Rich Radiant and Over Him (Alicia and Vincent) novel Chapter 514

"And you, Miss Jade White," Alicia began, her voice dripping with ice, "how exactly did you get to where you are today? I hear that before your father shamelessly changed his surname back to White, your family was living in the slums without even a roof over your heads. If my grandfather hadn't been kind enough to let you back into the family, you probably couldn't have even afforded tuition. So where does this 'achievement' of yours come from?"

Alicia stared coldly at Jade, who had the audacity to accuse her of using men. "I am the rightful heir to the White family, the only granddaughter my grandfather ever acknowledged. What, exactly, are you?"

Jade's face had gone rigid with fury, her fingers clenching into tight fists. She took a deep, steadying breath and sneered, "No matter what you say, I am still his granddaughter by blood. That's a fact you can't change."

"Is it?" Alicia retorted with a humorless laugh. "But the story of your father's origin is far more scandalous, isn't it? Who here doesn't know he was fished out of a trash can?"

A ripple of snickers went through the guests who knew the sordid story. It was a well-known piece of gossip that Brandon White was the result of a scheme by a family maid, who had retrieved a used condom from the trash to impregnate herself. It was a stain he could never wash away, the one thing that always kept him from holding his head high.

Seated at his table, Brandon trembled with rage. He shot Jade a sharp glare, and she immediately retreated to her seat.

"Lifting a stone only to drop it on your own foot. How amusing," Felix murmured, casting a disdainful glance at Brandon and his daughter before positioning himself respectfully behind Alicia, a silent, reassuring presence. As Tyrone Lynch's personally trained executive assistant, Felix possessed an imposing aura and a first-class ability to read a room and defuse tension.

"Alicia." Vincent Lawson stepped in her path as she headed for her seat. "Come with me for a moment."

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