The True Heiress Slays (Quiana) novel Chapter 65

Chapter 65

Chapter 65

Lena dropped the comb, her hand jerking. She stared at the doorway, her eyes wide in shock, “Julius…”

Quiana raised an eyebrow.

“Julius?” Ralph smirked. “That guy’s not exactly in the best of health. You’d be better off with me. We’d definitely make a splash as a couple. I could introduce you to some big sponsors, and you…”

“Ralph, cut it out!” Lena cut him off, her face pale.

In this business, if one couldn’t keep a secret, they would be out. Thus, Ralph, unfazed by her concern, kept going, “What’s the problem? You…”

Suddenly, a voice interrupted him, casual yet carrying an icy chill. “I heard you were trying to set my fiancée up with some sugar daddy.”

Ralph spun around, his face draining of color as he saw Julius, the stunningly handsome man in a wheelchair, at the door. “I… I didn’t mean… I was just…”

Beside him, the makeup artist tensed, her hand going to her pocket.

“Mr. Hawley!” Ralph scrambled to his feet, knocking over his chair in his haste. He scrambled up, his voice trembling, “Sir, I was just… I didn’t mean… Please, don’t take it personally!”

Julius toyed with his gold phone case, his voice as light as a whisper but carrying a dangerous undertone. “You think a psycho like me would let someone who tried to… influence my fiancée off the hook?”

Zack smirked at the absurdity of the word choice.

Ralph’s face turned pale as he slapped himself hard. “It’s my own fault for speaking out of turn. I was dreaming. Please, sir, just forget I exist!”

“Just forget you exist?” Zack raised an eyebrow, remembering Ralph’s character was paired with Quiana’s in the show. “Are you trying to insult Quiana?”

“I would never!” Ralph replied quickly. In the circles of the elite, Zack was someone he couldn’t afford to offend.

Julius stared blankly, his thin lips parting to say, “Get out.”

“Out! Out! I’m leaving!” To Ralph, those words were a reprieve. He ducked his head and hurried out, as if escaping a burning building.

Zack stuck out a leg to stop him, playing with his earring and grinning. “Didn’t get it the first time? Not in such a good- looking way.”