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The Almighty Heiress Unmasked: Divorce The Past, Inherit The World
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4 Chapters
Chapter 8 Not Eligible img
Chapter 9 The Obsidian Card img
Chapter 10 It Felt Wonderful img
Chapter 11 We've Made A Fortune! img
Chapter 12 Her Brothers img
Chapter 13 Go Back Where You Came From img
Chapter 14 Katherine Smith img
Chapter 15 Where Did You Find Such An Incompetent Doctor img
Chapter 16 Katherine's Hidden Skills img
Chapter 17 She Actually Pulled Her Back img
Chapter 18 The Blame img
Chapter 19 Reflect On What You've Done img
Chapter 20 The Overlap img
Chapter 21 Probing img
Chapter 22 Miss Smith img
Chapter 23 When Did You Ever Become A Smith img
Chapter 24 She Had No Patience Left img
Chapter 25 Ten Percent Shares img
Chapter 26 The Family Bond img
Chapter 27 The Imitation img
Chapter 28 The Cunning Man img
Chapter 29 Do You Like The Gift img
Chapter 30 Gifts Exclusively For Her Family img
Chapter 31 Britton Had Gone Missing img
Chapter 32 You're Lying To Me Again img
Chapter 33 Your Heart Is Racing img
Chapter 34 Did Anyone Else Pick On You img
Chapter 35 Stefan Had Truly Fallen In Love img
Chapter 36 There Has To Be Something Going On Between Them img
Chapter 37 I Personally Found It Fairly Manageable img
Chapter 38 A Competition img
Chapter 39 Unjust Treatment img
Chapter 40 It's Getting Dirty img
Chapter 41 The One Who Backed Her img
Chapter 42 The Surveillance Footage img
Chapter 43 Pretend She Didn't Exist img
Chapter 44 You Might Want To Prepare That Hat In Advance img
Chapter 45 A Trade img
Chapter 46 All Tens img
Chapter 47 Kept Alluring Him img
Chapter 48 Completely Worthwhile img
Chapter 49 An Affair img
Chapter 50 Disgusting img
Chapter 51 Public Humiliation img
Chapter 52 The Smith Family's Heiress img
Chapter 53 You've Practically Secured Victory img
Chapter 54 Katherine's New Designs img
Chapter 55 The Voting img
Chapter 56 I Didn't Copy Anyone img
Chapter 57 Try Checking The Internet img
Chapter 58 Everything Was Mine To Begin With img
Chapter 59 Stefan Wanted To See Her img
Chapter 60 Her Ex-Fiancé img
Chapter 61 What Exactly Did You See In A Man Like Him img
Chapter 62 Never Be A Man's Preference img
Chapter 63 They'd Help Her Get Pregnant img
Chapter 64 Just Tell Me What You Want For It img
Chapter 65 Katherine Was Trying To Kill Stefan! img
Chapter 66 A New Record img
Chapter 67 I'm Already At The Top img
Chapter 68 What The Smith Family's Heiress Looks Like img
Chapter 69 The Dump img
Chapter 70 An Unexpected Quarrel img
Chapter 71 He'll End Up Completely Impotent img
Chapter 72 Friends img
Chapter 73 Your Name img
Chapter 74 The Stench img
Chapter 75 Bundle Of Energy img
Chapter 76 An Unexpected Call img
Chapter 77 The Pursuers img
Chapter 78 Desperate img
Chapter 79 Without Sincerity img
Chapter 80 Two Billion Dollars img
Chapter 81 Wrecked Himself img
Chapter 82 She Had Done It Deliberately img
Chapter 83 I Don't Make Vows img
Chapter 84 Lilah Was Pregnant img
Chapter 85 The Most Useless Jones img
Chapter 86 The Forbidden Perfume Ingredient img
Chapter 87 All Five Votes img
Chapter 88 The Laughingstock img
Chapter 89 I Prefer Not Taking Shortcuts img
Chapter 90 Without Her, Life Felt Strangely Dull img
Chapter 91 Mary's Birthday Banquet img
Chapter 92 The Creator Of The Jasmine Queen img
Chapter 93 Stefan Refused To Be Straightforward img
Chapter 94 Professional Associates img
Chapter 95 A Dozen Slaps img
Chapter 96 Katherine's True Identity img
Chapter 97 Zachary's Suspect img
Chapter 98 Who Says I Have Feelings For Her img
Chapter 99 The Way Stefan Looked At Her img
Chapter 100 A Kiss img
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Chapter 4 Going Home

Katherine instinctively took a step back, her gaze sharpening as she studied the man standing before her.

For a brief moment, she wondered if exhaustion and emotional turmoil had finally blurred her senses. But the roaring helicopters behind him, the steady gaze in his eyes, and the undeniable weight of his presence told her this was no illusion.

There was no one else around, which meant... the man was truly speaking to her.

With a polite yet guarded tone, Katherine replied, "I think you've mistaken me for someone else."

She had been told that her biological parents were fishermen from Cloud Village-people who struggled daily against the sea just to survive. The Warrens had spoken of them with thinly veiled disdain, claiming they were so destitute they could barely keep themselves alive.

Yet nothing about the man before her aligned with that narrative. The fabric of his suit was clearly custom-made. A limited-edition watch glinted faintly on his wrist.

Behind him, a fleet of Ecrance's latest military-grade helicopters stood poised, ready to be deployed in combat mode if the need arose.

Nothing about this scene aligned with the life she had been told was hers.

The man, named Callum Smith, offered a gentle smile as he extended a paternity test report to her. "I haven't mistaken you. Your name is Katherine Warren. And you are my sister."

Katherine felt herself freeze, her gaze dropping to the report in her hands.

The document laid bare the undeniable truth: a staggering 99.99% genetic match with Laurence Smith, confirming their bond as father and daughter.

Laurence Smith... The name echoed in her mind, stirring a sense of familiarity.

Callum, his voice softening, continued, "When our mother was pregnant with you, she traveled to Ontbert for a short vacation. During that trip, she suffered an accident and went into premature labor. You were born early and immediately taken into neonatal care. But when our family arrived at the hospital, you were already gone. We never stopped looking for you..."

The Smith family had only recently learned of the Warren couple's discovery of their real daughter, and the coincidence of her being lost in the very location where Katherine had gone missing was not lost on them.

Callum's voice grew thick with emotion. "When we saw your photograph, we knew it was you. You bear an uncanny resemblance to our mother in her youth."

The truth unraveled like a tragic tapestry: the fishing couple in Cloud Village had lost their own child at birth. Broken by grief, they had taken advantage of a moment of negligence and stolen Katherine away.

On the very same day, a fire broke out at the hospital. Amid the chaos, a nurse mistakenly switched the identification tags of Katherine and another infant, Lilah, resulting in both babies being placed with the wrong families.

Everything aligned at last. Katherine had been stolen first-taken from her real family. Then, through human error and disaster, fate had sealed the mistake.

Katherine stood momentarily entranced by the revelation. Her true family, the Smiths, belonged to one of Vroiksey's four wealthiest and most powerful clans, a dynasty so formidable that even a century of effort wouldn't allow the Warrens to catch up. It felt unreal.

Steeling herself, Katherine lifted her gaze slowly, her eyes drifting once more toward the helicopters waiting behind Callum.

Had he really brought all this... just for her?

For the first time in her life, she felt the unsettling weight of being wanted.

Love-unconditional love-was something she had never known. In the Warren household, only Hazel had shown her warmth. Roger and Ariella had treated her with indifference at best, resentment at worst, as though her existence were an inconvenience. Perhaps, without any of them realizing it, it was the silent truth of their bloodless relation at play.

Unable to suppress her curiosity, she inquired, "Did you really need this many helicopters just to take me home?"

Callum raised an eyebrow, a trace of dry humor flickering in his eyes. "I bought them just before this trip. You'll be their first passenger."

Katherine fell silent for a heartbeat, then nodded faintly. "So... you just happened to pass by and decided to pick me up?"

"Not quite!" Callum interjected swiftly, concern etching his features as he sensed Katherine's doubt. "I received a message from Mom and Dad instructing me to come and bring you back. I bought these helicopters specifically for the journey, and I have gifts for the Warrens as well."

Those "gifts" were priceless antiques, rare gems, and investment shares worth over a billion dollars. The Smith family even intended to extend an invitation to the Warrens for a formal gathering in Vroiksey, a grand gesture of gratitude.

At the mention of the Warrens, Katherine's smile faded.

They didn't deserve any of it.

"They're not home. Let's just go," she said, her voice devoid of warmth.

Callum's expression turned puzzled as he glanced toward the hillside villa, a shadow of doubt creeping into his mind regarding the unfortunate timing of it all.

But Katherine had already turned away, walking decisively toward the nearest helicopter.

Just as she reached the door, she stopped.

Someone was inside.

Through the tinted window, she glimpsed a figure seated lazily in the cabin. Dim amber lights illuminated his sculpted features. His long legs occupied most of the space, and his relaxed posture exuded an effortless, aristocratic grace.

Katherine's breath caught. Stefan White. What was he doing here?

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