The Cursed Heiress: Now I'm Their Billionaire Nightmare

The Cursed Heiress: Now I'm Their Billionaire Nightmare

Ruby Skye

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Nadine reunited with her family, convinced she'd been discarded, rage simmering-only to find collapse: her mother unstable, her father poisoned; a pianist brother trapped in a sham marriage, a detective brother framed and jailed, the youngest dragged into a gang. While the fake daughter mocked and colluded, Nadine moved in secret-healing her mother, curing her father, ending the union, clearing charges, and lifting the youngest to leader. Rumors said she rode coattails, unworthy of Rhys, the unmatched magnate. Few knew she was a renowned healer, legendary assassin, mysterious tycoon... Rhys knelt. "Marry me! The entire empire is yours for the taking!"

The Cursed Heiress: Now I'm Their Billionaire Nightmare Chapter 1 I'm Jacob, Your Brother!

Nadine Clark lingered at the edge of a street, her gaze fixed on a modest two-story home tucked behind a small courtyard.

This was it-the place where the Clark family lived.

For more than twenty years, she'd clung to memories and imagined scenes of the home she'd never truly known.

Now, standing here at last, her heart ached with questions she'd carried for as long as she could remember.

What could have made her real parents turn their backs on her?

How could they leave her to be passed off to strangers, only to end up in the nightmare that was Urygan?

The last words from her foster parents rang in her ears. "You're Nadine Clark, the unwanted child, tossed aside by your own blood."

It was that pain-and the hope of one day facing her birth parents-that gave her the strength to endure everything she'd suffered in Urygan's darkness.

She was about to cross the street when a harsh sound echoed from a grimy alley just a few steps away.

In the shadows, a man who should have been standing tall was instead crumpled on the ground, taking savage blows from a much smaller, mean-faced figure.

"You still believe you're some kind of Clark family prince, that you can call the shots? Wake up! You think you'll get your hands on medicine for your crazy mother?"

Without hesitation, the smaller man raised his boot and smashed it down on the outstretched hand of the man on the ground.

The crack of breaking bone split the air.

The tall man lay huddled on the dirty pavement, his body shaking with pain as a strangled groan slipped past his lips.

Despite the agony, his grip never loosened around the bundle in his arms.

Watching from the shadows, Nadine felt a strange ache in her chest-then, without hesitation, she appeared behind the man's attacker.

The sound of bones snapping rang through the alley. A howl burst from the smaller man as he toppled over, clutching his ankle in shock.

"You have a death wish or something?" Nadine asked, her gaze cold and unflinching.

Writhing on the ground, the thug spat curses between sobs. "You have no idea who you're messing with, you little bitch. You're done for..."

Before he could finish, Nadine pressed her shoe hard onto his injured ankle.

His screams echoed down the alley, desperation twisting his face. "Please! I'm sorry, I swear! I didn't know-I'll never do it again, just let me go!"

Nadine's voice was flat and cold. "Get lost."

Without a second's delay, the thug scrambled to his feet and vanished down the alley.

A moment later, a person dressed in black stepped out of the shadows and held out a folder.

"Boss," he said respectfully. "Here's everything on the Clark family, including the truth behind your disappearance all those years ago."

Nadine flipped open the folder, her eyes widening as she absorbed the words on each page.

More than two decades ago, the Clark family's little girl vanished after being snatched by traffickers just outside their front door.

That moment shattered a once-celebrated family, sending them into a downward spiral they never escaped.

Her mother, Stacey Clark, lost her grip on reality, and madness consumed her.

Her father, Jordy Clark, fell ill soon after, his health failing until there was no hope left.

Brad Clark, the oldest brother and a gifted pianist, abandoned his dreams and humbled himself into a wealthy marriage-all for the sake of buying medicine for their parents.

Kaden Clark, the second brother, was once the star of the police department. He was framed, arrested, and sent to prison for a crime he didn't commit.

Jacob Clark, the youngest, turned to the city's underbelly, desperate to clear Kaden's name and track down his missing sister. His efforts only left him battered and powerless, kicked around by anyone with the slightest authority.

Even as the family lost almost everything, they still scraped together every cent they could, never giving up the search for Nadine-even pouring millions into what everyone else called a hopeless cause.

Nadine's hands shook as she reached the end of the file. The anger that had fueled her for years crumbled in an instant.

She hadn't been abandoned at all.

There had always been someone longing for her return.

A rustling sound drew her attention-the taller man, battered and bleeding, struggled to his feet.

He froze when he caught sight of Nadine, recognition dawning beneath the blood and grime.

Then, half stumbling, half running, he reached for her. "Nadine! Is it really you? I'm Jacob, your brother!"

Stunned, Nadine repeated, "Jacob?"

Jacob nodded frantically, voice thick with emotion. "It's me! We never stopped searching for you. I can't believe you're finally home!"

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ā€œNadine reunited with her family, convinced she'd been discarded, rage simmering-only to find collapse: her mother unstable, her father poisoned; a pianist brother trapped in a sham marriage, a detective brother framed and jailed, the youngest dragged into a gang. While the fake daughter mocked and colluded, Nadine moved in secret-healing her mother, curing her father, ending the union, clearing charges, and lifting the youngest to leader. Rumors said she rode coattails, unworthy of Rhys, the unmatched magnate. Few knew she was a renowned healer, legendary assassin, mysterious tycoon... Rhys knelt. "Marry me! The entire empire is yours for the taking!"ā€
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Chapter 1 I'm Jacob, Your Brother!

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Chapter 2 You're Engaged To The Bailey Heir

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Chapter 3 She Had Not Been Forgotten

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Chapter 4 Calling Off The Engagement!

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Chapter 5 That's Impossible!

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Chapter 6 You Might End Up Needing It

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Chapter 7 She's Committing Murder!

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Chapter 8 Breeze Healer

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Chapter 9 You Fail At Everything!

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Chapter 10 Tell Nadine To Come Out Right Now!

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Chapter 11 Give Me My Daughter Back!

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Chapter 12 I'm Calling The Cops

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Chapter 13 Don't Ever Come Back

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Chapter 14 You're The Only One I Want

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Chapter 15 Go Home

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Chapter 16 Go Bother Someone Else

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Chapter 17 This Can't Be Happening

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Chapter 18 Yes, I Want You To Marry Me

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Chapter 19 She Just Got Lucky With Mrs. Ballard

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Chapter 20 I'm Here To Apologize For Nadine

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Chapter 21 I'm The Only One Who Can Save Her

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Chapter 22 She Was The Breeze Healer Herself

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Chapter 23 She Would End This Engagement Herself

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Chapter 24 Fight Me

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Chapter 25 Arrange The Meeting At Ingsea Hotel

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Chapter 26 Because I Am Breeze

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Chapter 27 We Made A Terrible Mistake!

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Chapter 28 What Are We Supposed To Do

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Chapter 29 I Can Tell You Something Valuable

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Chapter 30 She's Admitting It Can't Be Cured

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Chapter 31 Failure Was Finally At The Door

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Chapter 32 You're Safe

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Chapter 33 That Woman Took My Lab

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Chapter 34 She Could Have Said Something Sooner

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Chapter 35 There's No Time

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Chapter 36 Which One Are We Talking About

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Chapter 37 Take Everyone Away!

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Chapter 38 I'm With Night's Enigma

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Chapter 39 We Kept Her Untouched For You!

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Chapter 40 Was This Woman Really Their Boss

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