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Undercover Heiress: The Ruthless CEO's Trap

Chapter 8

Word Count: 835 | Released on: Today at 14:54

ent was fi

door softly. Kierra had cried un

k to her own bedroo

ne velvet dress and let

the heavy fabric, checking the hidden pockets. Nothing. No ma

ulled out a worn sketchbook – then stopped. She didn'

the whole night out

ears

ss training regimen, refining her skills in absolute secrecy until her mentor

at, at least for now. The black diamond brooch had been returned the morning after the gala, with a cold note from Dominique: "Ms. Pierce does not accept

ligree box. Eleonore had nev

ir in Manhat

lass doors of the Christie's auctio

of intense training under Bradley had stripped away her hesitation – not because sh

exhibits and headed straight fo

rows of bulletproof

d dead in

e gold filigree box. The lid was encrusted with ti

of her family. She had last seen a photograph of it in the f

elled. Tears burned

st the cold glass. Her heart was

lked quickly to the VI

hind the counter. Her voice was shaking. "I want to make a pr

s last gift – that she had never touche

keyboard. She looked

ithdrawn from the auction last night.

ach plummeted.

e client informati

nter. "Please. It belongs to

ing around the empty lobb

the Carlyle Group

ore like a physica

– only a memory – s

word. She turned and

low taxi and threw her

Carlyle Building.

he massive, marble‑floored lobby

traight to th

aufman," Eleonore deman

looked at her wit

ave an ap

it is an

ee anyone without an ap

marble lobby. She looked up at the private el

text from Bradley: Come back. I know

dy knew she was a Pierce, then sending the brooch hadn't been an apology –

etween her and her family's legacy was made of billion

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Undercover Heiress: The Ruthless CEO's Trap

Ariel Bruckman Modern

“Eleonore was the secret apprentice of a master jeweler and the hidden heir to the Pierce family legacy. She spent two years in brutal training, hiding her immense talent from the world. But just as she was ready to step out of the shadows, her grandfather's final masterpiece-the lost symbol of her family-surfaced at an auction. Before she could even place a bid, it was bought in a private sale by Keaton Kaufman, the ruthless CEO of the Carlyle Group and her mentor's greatest enemy. Eleonore desperately tried to buy it back, offering double the price through powerful connections. Keaton coldly refused all offers. Instead, he went on live television and announced that the priceless Pierce family artifact would be used as a mere corporate carrot. "This piece will be the grand prize for our internal design competition," Keaton declared to the cameras. Eleonore's fingernails dug into her palms until they bled. He didn't care about the craftsmanship or her family's history; he was just using her grandfather's legacy as a pawn to stress-test his own employees. The wall between her and her family's heirloom was made of billions of dollars, and she had no way to break it down from the outside. So, she made a reckless decision. She deleted her elite background, stripped away her protective armor, and created a fake resume as a desperate, entry-level nobody. She clicked send on her job application to the Carlyle Group. If she couldn't buy her family's legacy back, she was going to infiltrate his empire and win it back herself.”