Ruthless Heir 소설 & 이야기

"You revealed the truth?" "No one had to," she replied, holding his gaze with a strength that made my chest swell. "I read the journals. I know the lineage." Darius tugged at his collar, his restless energy palpable. "My sire and his heir were butchers. I do not share their hunger for the slaughter. I am not my sire, Nia." "You choked her," Tunde growled, stepping forward, his shadow looming over the clearing. "Her skin still bears the mark of your cruelty. That is an unforgivable sin against the Nightfang Pack."

My maternal uncles stood up behind me, their faces twisted desperately and aggressively as they tried to use their remaining leverage. "Knox, the boy is right," my oldest uncle barked, slamming his fist onto the table. "The mistress is a fraud, fine. But Finn is your only male heir! He is the only blood continuity this foundation has! You cannot allow this nameless assistant to dissolve his entire birthright over a corporate infraction! The Hartley legacy belongs to your bloodline!" My father slowly rose from his high-backed leather throne.

“As per tradition, I have arrived. And as you can see… I am not alone.” He turned to Zara, and his expression softened just for a fraction, enough for everyone to see. “I present to you… Zara Rutherford-Vance. Daughter of Elias Rutherford, The Architect. And my wife, my partner, and the rightful heir to the seat that has been waiting for her.” A ripple of shock and murmurs went through the crowd. An old man with white hair and sharp eyes stepped forward. He was Lord Harrington, one of the oldest members of the Council.

I go to the table. The page is dense, old handwriting in two languages, English and something older that I recognize as a Creole variant from my archive research. The English portion is a full clinical description of a working called The Lover's Ruin, which I have read about in Beatrice Ashworth's journals but which has never been as specific as what is written here. I read. The curse activates upon inheritance of the Sterling fortune. This I knew. The compulsion layer drives the heir to sabotage genuine love through pride, cruelty, and self-destruction. This I knew.

There was a high-resolution shot of him stepping out of a helicopter, wearing sunglasses and a suit that looked like it was cut from midnight itself. He looked... cold. Ruthless. His eyes, the ones that had looked at me with amusement in the rain, were dead sharks in these photos. I clicked on a leaked internal memo from Forbes that had never been published. Headline: THE IRON HEIR: How Sebastian Doubled the Empire's Value in Two Years. I read the texts. "The CEO is known for his uncaring, cold, ruthless, efficient in his job, and a most soughted bachelor. Rumors of a rift with his grandmother, the matriarch Eleanor, have sparked concerns about the company's future..."

¶ I read it again. And again. Then I opened the second link. By Pack Insider. ¶ The word around the upper circle is that a certain heir's new "mate" is a former bartender from the lower districts with no status and no business being anywhere near a founding bloodline. "She showed up out of nowhere with a child that happens to look exactly like him‚" says one source close to the situation. "You do the math." The heir's former fiancée‚ a prominent figure in eastern trade‚ is reportedly devastated but maintaining her dignity. Unlike some people.¶

And outside, the world moved on, but inside the villa, a new dawn had begun—a dawn of love, of family, and of a future that was theirs to shape. The storm was over. The battles had ended. And finally, Ruthless Claim had reached its conclusion, leaving nothing but hope, love, and the quiet promise of every tomorrow.

she said and paused "The winner of this task is already known to us since I called everyone's income out and so, Mitchell Campbell is the new heiress to the Campbell's properties" she announced "What?!! That's not possible grandma! How can you allow her to rule over us? You know how grumpy she is already. If you make her the heiress, she will be so full of herself and won't have regard for anyone" John said "I never mentioned attitude when I gave you the tasks. Mitchell won this so you have to accept her as the heiress and put in your best next time" Grandma said

"Eric Winslet, seen slapped by the daughter of his new business partner 'William Anderson' at the launch party itself. " I was paused. How did that happen? I told Mathew to take care of this. "It's still not over. At least watch the whole thing." She dramatically said. You….?" He started but I stopped him. "You disappointed me. Not fair." "The emerging businessman was seen along with Noah Wright, the heir of Wright Industries, and Ashley Smith, heiress of Smith Industries. Did the facade of the enemy already fall? Is that easy for the heir of Winslet Industries, Inc? To get humiliated and work with the same man for sake of money? Money or Respect; what does he should have chosen?"