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After a long silence, Raymond finally forced himself to answer the call.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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If it came down to it, he might have to give up on Matthew. He still had several other illegitimate sons. The Langfords wouldn\u2019t die off. A son who couldn\u2019t be controlled needed to be removed.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Otherwise, the risk would never go away.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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\u201cSir\u2026 I\u2019m sorry. There\u2019s been a problem with the company. Matthew has stripped me of all authority. Right now, the entire Langford Group is filled with his people,\u201d Raymond said in a low voice.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou got played by your own son, Mr. Langford. That\u2019s pathetic,\u201d the man on the other end said coldly.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThis son of mine\u2026\u201d Raymond stood up, walked into a quiet corner, and lowered his voice. \u201cHe might need to be dealt with.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou better be sure. If Matthew really is a threat that can\u2019t be contained, then I\u2019ll make him disappear,\u201d the man warned.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Raymond gritted his teeth and shut his eyes. \u201cDo it. I don\u2019t think he\u2019ll ever turn back.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
The man on the other end let out a quiet, mocking laugh. He clearly looked down on the man who couldn\u2019t even control his own son.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Adriana\u2019s place.\u00a0<\/p>\n
After packing, Adriana couldn\u2019t sleep. She stayed up the whole night reading internal updates from Ainsworth Group.\u00a0<\/p>\n
At 8 a.m., Ronan called her to confirm that she could go ahead with the investment. He also told her that before she left the country, there would be a press conference. Ainsworth Group would officially announce her as a new shareholder.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Adriana wasn\u2019t surprised. She had already guessed it. Curtis was behind the decision.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Curtis wouldn\u2019t let her lose this war.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Becoming a shareholder meant she was no longer the widowed woman surviving off Curtis\u2019s\u00a0<\/p>\n
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It also meant that most of the people eyeing her for money would finally back off.\u00a0<\/p>\n
And now, Adriana was tied to Ainsworth Group. Their wins and losses were shared.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAdriana!\u201d Yolanda banged on the door in a panic.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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She had driven out to a mountain town far from Haldoria and Harborton, just to secretly get a rush paternity test done through a friend.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Adriana rushed to open the door and pulled her into the bedroom.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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\u201cAdriana you need to brace yourself,\u201d Yolanda said, looking at her seriously. \u201cYou and Irene are blood\u2013related. She\u2019s your aunt.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Adriana took a deep breath and sat down on the bed. Her eyes were fixed on the DNA report.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She had been right all along.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She really was the lost heiress of the Bartons. She was Nicole Barton.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The real Nicole \u2026 was her.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Adriana let out a bitter laugh. Her eyes turned red and stung with heat.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Her mind started to spiral.\u00a0<\/p>\n
If there had been no plotting. No murder. If her parents were still alive. If she had grown up with the Bartons as their little princess \u2026 what kind of life would she have had?\u00a0<\/p>\n
She stared at the report, dazed. Yolanda glanced around nervously, then rushed out and came back with a lighter. \u201cOnly you and I know about this test. No one else can ever find out. Do you killed,\u201d understand? If anyone learns you\u2019re the Bartons\u2018 heir, it could be the thing that gets you she said in a hushed voice as she knelt down in front of Adriana and handed her the lighter.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Adriana nodded. Her eyes grew steadier.\u00a0<\/p>\n
No matter who she really was, she couldn\u2019t keep drifting through life like she had before.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She wanted to stay with Curtis forever. She wanted to help him. To do that, she had to stand beside him, not behind him.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYolanda, keep this to yourself for now,\u201d Adriana said quietly. \u201cI\u2019m guessing Jeremy, Aunt Irene, and even Justin\u2026 already know who I really am.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Yolanda\u2019s voice shook. \u201cDon\u2019t worry. I won\u2019t tell a soul. But Adriana \u2026 what are you going to do? I heard from my dad. Jeremy\u2019s health is in bad shape.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Adriana nodded. She had figured as much. Otherwise, Jeremy wouldn\u2019t have rushed to announce her identity during that fake Nicole\u2019s welcome party. He had wanted to make it clear in front of everyone that the Bartons had only one heir. The real Nicole.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Her chest tightened. For the first time, Adriana realized she wasn\u2019t just some unwanted orphan.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Jeremy must\u2019ve started paving the road for her the second he found out who she was.\u00a0<\/p>\n
But why should she be the one who gets protected? Why should she just accept it all without a fight? Her parents were murdered. She was dumped in an orphanage and left to suffer for years. And the ones behind it all thought they could just keep playing their games?\u00a0<\/p>\n
Her fingers clenched the bedsheet tightly. She turned to Yolanda. \u201cYolanda, I don\u2019t have many people I can trust. You\u2019re the one I trust the most. You know exactly where I stand right now. I\u2019ve got no way out. I need to win.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Adriana looked her straight in the eye.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She knew she couldn\u2019t do this alone. She needed help.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is a sure bet, as long as we win,\u201d Yolanda said softly. Her eyes were red. She took Adriana\u2019s hand and smiled. \u201cYou\u2019re the only heir to the Bartons\u2018 billions. Curtis is still fighting Denton over the inheritance. Everything the Bartons have will be yours. If I help you win, I\u2019ll be the MVP of a future CEO worth billions.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
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