BuzzNovel“Who do you think you are, compared to Cole? Just the Thorne family? Please, | wouldn't look twice at you even if
you begged-and you're nothing but a puppet heir with no real authority.”
Alessia’s words were soft and calm, but each one landed like a dagger.
He watched her walk away, swallowing his humiliation as he staggered to his feet. People passing by shot him
amused glances, enjoying the spectacle of his very public rejection. Their faces all but said, “Poor guy-struck
out, did he?”
Alessia gathered her things upstairs. By the tshe headed down, Fortune was already gone.
She couldn't care less where Fortune had run off to. If he wanted to stir up trouble, well, she was more than
happy to play along. Speople always believed they were misunderstood geniuses, never realizing how
obviously foolish they'd become.
She climbed into her car. The drive was short-barely half an hour-yet when she arrived, she spotted a familiar
figure waiting outside her front door.
Illeana straightened her clothes, but instead of smoothing them, she only made them look more wrinkled and
disheveled. She ruffled her hair too, trying to appear as pitiful and fragile as possible.
Only after perfecting her image did she ring the doorbell.
There was no response. Illeana didn’t seem bothered; she took her time, glancing around the house with a critical
eye.
If she hadn't stopped by their old place and found it empty, she'd never have guessed her family had moved into
such a nice home. A satisfied smirk crept onto her lips. Of course she was special-she was destined for better
than hardship. Once she got back into the Morton family, she'd be living like a princess again.
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“Who is it?”
Karen Quincy's voice cthrough the intercom, still gentle and warm, just as it had always been.
“Mom...” Ileana immediately dropped her scheming look, her eyes filling with tears, her voice trembling with
wounded innocence.
There was a pause. Karen said nothing.
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“Mom, it's me, your daughter, Illeana...” Ileana blinked rapidly, and real tears rolled down her cheeks.
“I don’t have a daughter named Illeana. Please leave.” Karen's voice was quieter now, tinged with a weary sigh.
“Mom, I'm sorry, | really am! You can yell at me, hitif you want, just don’t turn your back on me! If even you
give up on me, | can’t go on-I might as well be dead! Is that what you want?”
Karen's words stung. Despite her resentment, Ileana broke down, sobbing and begging for forgiveness.
Now that Liam was a household name, he could easily spare her a little money-she’d be living the high life in no
time. All she needed was to get back into the Morton family; a little humiliation now was worth it.
With this in mind, she cried even harder, pounding the doorbell.
“Mom, please open the door! Do you know what my life's been like with the Tates? They hit me, screamed at me,
always putting Alessia first! And now, thanks to all the gossip, they've kickedout!”
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Seeing the growing spectacle, Karen finally opened the door and stepped outside.
At the sight of her mother, Ileana’s face lit up. She quickly wiped the tears from her cheeks and scrambled to her
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“Mom!” Ileana gripped the metal bars, pressing her face against them, her expression desperate and wild.
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