Reborn to Ruin Him: The Heiress's Game

d it and the smell of the food hit me the moment I walked in. A waiter appeared and led inside guiding me to whe

ered as Jason pulled

attorney for the firm. In the past, he had deceived me by pretending to be concern

Jason took his seat across from me, the corners of hi

should take some days off." He

n't a

and took our orders. I reached for my glass and t

is getting a lot of more clients." I replied shrugging my shoulde

ed lightly against the table, the way his eyes drifted

said gently, leaning forward. "You've always

ge, considering you never seemed to mind

ft laugh. "I just care about you, that's all. We built that fir

ach out and tear it in half. All these years, I thought I had a partner.

asked finally una

y lawyers draw it up. It's just a transfer of power of attorney

as flawless. Jason had made sure I still owned my shares, still held control. On paper, it seemed harmless. But I saw it n

e naive Lyra who couldn't tell the d

about it" I said putting the

phone kept buzzing and I could tell he was uneasy as he tried n

Vanessa check

it?" Jason asked changing th

the food without much interest. "It's alright," I said, keep

g almost relieved. "

was calm, maybe even softening. But inside, I was replaying everyth

a. I really mean it this time. The firm is doin

said gently. "A few da

his face for a moment. That was all he needed, a small openin

gain, slipping it into my

rt tomorrow." I said standing up. "Happy

ersary." Jas

night air had cooled, brushing against my skin like a warning. I paused for

had jus

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you." Vanessa said smiling at me as sh

ng her any attention as I

before. The one with

pretending to be the worried about me but I knew it was

epped inside before slamming the door

already

ent

that matched the cold edge in his eyes. Calm. Collected

aid with a nod. "Tha

terfront property." I sai

ntly. "Among

cked by his own girlfriend into buying some properties and got sued. He had no idea that his precious girlfriend behind it. He thought it

oing to happe

uments again. "It's a setup. The paperwork looks clean, but the real owne

arpened. "They had environmental clearances

can deal with Delmar Group. I'll file an emergency injunction today.

upposed to convince him that his girlfriend of

ed as he was about to pick it up

-" I s

my heels giving out before I could stop myself. I yelled j

fell to

logne was rich and expensive clouding my thoughts for just a beat too l

slo

dn't

voice low. "I just didn't w

tened slightl

ed up

the one tryin