All Chapters of The Return of the Desired Heir: Chapter 131
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Chapter 131
The students watched as Elsa hurried out of the hallway. They laughed even harder and louder. The ruthless sound of their laughter trailed Elsa as she tried to escape the shame she felt.Some of the students held up their phones and took more videos of Elsa. “Capture the moment," they chuckled."Let's be able to watch her scurry off forever.”“Look at her, so sad." "Hashtags the rich girl is now a broke restaurant worker.”More laughter.“I'm embarrassed on her behalf!" Another student guffawed.Vanessa shook her head, “Why are these students like this? Must they mock everyone?” She said, lightly slapping her forehead. Then she frowned at a group of students gathered around a student who held up his tablet. “What's happening?”Just then Vanessa's phone beeped with a notification. She unlocked it and opened the video that popped up. She played it, and her eyes widened momentarily. “Neal,” she called carefully. “You need to see this.”Elsa's gaze was still on the screen as she slig
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Neal stopped walking. He turned around to see Elsa standing outside the door, her bag clutched in her hand. Her reddened face turned toward him.More tears streamed down Elsa's face, and she didn't even bother to stop them. She felt eyes on her; she could hear the murmur rise as they whispered. She ignored it all.All of that didn't matter. What mattered was getting his forgiveness. To show that she did feel bad for treating him like shit.“I'm very sorry, Neal," she croaked. She sobbed, her voice raspy as she added, "Forgive me." She slowly shook her head. "I had no idea that this was how you felt.” She hiccuped. "I didn't know it was this bad. I regret my actions.”Neal regarded Elsa. She looked so vulnerable as she stood there, sincerely tendering her apology. Elsa sniffed. “I don't expect you to forgive me. I won't even blame you if you join the other students to mock me because I deserve it. I deserve every mockery and malice from you because I've wronged you.”Neal walked up t
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After the professor walked out, Vanessa closed her book with a big sigh of relief. “And we are done for the day!" Neal chuckled, "It was just two classes." Vanessa hummed, then said, “You missed one word. Hectic. It was two courses that required a large amount of brainwork!" Neal shook his head with a smile.Elsa quietly went through the class notes she had taken on her notes app as Vanessa and Neal bantered.Vanessa rose to her feet and picked up her bag. “I'll be leaving now.”Neal looked up with a frown, surprised. It was unusual. He was usually the one running off after classes. “I hope everything’s okay?" Vanessa smiled and gave Neal two thumbs up. “I just need to leave as soon as possible. I have some errands to run.”Neal nodded. “Alright then. I'll see you in the next class.”“Sure! See you!" Vanessa called out as she walked away.Elsa watched Vanessa leave. She thought of how lucky she was to be good friends with Neal. If she remembered correctly, Vanessa had been almost
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Lora typed into her tablet as Yvonne and the CEO of Craig holdings discussed. Occasionally, she chipped in whenever she was spoken to.The CEO nodded as he scanned the statistics of the most recent advert that the Comix Verts had carried out for them.Yvonne smiled as she watched the CEO silently review the figures. She didn't need it to be announced that he was impressed. That was the only reason why his attention was still on it. Even she herself had been impressed.The CEO finally looked up with a small smile. “This is impressive, Yvonne. We aren't just getting leads, we are getting the right ones. People who are buying." Yvonne nodded. “Yes, sir. If we run the adverts about three more times, we'll get even better results." When the meeting came to an end, the CEO clutched Yvonne's hand, "Keep working hard.”Yvonne smiled. "I will. Thank you, sir." Yvonne was on her feet as the CEO walked out the door when she heard the soft buzz of her phone's vibration on the table.She dragg
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“What are you doing here?" Yvonne asked. With her eyes still plastered on Neal, she pulled her hand from the man but he wouldn't let go.Neal was about to move closer to them when the second man walked forward and stood in Neal's way, covering his colleague who still had a grip on Yvonne.“Don’t interfere in a business that's not yours," the front man said.Neal ignored the one who had spoken. His gaze was on the man who had his grip on Yvonne's wrist. “Let the lady go,” he met the man's gaze, "She's my business.”Even though Yvonne's heart had been beating fast in her chest from fear, Neal's possessive tone made her heart beat for a totally different reason now. She felt her cheeks grow hot.The man in front of Neal scoffed while the one holding Yvonne laughed. The man before Neal glared at him, "Well, she's in our custody now. So step aside and-”Neal cut the man's words short with a blow to his mouth. He hadn't meant for it to go that way so quickly, but he was impatient. The fi
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After Yvonne reluctantly ended the call, she couldn't stop herself from smiling. She thought back to a few moments ago when Neal had rescued her.She had stepped out of her car, thinking that she might have truly missed Cynthia only for the men to walk up to her.She had tried her best to ignore them but they were adamant. They followed her to her car.She had been scared, ready to scream for help as loud as she could, but the moment she saw Neal, her fear evaporated. That feeling of safety returned just because she was aware that Neal was around. Her knight in shining armor.Vivid images of how his forearm flexed as he beat up those men came up in her mind. She recalled the ease with which he dealt with them. The authoritarian tone with which he demanded her release. The confidence in his words and strides.She sighed. He looked so cool. So domineering. And goodness. Her heart fluttered as she relived that moment when his strong hand held her wrist as he worriedly gazed down at i
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As Amber chewed the rich tasty omelette that was one of the breakfast options for that morning, she watched Neal. She wondered how the meeting with Isaac had gone. She was unable to have dinner with him the previous night so she couldn't ask him then.She swallowed and asked, “How's the private jet doing? Did you like it?" Neal looked up. "Yeah, I forgot to feed you back on how the meeting went. ‘Like’ is an understatement.” A vivid picture of the jet appeared in Neal's mind and he was still mesmerized by its sharp beauty. “It's really well kept. That guy, Isaac, is really dedicated to its maintenance. You'll never believe that the jet was rarely used.”Amber smiled. “Isaac is an efficient and trustworthy guy. I appointed him because I knew he was capable.”Neal nodded. “You did well." He shrugged, “Maybe I could consider going for a vacation sometime soon. I might take it out.”“Anytime,” Amber said. “It's yours anyway.” Then she added, her tone teasing, “But ensure you find a
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Once the lecture came to an end, Neal jumped to his feet and packed up his books. “I'll see you guys tomorrow." Vanessa mocked, “So fast? Look at how jittery you are, yet you claim she's just a friend." She laughed.Neal deliberately ignored Vanessa's tease, “I'll come early tomorrow. You two concentrate in the next class, you'll explain whatever was taught to me." "Yes, captain,” Vanessa did a faux salute. He bid them goodbye and left.Elsa remained quiet as she watched Neal rush off to his date, that uncomfortable feeling growing inside her.The moment Neal stepped into his room, he walked to the drawer and brought out the box that held the necklace.His mind replayed Vanessa's teasing words.He brought out the necklace from the box. He set the box down and stared at the necklace for a long minute.Then he returned it to the jewelry box and carefully placed it on his bed.He reached for his phone and ordered a nice cloth. Something more than his usual casual wear. Something fit f
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Yvonne’s heart palpitated with excitement. Neal was really going to kiss her. Her eyes fluttered closed as she felt his breath mix with hers, the feathery brush of his fingers against her cheeks, the tantalizing scent of his cologne…Then, suddenly it was all gone.She felt a splash of wind on her face, followed by someone clearing their throat. She opened her eyes to see that Neal had pulled back. His gaze moved from his feet to his side, anywhere but her face. He dipped his hands in his pockets as he cleared his throat for the second time. “We should leave for lunch now,” he said.Yvonne nodded. “Sure.” Neither could she keep the embarrassment nor the disappointment from her voice and face.Silence descended as neither of them moved.“I'll get my bag,” Yvonne broke the silence and hurried inside. Inside, she leaned helplessly against the door and squeezed her eyes shut. She opened her mouth and let out a silent scream.“That was so embarrassing!” She cried quietly. She covered h
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“Welcome, man," Frank moved forward once Cathy turned her attention to the receptionist. He extended his hand for a handshake.Moise took Frank's hand, shook it, then pulled him into a hug. “What's up, Frank. How're you?" Tina smiled, pleased at how her two children were bonding very well with the Beckman heir. Her daughter, the wife-to-be of the Beckman heir, and her son, the best friend of the Beckman heir. Could her life get any better?She walked into Moise's line of vision. “Thank you for coming, Moise,” she said with a big smile. “It is an honor." “It's my pleasure, Tina,” Moise answered with a gentle smile.Moise’s eyes found Jack beside Tina and he bowed slightly. Jack stepped forward and gave Moise a clap on the back as he pulled him into a side hug. “Thank you, son. You're a true heir." Those words were enough to tell Moise why he was being thanked. “It's nothing, sir," Moise said humbly. “I gave my word and I was determined to keep to it." Cathy sorted things out wit