From Betrayal To Brilliance: The Rise Of A Hidden Heiress

g agony stabbed through her skull, leaving h

kidnappers leaned close together

one of the men. "Wh

d, unmistakable and cold. "Lower your voice,"

r, what did this woman do to make you h

his voice as sharp as broken glass. "Do whatever you want with

record it. When I post the video on Crest Universit

er kidnapper-the one pulling the strings-was Owen. The same boyfriend she had helped thro

bit down, tasting the

mmer blow against her chest. Old memories, ones she once fo

family, Stella had always been shown warmth. Owe

a simple white shirt. A shaft of sunlight lit up his shoulders that afternoon, a

their lives was impossible to cross. Deep down, she also understood

childhood friend. She was the on

car accident while protecting Jenna. But Jenna v

ths he spent recovering in the hospital, it was Stella who

ed the sweat from his brow and ste

ve the day he finall

ing at his side, and Stella found

and whispered, "Owen feels overwhelmed. You shine too

on and traded her elegant clothes for simpler ones,

ngagement, Jenna pulled Owen aside, her eyes rimmed with t

ds. He simply assumed the theft w

idnappers fixed Stella with nast

staggered back and quic

ou let me go," she stammered,

You expect us to buy that? Someone like you ought to be grateful

darted out of his reach. Her knee shot up fast, co

an unnatural angle. The silence was broken by two cri

lf free, forcing her joints back

he kidnappers. Every eye was glue

cool smirk. "Underestimating me will

surged forward. One thickset man lung

She sidestepped, coiled her body, and se

g force, and the man crashed back into

andishing a stun baton alive w

g his throat with pinpoint force. The sound of a crack echoed, quickly followed by his body crashing

he room, searching for any sign of danger. Seeing none, s

rom fear. Hatred bu

our strength." Owen's words quickly chased after them. "M

icing through her resolve. The pain only sharpe

. There was no trace of weakne

uld use her power to make everyone wh

ocation. Her father's security team poured out, rounding u

life. Owen's name ap

e stony and unreadable. Without a word, she

number-the one she hadn'

and low. "Dad, about that marriage arrangement