Auctioned Heiress: The Vicious Queen's Revenge

Chapter 6

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thinned after Clare's departure. Egnacio's composure

exter, his eyes gleaming with t

king a sip of his scotch. "The 'Ice

e whiskey in his glass, his gaze fix

tt. Good blood, but no real power. Clare's a Carroll by name, but she's basically an

ined impassive, but his

l. Made her a legend and a pariah all at once. The old guard, like h

oo much," he said, a defensive edge to his voice

io. His eyes were sharp, analytical. "And you felt the most ar

a man like you, a rational mind, wou

a fleeting sign of contempt. He did

gain. "Trying to use her to patch the hole she blew in their stock price. She made

er's fingers on the leather sofa b

ak, even when she was shattering from the inside out. That kind of strength, forged in b

entlemen, I have another engagement. A pleasu

s cold. He had no time for weak,

yer. "Find out w

eting Carli Carroll at Cipriani Downtown. Looks like the consolation prize has been waiting for him." He

ting the cuffs of his bespoke shirt.

t's

ex, that place is a dive. It's loud,

t the Ice Queen do

t, cavernous interior of Dexter's black Maybach. Th

cket, his fingers closing around a small, cool object. An old si

people responsible. To do that, he needed to blend in, to become a part of t

he chaos. Heading toward a woman who had no idea she wa

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Auctioned Heiress: The Vicious Queen's Revenge

Janna Lemay Billionaires

“I single-handedly saved my family's corporate empire from a hostile takeover, securing our market share for the next decade. But my grandfather didn't see me as a hero. He saw me as a flawed piece of inventory. To calm the board and fix the reputation I supposedly ruined, he forced me into an arranged marriage, auctioning me off to the highest bidder. Desperate, I turned to my childhood friend, Egnacio, the only person who ever promised to protect me. But instead of saving me, he publicly humiliated me. He used my desperation as a networking opportunity, pitching my arranged marriage as a business deal to a ruthless private equity king named Dexter Mathews. Later that night, I caught Egnacio holding my cruel cousin in his arms. "What man wants to be with a woman who looks at you like she's planning a hostile takeover?" Hearing him mock my pain shattered the last bit of hope I had. I realized I was never family to them. I was just a sharp knife, used to cut down their enemies and then traded for cash before I got dull. The heartbreak vanished, replaced by a cold, violent rage. I didn't break, and I didn't run. Instead, I got into the back of Dexter Mathews's car. He had watched my family tear me apart, but he didn't see a broken pawn. He saw a queen. And together, we were going to burn their entire empire to the ground.”