in the kitchen with her mother, preparing breakfast when suddenly her mother throw a surprising question to her.

" Why are all your friends male Hannah?" Her mother asked.

Ava left to where she stood and walk to her. " Why did you ask such a question mother?" Said Hannah.

" I have my reasons for saying that." Replied her mother. " It's not good." She added.

" Come on mother" Hannah rolled her eyes. " I like male friends because they're cool. It's normal." She added while her mother fold her arms and watched her.

" Female friends are just........" She drawled, looking for the right words. " They're jealous and troublesome. I can't have them as friends."

But her mother wasn't satisfied.

" Then why didn't you become a man?" Her mother asked.

" Mother!" Hannah exclaimed.

" Men are dangerous Hannah, I don't want you around them. You're a girl for goodness sake, and you should be with girls." Said her mother.

" Ouch!!" Hannah said and rolled her eyes. Slapping her forehead. " Not my friends mother, they're cool and fine." She persist. " Why can't you believe me for once mother?" She said in disappoinment.

" Come on Hannah, I don't like your lifestyle you have to change." Her mother said.

" I don't like all this...." Said Hannah with a frown. " I'm tired of this whole thing. I'm tired." She murmured and walk out of the kitchen, leaving her mother there.

" Hannah! Hannah!" Her mother called, but she payed deaf ears.

" I have the right to choose my friends, I know what's right for me." She kept murmuring and entered her room.

" Hello Hannah!" Someone called from outside. It sounded like one of her friends, Alex.

She quickly left her room and hurried outside. Just as she thought, there stood Alex on his usual dress.

" Hi!" Said Alex. " I thought you're not in." He said.

" Is that your good morning?" Hannah asked.

" Sorry." He apologized. " Good morning."

" Morning." Replied Hannah. " How are you little boy?" She asked.

" You're crazy." Said Alex with a little laughter. " You're not dressed, why?" He asked.

" I'm not done yet." She replied.

" Seriously?" Alex furrowed his brow. " What were you doing?" He asked.

" I was cooking." She replied. " Will you wait for me?" She asked.

" Not again Hannah. You did the same thing yesterday, and we went late. Remember what we faced." Alex said. " I don't want it to happen again please." He added.

" Why are you like this?" Said Hannah with a frown. " You're bad for my liking." She added.

" Yesterday......." He wanted to say something, but she cut him off.

" Let me get my bag." She said and rushed inside.

She picked her bag and hurried to the kitchen to tell her Mom. " Mother! I'm off....." She announced happily and ran out.

" So soon?" Said her mother. " What about your breakfast?" She asked.

" Later!" Hannah responded. " Let's go." She said to Alex.

" You've not taken breakfast?" Alex furrowed his brow, staring at her in surprise as they kept walking.

" Not your business." Replied Hannah rolling her eyes. " Keep moving or I will spank your head." She added jokingly.

" You can't do that, I'm not your mate." Replied Alex.

Read Now