Two world apart

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."

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As their eyes met, her eyes widen in disbelief. She was afraid to blink. Even to look away for a mere second. Taking two steps back, she grabbed Wes's arm to stabilize her.

“Are you okay?" Wes asked as he frowned down at her hand on his arm.

“A- Y- Yeah,” Alice said.

She glimpsed at Wes for only a second. Forgetting a moment back she did not even want to blink. That mere second, she regretted once she looked back. She blinked a few times hoping, praying that he would reappear again. Could it be her mind playing a joke on her? Fifteen years have passed, and every day she wished, prayed to get only a glance of him.

Her eyes searched through the room.

“Where - Where did he go?” She murmured

“Who? What is wrong with you tonight, Alice? You are not acting like yourself.” Wes followed her gaze,

“I thought I saw...” Alice glanced at Wes, but when she saw his disinterested glare, it awoke her to reality.

“Forget it.”

The little bit of hope her heart longed for, was instantly washed away by the bitterness she kept in her heart. How can something like that even be a possibility when he was dead?

“Whatever. I am going to get something to drink. You want something?” Wes asked,

“No, I am good,”

Wes frowned at her distant behavior. He shook his head and walked away

“You look like someone I knew when I was younger. Only she had light brown hair.

Alice's eyes widen as she heard a voice behind her. As she turned around, she took a step back,

“You - You.” Alice stuttered

“You seem like you have seen a ghost.” He said with a chuckle.

She opened her mouth to respond but heard someone calling her in a hurry.

“Alice!”

She automatically turned toward the voice and watched Khan rush toward her

"Ahem. Yes, Khan?” She asked as she lifted an eyebrow

Khan glared at the guy behind her. His eyes moved to Alice.

“Your father is looking for you.”

“Now?”

“Yes, now. You know he does not like to wait.”

“I … You go ahead. I will be right there.”

“NO! I told him I will accompany you there.”

Left with no choice. Alice turned around. Even when given a second chance, she wasted it. He was gone. Her heart sank as she had to watch his back while he walked away. Even if he was not Kevin. She only wanted to have a few minutes with him. Her heart was screaming at her to follow him.

Jackson Brown’s words ran through her mind, “Sometimes the heart sees what is invisible to the eyes.”

“NOW. ALICE”

Khan’s harsh tone shook Alice out of her thoughts.

Khan followed her gaze.

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