The Heiress They Couldn't Break (Amelia) novel Chapter 348

**TITLE: Broken by Destiny by George Orwell 348**
**CONTENT: Chapter 348 A Cover**

“If you delve too deeply into her life, you might just invite trouble upon yourself,” he warned, his voice laced with a hint of foreboding.

Amelia, taken aback, shot back, “So you’re not as clueless as you pretend to be. Why then do you always play the role of a carefree playboy, seemingly only interested in beautiful faces?”

In that moment, Amelia felt a shift within herself, a realization dawning that Raymond was far from the facade he had carefully crafted.

He was nothing like the man she had meticulously researched, a revelation that sent her thoughts spiraling. Memories of his interactions with Gianna flooded her mind, and she found herself compelled to confront him. “You’ve known all along that Gianna isn’t your biological daughter, haven’t you?”

“Of course, she could never be mine,” Raymond replied, his tone unwavering, as if the truth was a weight he had long accepted.

His swift response left Amelia reeling, her mind racing. Raymond was not the simpleton she had imagined.

He possessed a resilience that was remarkable, coupled with a talent for deception that surpassed her expectations.

“You truly had me fooled,” she admitted, her voice tinged with a mix of admiration and frustration. “I bought into your charade completely.”

For so long, Amelia had viewed Raymond as a lackluster leader, a man who flirted indiscriminately and one who could be easily manipulated.

Now, however, the layers of his persona began to peel away, revealing a man who was far more astute—and far more discreet—than the trio of fools she had come to know: Marcelo, Miguel, and Maxwell.

“Just act as if you’re unaware of all this,” Raymond cautioned, his expression suddenly serious. “If the truth spreads, it will only bring harm to our family.”

“And for heaven’s sake, don’t mention it to your brothers or your mother. They wouldn’t be able to keep a secret even if their lives depended on it.”

In that moment, Raymond couldn’t help but feel a flicker of respect for Amelia. Out of all the children, she was undoubtedly the sharpest.

Despite having invested so much in Marcelo, grooming him as his successor, he now recognized that Marcelo was nowhere near Amelia’s intellectual caliber.

Recently, he had noticed a slight change in Marcelo’s behavior. At least he had stopped obsessively pursuing Gianna, their adopted daughter, day in and day out.

Perhaps after facing some of his own disappointments, he was finally beginning to see Gianna for who she truly was.

Yet, even with this small progress, Marcelo still fell short of Amelia’s brilliance. Not even in the same league.

Amelia pressed her lips into a thin line, choosing silence.

She couldn’t fathom why Raymond had chosen to confide in her rather than anyone else in the Nygard family.

If he believed this revelation would mend their fractured relationship, he was sorely mistaken.

Her expectations for the Nygards had dwindled to nothing.

Having recently wrapped up a reality show, Amelia had decided to take a break from new projects, channeling all her focus onto Regina and Gianna.

She even ignored Jeremy’s persistent attempts to meet her, prioritizing her investigation over personal distractions.

One fateful morning, Amelia was jolted awake by the relentless ringing of her phone. These days, she rarely woke up on her own, and the incessant noise grated on her nerves.

She groggily reached for her phone, squinting at the screen to see Josie’s name flashing brightly.

“Josie? What’s going on? Why are you calling me at this hour? Did something happen?”

Amelia and Josie had grown up side by side, sharing secrets and dreams; they knew each other better than anyone else could.

Josie would never disturb her at such an early hour unless it was of utmost importance.

“It’s serious! Like, super serious!”

Amelia’s heart raced, a knot forming in her stomach at the thought that something terrible had occurred at the company.

But before she could voice her concerns, Josie’s voice burst forth, trembling with excitement. “Amelia, you need to get online right now! Mr. Curran has just made a statement himself—he announced that his engagement to Sabrina was arranged by his family, and he never consented to it!”