Dumped Then Claimed By A Billionaire (Nerissa and Owen) novel Chapter 123

Chapter 123

Even though it was just a side view, the Holloway family could tell right away.

‘That’s Nerissa.

‘No way, it’s Nerissa!

‘That’s Nerissa!’

Seriously, nobody else could pull off a side profile that gorgeous-only Nerissa.

At that moment, even the air seemed to freeze.

The Holloway family’s faces showed every emotion under the sun-like a palette of colors.

The Sullivan family’s and the Berenson family’s little princess could be anyone!

But how could it be Nerissa?

What is Nerissa anyway?

She’s just a country bumpkin

Who could’ve guessed?

The Sullivan family’s and the Berenson family’s little princess turned out to be Nerissa!

Winifred and Dylan were so upset, they were practically on the verge of tears.

After all, they’d come this close to adopting Nerissa and becoming her foster

parents!

Back then, the moment Hunter found Nerissa, he rushed her over to them, hoping they’d take her in. But they said no-and now, looking back, that regret stings more than ever.

Dylan and Winifred both thought that a child they took in would never truly bond with them.

Besides, Winifred was expecting a baby herself at the time.

But back then, they had no idea Nerissa had a hidden identity.

If they’d known Nerissa was the little princess, they never would’ve said no.

Now, isn’t this just great!

What they turned down wasn’t just Nerissa-it was a fortune beyond imagination!

Just thinking about it made them feel like their hearts were being ripped apart-they could barely breathe from the regret!

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It was pure agony!

Ivy was the first to snap out of it, her face as white as a sheet. “It’s her! It’s Nerissa! The Sullivan family’s and the Berenson family’s little princess is actually Nerissa!

“Mom, Dad, how could this happen? Did the news mess up or something? What is Nerissa anyway? She’s not even worth my pinky finger-how could she possibly be the Sullivan family’s and the Berenson family’s little princess?” Ivy blurted out.

She was jealous to the point of losing her mind, her face ghostly pale.

That’s the Sullivan family and the Berenson family!

The Sullivan family is the most prestigious name in Aosthorne’s elite circles.

The Sullivan Group runs Cilowesad’s most legendary and best-selling classic skincare brands, and Mrs. Sullivan is basically a permanent fixture on the Forbes rich list!

And the Berenson family? They’re even more legendary!

They’re the top family in Minttown

The little princess’s eight uncles and aunts have businesses all over the globe, and they’ve pretty much got every market in Minttown on lockdown-they run the city like it’s their own personal kingdom!

And the craziest part? The impressive brothers.

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If Nerissa really is that little princess, those are going to treat her like she’s the center of their universe.

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We’re talking the kind of pampering where they’re scared she’ll melt if they even breathe on her, or break if they hold her too tight-she’ll be their most precious treasure.

After all, whether it’s the Sullivan family or the Berenson family, Nerissa is truly one of a kind.

To the Berenson family, she’s their only

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Precious little princess.

To the Sullivan family, she’s the one and only heir!

The more Ivy dwelled on it, the more miserable she became-her face twisted with every thought, looking worse by the second.

She couldn’t believe any of this was real, and was even more in disbelief that Nerissa was hiding such a jaw- dropping identity.

Winifred and Dylan’s emotions were all over the place.

Right then, Dylan came back to his senses, snatched up the remote, and paused the TV on that side shot. “Winifred, look closer-are we sure that’s really Nerissa?” he asked, voice shaky.

“That can’t be her, right? Maybe we’re just seeing things?”

Dylan would much rather believe they were mistaken than accept that the person on screen was actually

Nerissa.

“Yes, I’m sure of it!” Winifred squinted at the screen, her voice unwavering. “It’s her, no doubt about it!”

Nerissa’s looks were so rare, you’d hardly ever see someone like her-she was truly one in a million.

Front view, side view, it didn’t matter-she was drop-dead gorgeous from every angle.

When Winifred said that, any hope Dylan had left vanished, and it felt like someone had just drained every ounce of strength from his body.

Thud!

He dropped to the floor like all the air had gone out of him, his face totally gray and defeated-he just sat there, completely crushed.

“That’s Nerissa.

No way… It really is Nerissa!’ he thought, his mind reeling.

“God, why?! Heavens!” Dylan cried out, pounding the floor with his fists, tears streaming down his face. “If we’d known that little country girl was actually the Sullivan family’s and the Berenson family’s little princess, we would’ve done everything to raise her ourselves! We never should’ve turned her away!”

If he and Winifred had been the ones to bring Nerissa up, their whole family would be rolling in riches, living like royalty!

That was the kind of fortune their family could never even imagine, not in a hundred lifetimes!

Nobody could imagine how much pain Dylan was in.

He felt completely wrecked.

His heart was in shreds-he was hurting so bad.

It was like a part of him just died inside.

Winifred lost it too, crying her eyes out.

She was drowning in regret.

Her gut twisted with regret so bad it hurt.

She wished she could go back nineteen years and spoil Nerissa rotten, giving her everything she ever wanted.

Seeing both her parents sobbing, Ivy broke down too-but her tears were pure jealousy and bitterness.

‘Why her?

‘Why does Nerissa get all the luck?

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‘I’m way better than Nerissa!

‘I deserve a good life way more than she does!’

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Ivy had thought that after Owen kicked Nerissa to the curb, she’d be stuck as some used-up, divorced nobody

for the rest of her life.

But now? Things totally flipped!

She went from being tossed aside like yesterday’s trash to becoming the Berenson family’s little princess and the Sullivan family’s heir!

Not just any heir-the one and only!

Just imagining Nerissa living like royalty, in a world regular people could only dream of, made Ivy feel like she couldn’t even breathe.

Sure, Nerissa was prettier, but in every other way, Ivy was better. ‘So why is her fate so much better than mine?’ she thought.

She’d busted her ass trying to get ahead, but she was still stuck living at the bottom, barely getting by.

‘I mean, look at Nerissa!

‘She doesn’t even have to try-just by existing, she gets to be the little princess everyone wishes they could be.

Why does fate have to be so unfair to me?’ Ivy raged inside.

When Winifred’s parents got home, they pushed open the door and were totally shocked to see their daughter, son-in-law, and granddaughter all sitting on the floor, bawling their eyes out.

‘What on earth happened?’ they wondered.

A wave of dread washed over them in an instant.

Winifred’s mom hurried to set down her things and asked, “Winifred, Dylan! What happened? What’s going on here?”

Winifred’s dad quickly helped Ivy up, his face etched with concern and heartache. “Ivy, come on, get up! Tell Grandma and Grandpa what happened-what’s going on?”

Winifred clung to her mother, crying, “Mom! Why is our family always so unlucky?”

‘We’re just so unlucky!’ Winifred thought, her heart twisting with regret.

They were just one step away from hitting the jackpot-a life of luxury was right there, almost within reach!

‘Unlucky?’ Winifred’s mom thought, blinking in confusion.

Thanks to the Calloway family, they were already living a well-off, middle-class life-everything was going smoothly.

Where’s the bad luck in that?

Winifred’s mom quickly chimed in, “Come on, honey, we’ve even got ourselves a luxury condo now! Life’s only getting better for us-how can you call that unlucky?”

‘A luxury condo?’

Winifred just rolled her eyes, pure sarcasm written all over her face.

A luxury condo? That’s nothing compared to real wealth.

Even if you gave her a whole mansion right now, it wouldn’t matter-she was too heartbroken to care.

After all, this is the Sullivan family and the Berenson family we’re talking about!

How could she ever be okay with that?

After helping Ivy up, Winifred’s dad quickly helped Dylan up from the floor as well. “Dylan, come on, get up! What’s going on?”

Dylan looked up at his in-laws, his face totally drained. “Mom, Dad, did you guys hear the news about the Sullivan family and the Berenson family finding their heir?”

Winifred’s parents nodded. “Yeah, we heard! Word is, that girl actually lives right here in Aosthorne!”

This has been the hottest gossip lately, and since the main character is from Aosthorne, it’s all anyone in town can talk about.

Winifred’s mom continued, “But what does that have to do with our family? People like us-how could we ever have anything to do with the little princess?”

“No, Mom, it does! It has everything to do with us! We almost got involved-our family was this close!” Winifred sobbed, her voice trembling. “Mom, do you know who that little princess really is?”

“Who is it?” Winifred’s mom asked.

“It’s Nerissa! Yep, you heard me right-Nerissa, that country bumpkin!”

As soon as Winifred said that, her parents were completely stunned.

They just stared at her, their faces full of disbelief.

Winifred’s dad swallowed hard. “Winifred, are you serious? Stop messing around!”

This is not funny at all!

“I’m not joking, Dad! Seriously, I’m not! The little princess is Nerissa! If you don’t believe me, just look at the TV,” Winifred said.

The TV in the living room had been on all along, but Winifred’s parents hadn’t paid it any mind. Now, as they turned to look, there it was-the news frozen on the screen, Nerissa’s unmistakable side profile staring right

back at them.

The moment they saw Nerissa’s face on the TV screen, it felt like the sky came crashing down-their whole world just collapsed.

Winifred’s dad felt like all the strength had been sucked right out of him, his voice shaking. “If only we’d known how things would turn out… When Hunter brought Nerissa over back then, we should’ve convinced Winifred and Dylan to take her in and raise her ourselves!”

Winifred’s mom felt like her heart was bleeding out. “Don’t even talk about way back then! Even just six months ago,

if we’d let her stay with us for school when Hunter asked, our whole family would be living the high life right now!”

But as luck would have it, fate just had to play a cruel joke on them.

They ended up tossing Hunter and Nerissa out like they were nothing but garbage, showing them the door without a shred of respect!

At that moment, Winifred’s mom’s eyes flashed with sudden inspiration. “Dylan is still Hunter’s real son, you know. And even if Nerissa isn’t his by blood, Hunter didn’t just raise her-he treated her like his own! Enough with the tears, you two-get it together! Take Ivy and go see Grandpa Hunter right now!”

“Go see him?” Winifred frowned, clearly uneasy. “Mom, Dylan already severed ties with him. If we show up now, do you really think Hunter will still acknowledge Dylan as his son?”

“Why wouldn’t he? Sure, you two signed those disownment papers, but blood ties can’t be erased! Hunter only has Dylan-his one and only son. There’s no way he’d truly cut him off forever,” Winifred’s mom said firmly.

“Don’t worry! If you bring Ivy and go see him in person, he’ll definitely welcome you back,” she insisted.

Blood is thicker than water.

Come on, what kind of dad would ever disown his own son?

If Hunter welcomed Winifred, Dylan, and Ivy back into the fold, they’d get a piece of that insane fortune too!

Winifred’s mom narrowed her eyes, her voice full of determination. “The Sullivan family and the Berenson family aren’t just anyone. Now that they’ve taken Nerissa back, she’s going to be the Sullivan family’s heiress. And since Ivy is her sister, that means Ivy could become the Sullivan family’s Second Miss!”

And it’s not just the Sullivan family.

Even the Berenson family would welcome Ivy as one of their own!

As soon as Ivy heard that, her eyes sparkled. “Mom, Dad, Grandma’s totally right! I’m Nerissa’s sister, and Hunter’s own granddaughter! Last time he saw me around, he actually called out to me himself! That just shows he still cares about his favorite granddaughter! If we show up in person, he’ll totally accept us!”