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Dirty Desires: The Reborn Heiress Strikes Back Chapter Eight
AMELIAThe nurse brought in the phone about an hour after I had woken up."Your husband brought it over," she said, handing it to me. I nodded my thanks. When Alexander had stopped by the day before, I had asked him to get me my phone—Emma's phone. I could barely wait for the nurse to do her routine check-up and leave. Now I was going to be stuck in her body, and after what Timothy had told me, I really wanted to find out more about Emma. When the nurse left, I was stumped for a bit. How could I open Emma's phone when I didn't know her password? But I needn't have worried. The phone had face recognition. I sat tapping the screen for a while, thinking. In the search bar of the phone's browser, I quickly typed: *Emma Pierce attempts suicide.* A whole lot of results came up. I clicked on each link, reading the stories of Emma Pierce with growing sadness and horror. First, Emma had started to slit her wrists and had been stopped by Alex. The family had tried to deny this, but in th
Last Updated : 2024-12-04Dirty Desires: The Reborn Heiress Strikes Back Chapter Nine
Third-person Pov "I thought you said she was getting better," Alex said. He dragged his eyes away from the pale, sleeping figure on the hospital bed and turned his attention to the doctor who was packing away his equipment. "What is wrong with her? Why did she just... collapse like that?" The doctor sighed. "She is recovering very well," the doctor assured him. "I think this er—episode was caused by stress. Seeing the outside world and lots of people after such a long time must have triggered all her stress hormones. I really wasn't in support of her going out so soon, but..." The doctor trailed off and shrugged. Alex could complete the doctor's statement if he wished. Timothy Mitchell had most likely ordered that his daughter be allowed out of the hospital all so she could get her memory back as soon as possible. Like his daughter, Timothy always got what he wanted. "So what happens now?" Alex asked. "Well, she will be monitored really closely from now. Obviously, she ca
Last Updated : 2024-12-11Dirty Desires: The Reborn Heiress Strikes Back Chapter Ten
AMELIA'S POV The doctor and nurse stood in a corner of the room, talking and doing that thing where they compared notes on my case. I really wasn't paying attention. My thoughts were a million miles away. "Looking good, Mrs. Pierce."I looked up to see the doctor reading something off the charts close to my bed. He was smiling, and that, to me, was a good thing. "How is it?" I asked him, happy that even my voice sounded stronger. "How am I doing?""Good. Really good. You're making a lot of progress and—""Does this mean I'm allowed out of the hospital now?" The nurse and doctor exchanged a quick look. "Well... yes," the doctor said, drawing out the word. "I don't see why not. But you have to be careful to take it easy. We wouldn't want what happened last time to repeat itself..."He went on and on with the advice. I made sure I nodded and said yes in all the right places. Anything that would get me out of here and help me get a deeper look into Emma's mind. I had realized that
Last Updated : 2024-12-13Dirty Desires: The Reborn Heiress Strikes Back Chapter Eleven
AMELIA"Me kill you?"Alexander smiled a little. It was one of those smiles that was worse than a scowl or a glare. He took his eyes off the road for a moment to glance at me. "Emma," he said. "Let me put it this way. You're every murderer's dream. You're the kind of girl who has enemies everywhere, the kind of girl who the cops would have a hard time finding the murderer simply because there would be lots of motives from lots of different people."The car wasn't particularly cold, but I found myself shivering a little. The cold-blooded way he was analyzing my question gave me the chills. Was this his way of admitting that he had something to do with Emma's accident? "Now let me tell you the truth. I, for one, have wished you dead more times than I can count.""You—you have?" I stuttered. He chuckled and snuck another glance at me. "Does that bother you so much? I'm sure you've felt the same, only you don't remember. But while I had hoped death would get you out of my life for goo
Last Updated : 2025-01-02Dirty Desires: The Reborn Heiress Strikes Back Chapter Twelve
AMELIAIt was not a very classy place, this bar. It was not a place I had expected a rich, spoiled girl like Emma to frequent. The furnishings were mostly cheap, but at least the place was clean. And not crowded. Right now I could not deal with crowds. "Go on," Alexander urged. I took a step past the door and kept going. A jukebox played quiet music in the background. I took my time, looking around, focusing on objects, especially stuff that looked like it had been around for a long time. I waited for the spark, for a flash of something. Anything. As the seconds ticked past, I realized this wasn't working. I turned to tell Alexander this when the air was split with a shriek of "Emma!"It took a moment to remember my name was supposed to be Emma. I looked towards the source of the sound. A young woman, pretty in a pale, washed-out way and not much older than Emma, was sliding down a bar stool, almost tripping over her ridiculously high heels. Her mouth was open in surprise. Sh
Last Updated : 2025-01-02Dirty Desires: The Reborn Heiress Strikes Back Chapter Thirteen
AMELIAThe last of Bill's anger went away. His eyes grew very sad. I had gotten my answer. Over the counter, Rose took my hands and held them tightly in her small ones. "I did. Didn't I?" I said. "Yes, love," she said softly. "But that was long ago. You were a mess then. You started getting better at some point."I had read somewhere that some suicidal people, especially after being caught attempting suicide the first time, would fake happiness for a while while they got ready for the next attempt."Are you sure I had not been... pretending?" I asked. Bill's answer was firm. He shook his shaggy head. "No. I'm a good judge of people. I would stake my collection of booze-" He waved a massive arm in the general direction of the shelves behind the counter where an impressive array of drinks were arranged. "-on the fact that you were actually getting better.""That's final, Emma. That collection is his baby. Surprised he can even bear to sell them. If he swears by them, then you're good
Last Updated : 2025-01-07Dirty Desires: The Reborn Heiress Strikes Back Chapter Fourteen
AMELIAIt was quiet in the car. Too quiet. Alexander's face was as inscrutable as always, but he still had to be seething because of his confrontation with Bill. I was a little overwhelmed after what I had heard. Maybe even more than a little. And yes, I was scared too. What if Alex was the killer Bill thought he was? I didn't really think so, but what if? If he had caused the accident and felt it could never be traced to him, what stopped him from trying again? I snuck a glance at Alex. He was concentrating on the road ahead. I forced myself to relax a little. A lot of people knew I was out with him, so I was safe. I hoped. "We're here. Get out."I snapped right out of a light doze and looked around. We were back at the hospital. I stifled a yawn. It had been a long day. I was very tired. "Go on," Alex urged without looking at me. "Aren't you going to take me inside?"Alex turned his head in my direction but didn't quite look at me. "Take you in? Why? You can walk, can't you?
Last Updated : 2025-01-07Dirty Desires: The Reborn Heiress Strikes Back Chapter Fifteen
AMELIA "I think you should come home with me, pancake."I paused in the act of rechecking my bag to make sure I had not forgotten anything. "Pancake?" I said, raising a brow. Timothy Mitchell, looking a little embarrassed, tugged on his ear. "It's my pet name for you, honey," he said. "One of them."I continued rummaging around in my bag. It took him all of two seconds before he returned to his former argument. I thought he sounded like sales rep trying to pitch an idea to a client. "You may not remember it, but our family house, my house, is big. Huge. It has a—" He broke off, apparently deciding not to go down that road. "Emma, what I'm trying to say is being in the family house will definitely help you. There are a lot of things you liked there even as a child. I'm sure that seeing all of them will jumpstart your memory. I have everything it takes to take good care of you. You and I get along so well. It will be an opportunity for us to spend more time together. So what do
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Dirty Desires: The Reborn Heiress Strikes Back Chapter Twenty One
ALEXI tapped my finger impatiently on my desk, waiting for my computer to finish the search for the documents I wanted. The loading icon circled on and on and showed no signs of stopping. It was slow, but today had been a damned slow day. In fact, everything had been a little shitty lately. Just as the folder I wanted popped up on the screen, the door to my office flew open."Didn't I tell you I didn't want to be dis—"I broke off as I raised my head. I saw not my secretary as I had expected but the one person that could make my day even worse. His considerable paunch led the way in after he shut the door behind him. "What are you doing here?" I asked him, making sure I made my irritation obvious.Whatever his reason for being here, it couldn't be good. Even if it somehow was, we would end up arguing over something, anything. This had happened too many times in the past, and there was no reason to think that wouldn't be the case now. "Hello, Alex," my father, Matthew, said coolly
Dirty Desires: The Reborn Heiress Strikes Back Chapter Twenty
AMELIA"I have to get back to work."It was the second time in five minutes I was saying these words to Timothy Mitchell. I said it as much to myself as to him. I couldn't keep on hiding out at the house any longer. To get revenge on Samuel and Sophie, I had to be in the public eye again and attend galas, business dinners, and summits, which Samuel would also be attending. Then and only then could I find a way to carefully weave my web around him until he got caught in a trap he couldn't wiggle his way out of. "I know, honey," Timothy said. "But you're definitely getting your old job back whether you resume this week, next week, or even next month."I transferred the phone to my other ear so I could slip on my shoes. It was almost ten minutes to the hour I had set to leave the house. Timothy sensed my growing impatience. He continued quickly, "What I'm trying to say is that the company isn't running away. It's waited three years for you. It can wait a little more. You take some mor
Dirty Desires: The Reborn Heiress Strikes Back Chapter Nineteen
AMELIAI couldn't decide which was redder: Liane's hair or her face. It was as red as a stop sign, a guilty tell if I ever saw one.The silence in the room lengthened, and then Liane started to stutter, "E-Ema, how could you—why would you imply something like that?"I shifted a little in my chair so I could look her dead in the eye. "It's a simple question, Liane. Never mind what I am not implying. Have you, or have you not, been sleeping with Alexander?""No!" she said, but her refusal had come a second too late. She flinched away from my stare and suddenly couldn't meet my eyes anymore.I had my answer.Alexander's voice broke in. "Is this one of your bad, ill-timed jokes?"His eyes were fixed on his plate. His voice sounded totally calm and in control."Do I look like I'm joking?" I asked him. "You're sleeping with her. It's damned obvious.""I wouldn't ever do that to you, Emma," Liane wailed at the same time that Alexander said, "And if I was, how is that your business? It's not
Dirty Desires: The Reborn Heiress Strikes Back Chapter Eighteen
Third-person POV Emily stared at the screen of her phone again in surprise. There was an incoming call from her father. He never called her, choosing instead to pretend like she didn't exist most of the time. As she picked up the phone, in her head, she quickly went over everything she could have possibly done wrong at the company. She got nothing. Or was someone else calling using his phone? The voice on the other end that said 'hello' was definitely Timothy Mitchell's. "Hello," Emily said tentatively. Timothy didn't waste any more time on pleasantries. He went straight to the point. "There is something very important I want to discuss with you in person. You're in town?""Yes?"Timothy exhaled. "Good. I would like us to meet as soon as possible. This evening will be ideal. You can come over to my place.""Is, um—this some kind of emergency?" Emily asked. "No. But it is urgent. Can I expect you tonight?""I think I would like you to give me a heads up first... Dad," Emily said
Dirty Desires: The Reborn Heiress Strikes Back Chapter Seventeen
Third-person POV Alex heard voices coming from the living room area, Emma's was one of them, but he only noticed it in passing. When his foot was on the last stair, he saw her-Liane. There was that look on her face again, the look that said he was the only man in the world to her. The look was gone the next moment before Emma could notice.While he wasn't particularly uncomfortable as he and Emma had not really had any kind of relationship, he knew that it would be pretty awkward for her and anyone else to find out that he had been screwing her cousin. All this passed through Alex's mind in the space of a few seconds, and then he went all the way down the stairs. Deliberately looking the other way, he was heading for his study when Emma called his name. Loudly. There was no way he could pretend he hadn't heard her. Reluctantly he turned. "Yes?" Alexander was a snubbish jerk but she got the impression that he particularly wanted to snub Liane. She waved her hand in Liane's dire
Dirty Desires: The Reborn Heiress Strikes Back Chapter Sixteen
AMELIAWhen I caught myself counting the number of bristles on my hairbrush, I decided I had had enough. Staying here was hell. I was slowly but surely getting bored to death. I hardly ever saw Alexander, and he never spoke to me. Apparently he had been serious about the rule of silence between us. All I had to talk to were the servants, and they seemed scared of me. No surprise there when you factored in the way Emma had treated them. I started to pace the room—my room. It was large, airy, and spacious, but lately it had started feeling like a prison or cage. My phone briefly lit up as a notification popped up on the screen. I grabbed it and called Timothy. He answered as soon as it began to ring. "Hi love, It's so good to hear from you," he gushed. I twirled a lock of my hair over and over on my finger as I patiently waited for him to go through his routine of asking me about a hundred times how I was doing. After he had run through his questions, I could finally get a word in
Dirty Desires: The Reborn Heiress Strikes Back Chapter Fifteen
AMELIA "I think you should come home with me, pancake."I paused in the act of rechecking my bag to make sure I had not forgotten anything. "Pancake?" I said, raising a brow. Timothy Mitchell, looking a little embarrassed, tugged on his ear. "It's my pet name for you, honey," he said. "One of them."I continued rummaging around in my bag. It took him all of two seconds before he returned to his former argument. I thought he sounded like sales rep trying to pitch an idea to a client. "You may not remember it, but our family house, my house, is big. Huge. It has a—" He broke off, apparently deciding not to go down that road. "Emma, what I'm trying to say is being in the family house will definitely help you. There are a lot of things you liked there even as a child. I'm sure that seeing all of them will jumpstart your memory. I have everything it takes to take good care of you. You and I get along so well. It will be an opportunity for us to spend more time together. So what do
Dirty Desires: The Reborn Heiress Strikes Back Chapter Fourteen
AMELIAIt was quiet in the car. Too quiet. Alexander's face was as inscrutable as always, but he still had to be seething because of his confrontation with Bill. I was a little overwhelmed after what I had heard. Maybe even more than a little. And yes, I was scared too. What if Alex was the killer Bill thought he was? I didn't really think so, but what if? If he had caused the accident and felt it could never be traced to him, what stopped him from trying again? I snuck a glance at Alex. He was concentrating on the road ahead. I forced myself to relax a little. A lot of people knew I was out with him, so I was safe. I hoped. "We're here. Get out."I snapped right out of a light doze and looked around. We were back at the hospital. I stifled a yawn. It had been a long day. I was very tired. "Go on," Alex urged without looking at me. "Aren't you going to take me inside?"Alex turned his head in my direction but didn't quite look at me. "Take you in? Why? You can walk, can't you?
Dirty Desires: The Reborn Heiress Strikes Back Chapter Thirteen
AMELIAThe last of Bill's anger went away. His eyes grew very sad. I had gotten my answer. Over the counter, Rose took my hands and held them tightly in her small ones. "I did. Didn't I?" I said. "Yes, love," she said softly. "But that was long ago. You were a mess then. You started getting better at some point."I had read somewhere that some suicidal people, especially after being caught attempting suicide the first time, would fake happiness for a while while they got ready for the next attempt."Are you sure I had not been... pretending?" I asked. Bill's answer was firm. He shook his shaggy head. "No. I'm a good judge of people. I would stake my collection of booze-" He waved a massive arm in the general direction of the shelves behind the counter where an impressive array of drinks were arranged. "-on the fact that you were actually getting better.""That's final, Emma. That collection is his baby. Surprised he can even bear to sell them. If he swears by them, then you're good
