Chapter 17
\nReturn Of The Real Heiress: Secrets And Masks novel Chapter 17<\/p>\n
Chapter 17<\/p>\n
Cherise was just taking a sip from a milk bottle she\u2019d pulled from the fridge after a chat with Trent when her phone buzzed with an unknown number\u2013again. She decided to pick up.<\/p>\n
\u201cCherise, it\u2019s Andy. Got your number from Dennis, came Andy voice on the other end. He sounded relieved to have finally reached her.<\/p>\n
\u201cHey, Andy. I was out for a jog this morning, phone\u2013free, Cherise explained, taking another swig of milk.<\/p>\n
\u201cGrandpa\u2019s been wondering when you\u2019re coming back. Can you take it for dinner tonight at the family place?\u201d Andy said, his voice filled with anticipation. \u201cDennis said you\u2019re in Betrico, but you didn\u2019t hit me up to crash at home.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI like my own space, but yeah, I\u2019ll be there tonight, Cherise agreed.<\/p>\n
Andy\u2019s spirits lifted. \u201cAwesome. I\u2019ll get things ready here. Send me your address via WhatsApp. I\u2019ll pick you up later this afternoon if that works for you.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cSounds good to me, Cherise responded, always one to appreciate the kindness of others.<\/p>\n
in when a maid approached her.<\/p>\n
At the Leach manor\u2019s main house, Shirley was in the midst of applying her \u201cMs. Leach, I\u2019ve been instructed to inform you that there is to bea banquet tonight at the main house,\u201d the maid announced, her voice respectful.<\/p>\n
Shirley looked up, her mascara brush poised. \u201cReally? Who is the guest of honor?\u201d<\/p>\n
The butler mentioned that tonight\u2019s banquet is in honor of the return of the Leach family\u2019s young mistress, the maid informed her.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat?\u201d Shirley exclaimed, her voice laced with disbelief.<\/p>\n
\u201cImpossible. I am the only young mistress of the Leach family. Besides, she\u2019s supposed to it\u2019s just not possible,\u201d Shirley stammered, clearly shaken.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou may leave,\u201d Shirley dismissed the maid.<\/p>\n
\u201cOkay, Ms. Leach,\u201d the maid replied as she hurried out, shocked by the sudden change in Shirley\u2019s demeanor.<\/p>\n
Alone, Shirley repeatedly tried to call someone without successfter several unanswered attempts, her frustration boiled over. She screamed in fury, her features contorted with anger, and hurled her cosmetics across the room<\/p>\n
When the desk phone rang and she saw Jeffrey\u2019s name, Shirley\u2019s demeanor immediately softened. \u201cHi, Jeffrey, I\u2019ve missed you terribly,\u201d she greeted, her tone a blend of coquetry and distress,<\/p>\n
Jeffrey\u2019s voice gentled in response. \u201cWhat\u2019s the matter, Shirley? Has something upset you?<\/p>\n
\u201cNo, nothing\u2019s upset me. It\u2019s just my stepsister coming back from that small town. She\u2019s the true Leach heir. I love you, can\u2019t stand in the way of your childhood engagement to her, Sherley said, her voice choked with emotion.<\/p>\n
Jeffrey felt uneasy at Shirley\u2019s tears. \u201cShirley, don\u2019t weep. My heart is with you, not the Leach heir. You\u2019re the one I plan to<\/p>\n
marry.<\/p>\n
\u201cShe\u2019s out of place in our world, but you\u2019re a renowned scholar from Betrico\u2019s top university. She won\u2019t be welcomed into the Chambers family, not by me or my parents.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Jeffrey, please don\u2019t speak of my sister like that. It wasn\u2019t her chece to grow up away from all this.\u201d Shirley pretended to be upset.<\/p>\n
\u201cShirley, your kindness is one of the things I love about you. Truk me to handle this. My future wife can only be you, Shirley.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cJeffrey, thank you. I love you too. I have to go prepare for my stepsister\u2019s welcome, Shirley said, hanging up. As she wiped her tears, a sly grin spread across her face.<\/p>\n
\u2018Cherise, you\u2019re no match for me. I\u2019m a scholar from Betrico\u2019s elite university, the true Leach heir. My mother is a Lewis family pride, and my fianc\u00e9 is the Chambers heir. We\u2019ll be a formidable union, while you\u2019re insignificant. Hmph! Shirley<\/p>\n
fumed to herself.<\/p>\n
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