The Heiress They Threw Away

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s - the brave dress - breathing hard. She looked more beautiful than sh

the doo

ia. An

in Chanel. Her ice-blonde hair perfect, her navy suit perf

now what you did to our name? 5 million views! My friends! Richard's investors! They are calling me! 'Vic

ry dress, against the mannequi

ur wedding! Truth doesn't pay for this

He wasn't looking at Chl

er's huge black t-shirt, hair messy, mother's pea

woman who had

ed. "Is it true? Did I s

Even Victoria stoppe

ped one inch from him. So close I could smell his cologne - the same co

o you remember what you said to me on my 21st bir

lowed.

ever saw. Your sister is pretty. You are magic. I wi

eal tears. A man crying because

ber. Every day. Every day since I left yo

stay with her? For

s if I left Chloe! Because Richard said he would make sure I never work in New York again! Because I was 22 and scared! And because..

d for me in Pari

t models, you were... you were a queen! And I stood outside in the rain, like you stood five years ago, and I d

perfect, rich Jake - on his knees in my atelier, in front of his fia

ed. "Get up! Get up,

me. "Isabella, I still love you. I never sto

never stopped. He says your name when he dreams. He

ric. Intense. Like a

Victori

d - perfect manicured hand with a big diamond ring Ri

racked like

the side. My cheek

scre

uted, "V

lexan

nder

second. I didn't even see him stand from the corn

e could slap again. His hand huge, d

ord. Low. Quiet. More d

ldn't. Alexander's grip was iron. No

ead cold, looking at Victoria like she was nothing. Like

ody! She is

g, the whole of SoHo. "She is the woman who made Richard Cole kneel. She is the designer 5 million people jus

ria's wrist. Victo

turned

ere she slapped me. So

" he whispered

ed. Not from the slap. From him. From the

my cheek. Right where Victoria slapped me. S

outh open. Jake on his knees, crying har

st my cheek. "You are perfect. Even

a, and his face changed. Back

esses. I have it on camera." He pointed to the corner - a small black camera I didn't know exi

was white

d to her mother. Say 'Elena Laurent was magic, I was jealous.' Say it. Loud. Or I call the police,

y, intense, p

cheek. At my pearls. At my bare fee

n her perfect, ice-cold

suit on dusty wood floor. Knees cr

magic," she whisper

" Alexan

oman because my husband loved her more than he ever loved me! I wa

sped. "M

ruined. "I hit her because I am jealous! Because Knight looks at her like Ri

no longer the ice queen. Just... a

. I knelt down too. Face to face

want your leaving. Leave my atelier. Leave my sister. Leave my life. And I w

ing, helped by Jake

The door cl

, Chloe in her ivor

touched my red che

. "Now it fe

issed my other cheek, my forehead, my b

are cruel," he whispered. "And

I whispered back

and smiled, a real

nymore," she said. "I think I want to be like yo

. My sister. In

ff ivory dress. Put on black t-

three people - a billionaire, a designer in his t-shirt with a red cheek,

in five years, it

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