The Heir

chapter 16

A LONG silence ensued after Victoria revealed the contract in front of everyone.

So, this is the sweet taste of success, she thought.

She was about to speak again when Franklin laughed mockingly, breaking the silence no one dared to do.

“Victoria, Victoria, my dear cousin, Victoria,” said Franklin.

She did not like the tone of his voice. It seemed like there was a hint of evilness in it. Well, wasn’t this cousin of hers evil? The devil might feel ashamed if she started to count Franklin’s wicked deeds.

“What now?” She still held her head high. But hid her hands inside her pocket when she felt them trembled.

“Do you really think we are dumb to buy this charade of yours?” Her cousin sneered.

She felt all her blood went up to her head. Victoria was not dumb, too, not to understand what Franklin meant by that.

“Charade?” Maximillian chimed in. “Don’t you have anything—”

“You better shut your mouth, Maximillian. You may be Victoria’s husband, but when it comes to business and internal family matters, you have no right to interfere,” Franklin cut him off without looking in his direction.

could feel her fingernails dug on her

pages. “You mean to say… this contract is fake?” Her cousin raised her head and looked at her with eyes wide open. “Oh, my

about to do. And before her husband could even reach Franklin and Iris, she met him halfway

She shook

“But—”

it.” She grasped his

to avenge her. However, she also knew the weight of the consequences

grandmother said

turned in her grandmother’s

is no

grabbed the folder from Iris’s hands. “We never know what Victoria could do just

her eyes

swear in our ancestors’ grave that I will never do such a thing, Franklin!” Victoria could no longer control her

“I don’t know. I

exasperated sigh.

a look at this. The LS Group once again announced something on their website’s

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