The Forgotten Heiress novel Chapter 77

Jessica finally found Nick in his office and barged in without knocking.

"Is it true?" she asked uncaring that he was on the phone.

Nick turned to look at her with a smile that vanished the moment he looked at her face.

"I have to let you go. I'll call you back tomorrow." Nick put the phone down, "what is?" He got up and walked around his desk, tried to reach for her but Jessica stepped away. "What's wrong?"

Jessica raised the hand that held the ring up to him. "Is this true? Am I the Heir?"

Her question was met with silence. It was answer enough. Shaking her head she turned to leave but he grabbed her wrist to hold her back.

"Who told you?"

"You're jilted mate." She looked down with disgust at the hand that held her wrist. "You both deserve each other."

She pulled her hand away and turned to go. She couldn't stay here any longer. She was seconds away from breaking down and she refused to do it in front of him. She'd given him everything; she refused to give him her tears.

Jessica couldn't believe how fast everything had changed. Within seconds her world had come crashing down around her.

Now all she had left was her pride.

And she would never let him know just how much his deception hurt her.

"Let me explain. I was going to tell you tonight." He told her desperately.

Jessica shook her head and kept on walking. "Isn't that what everyone says after they've been caught in a lie?"

She stormed out the front door and down the steps. And when she remembered that she'd been driven here, she ran. She would run home, she decided. It would give her time to think. Give her time to figure out what she was going to do.

She was the heir. She was the heir to the oldest dynasty in the world, she thought in wonderment.

That brought her up short and wondered what that meant, what it entailed. Jessica didn't know, she had no clue what she was supposed to do now

And Jessica realized that she would be holding her breath until the end of time. Minutes ago she thought her heart had been broken.

Finding out about his deception was nothing compared to finding out that he really didn't love her. That he cared nothing for her.

She didn't realize she made a sound until Nick whirled around. "Jessica!"

Kate smirked and crossed her arms triumphantly at the sight of all the color leeching from Jessica's face. "You heard it from his lips," she told her smugly then corrected herself "...or didn't in this case."

"Get out of here Kate." Nick growled without taking his eyes off Jessica.

Jessica saw Kate smile like the cat that had eaten the cream and slowly Jessica's sorrow made way for anger. Kate walked past her, head held high like a queen, without a word, the look of triumph on her face said it all.

Jessica hadn't realized there was any more room for hate within her, but there was.

"Kate?"