Your Gold Digger is Actually A True Heiress by Vera Fiore

83.5% Chapter 88 Chapter 88 Thalia's irritation vanished instantly, replaced by a bright smile as her expression transformed with remarkable speed. "Asher, you're here!" Asher's eyes narrowed slightly. "Did you just mention Drake?" Thalia didn't conceal anything, answering honestly: "Drake was just knocking at my door." Only then did Asher notice the breakfast bag by the wall. He lowered his gaze, his voice carefully neutral: "Bringing you breakfast?" "Yes. Heaven knows what's got into him at this ungodly hour. I was sleeping perfectly well until he wokewith his infernal knocking." The annoyance and irritation in Thalia's eyes were unmistakable as she spoke.

Asher asked: "How did he know your exact floor and flat number?" This question caught Thalia off guard.

Indeed, she had never told Drake her floor or flat number-how had he known? Thalia replied with genuine confusion: "I honestly haven't the faintest idea." Asher's brow furrowed. "Don't worry, Lia. I'll get to the bottom of this. Now, shall we go inside?" Thalia stepped aside to let Asher enter.

Once inside, Asher removed his grey cashmere coat and casually hung it on the wall hook.

Thalia bent down to retrieve a pair of men's slippers, placing them at Asher's feet.

As Asher changed his footwear, Thalia tried to appear nonchalant as she asked: "By the way, Asher, you suddenly mentioned an urgent matter to handle last night. What was it? Is everything sorted now?" Asher paused momentarily before answering in a measured tone: "It concerned Vanessa." Seeing his straightforward response, Thalia's anxious heart finally settled.

She exhaled almost imperceptibly, her tense body relaxing.

Thank goodness-he wasn't hiding anything.

She had been right about him all along. Asher was nothing like Drake.

Your Gold Digger is Actually A True 83.79% Chapter 88 "Vanessa?" Thalia continued. "Wasn't she being held in detention?" Asher finished changing his shoes and replied: "I'm sorry I didn't tell you earlier, Lia. I didn't want to worry you. A month ago, Vanessa falsely claimed to be pregnant. While being transported to hospital for examination, she was abducted." This aligned closely with what Drake had told her the previous night.

The only difference was that Asher had used the word "falsely." "Falsely? So she wasn't actually pregnant?" Asher nodded. "No. After her abduction, we were searching for her continuously. We eventually found her at a telecommunication fraud operation near the border of a country in Eastern Europe. She admitted herself that she had never been pregnant." Thalia followed Asher into the living room. "Who took her? What was their motive?" "That's precisely why I didn't want to worry you." Asher turned to face her, his expression serious. “The people who abducted her are rather formidable. My preliminary assessment is that they're targeting me." Asher's brow furrowed slightly as he paused, his expression grave. "Last night... whilst on my way to pick you up, I received a call informingthat Vanessa had been killed." Thalia's eyes widened in horror.

"After we found her, we intended to discover who was behind all this, but before we could learn anything, she was silenced." Thalia was deeply shocked.

Vanessa was guilty, and Thalia detested her.

But she believed the law would punish her appropriately. Kidnapping and attempted murder charges wouldn't result in immediate execution under current legal frameworks. Even in the worst-case scenario, justice should cthrough the legal system-being murdered was a fate too cruel.

In truth, Asher had withheld the most horrific details.

Vanessa had died from having her throat slit-a gruesend. Her father, who had been ill for stime, had also been eliminated by the mastermind, along with Gary (the man used as the murder weapon) and his elderly mother.

In Asher's position, he had seen too many dark things; he could still process these horrors.

But Thalia was different.

She was inherently kind-hearted with strong empathy. If she heard these details, she would be so distressed she igger is Actually A True 83.90 Chapter 88 wouldn't be able to eat.

Moreover, Vanessa's father and Gary's mother were innocent.

Asher pulled Thalia into his embrace, resting his chin in the crook of her neck.

He took a deep breath and relaxed. "Lia, so much has happened recently. I've been constantly on edge. Only when I'm with you can I truly relax." Asher held Thalía close, closing his eyes. “Lia, you need to be careful as well. I'm concerned these people might target you. I'll assign two additional bodyguards for your protection. Promiseyou'll take them with you whenever you go out." Thalia, her head buried against Asher's chest, murmured muffled agreement.

Unease rose within her. “Asher, do you have any leads? What kind of monster would do this?" Asher considered briefly before sharing his thoughts: "I don't have any concrete leads yet, but answers should csoon. Sactions inevitably leave traces. I've already notified the police, and they're investigating as well." Thalia lowered her eyes, deep in thought.

After a while, she spoke in a subdued voice: "Drake cto seelast night." Asher's arms tightened around her. "What did he want?"

Thalia's lips parted, her voice soft: "He cto tellthat you were with Vanessa last night. He also m suggested that you were the one who had Vanessa abducted from police custody. He deliberately misled me, trying to makebelieve Vanessa was carrying your child." Asher asked gently: "And what did you think?"

Thalia replied: "To be honest, for a moment I was genuinely anxious and upset-my hands were trembling. was afraid you might have betrayed me... But then I realized he was simply trying to drive a wedge between us. I trust that you would never betray me." As she continued, her voice took on a sorrowful tone: "I had no idea Vanessa had been killed last night..."

Asher gently rubbed her back to comfort her. "It's all right, Lia. Even if you had doubted me, that would have been perfectly understandable. I would have cto explain everything personally. Of course, I'm rather pleased you trustso much. As for Vanessa, I didn't expect things to end this way either." Thalia asked in a muffled voice: "Vanessa... was she coerced? When she kidnapped Lucy, her hand was trembling as she held the knife. She looked nervous and frightened. She didn't seem like someone inherently evil..." Asher made a sound of agreement.

12.20 Your Gold Digger is Actually A True 84.1% Chapter 88 "She was indeed coerced." Thalia hugged Asher tightly, "Asher, this mastermind is clearly a cold-blooded psychopath. You must be extremely careful." The man's eyes sharpened, his jawline tense. "Don't worry about me. I'll be careful,” (2) 1(0) mmMwWLlilofiflo&1 mmMwWLlilofiflo&1 mmMwWLliI0fiflO&1 mmMwWLlilofiflo&1 mmMwWLliIofifl0&1 mmMwWLlilofiflo&1