Chapter 38
Rosalie s lips curled into a mocking smirk. “Looks like all these years of being a tag–along have really spoiled you. Do you actually think you’re the heiress of the Graham family?
Helena was so provoked that she lost all reason. The words she had buried deep in her chest burst out before she could stop them. “I am the heiress of the Graham family”
The moment those words fell, the dining room plunged into a brief but heavy silence.
Edward and Claudia, who had just been fuming at Rosalie’s sharp tongue, suddenly had their expressions wiped clean, replaced by guilt and panic. Their faces stiffened as if Helena had struck a nerve.
Almost instinctively, they both turned to Rosalie, as if waiting to see how she would react.
Rosalie arched a brow, amusement flickering in her eyes. A slow, lazy smile tugged at her lips as she rubbed her ear, as if she wasn’t sure she’d heard. correctly. Then, narrowing her gaze at Helena, she asked. “What did you just say?”
The rush of anger that had clouded Helena’s mind finally cleared, the fury from being so enraged by Rosalie now subsiding. When she met Rosalie’s teasing gaze, a shiver ran down her spine. Helena’s heart clenched, and her eyes flickered with hesitation, unable to meet Rosalie’s.
Rosalie, however, wasn’t in the mood to wait for Helena to explain herself. Rosalie’s attention shifted to Edward, her voice laced with quiet amusement as she chuckled. “If I didn’t mishear, she just claimed to be the heiress of the Graham family, right?”
“No, that’s not what Helena meant Edward was in such a hurry to smooth things over that he completely abandoned his earlier anger toward Rosalie’s sharp remarks.
He turned to Rosalie, rushing to explain, “What she meant is that, as my stepdaughter, she’s technically part of the Graham family now. That makes her half an heiress.
Claudia, desperate to contain the situation, quickly chimed in, “That’s right. Helena didn’t mean it that way
y at all.
“Really?” Rosalie let out a short, cold laugh. Her gaze swept back to Helena, ignoring the resentment
at and unwillingness burning in her eyes.
Then, Rosalie’s lips parted, voice as light as a feather but sharp as a blade. “That’s a relief. For a moment there, I thought you were admitting that Dad cheated on my mother back then
Edward’s forced smile froze midair, his jaw tightening. His Laugh came out stiff, almost forced. “What nonsense are you spouting!”
