A Fake Heiress’s Guide to Love and Power novel Chapter 276

“Maybe we should… ask Alessia?”

Unfortunately, Alessia wasn’t home. It was the weekend, and she’d gone out to follow up on a project between A&P and Queenie. She wouldn’t be back until late that night.

Ivan had been counting down the hours, and when the clock finally hit eight, Alessia walked through the door. York, meanwhile, had spent the entire day at the

Mortons‘, happily mooching off their food and company.

“What’s going on?” Alessia looked puzzled as she caught the intense stares of two pairs of eyes fixed on her.

“These two have been waiting for you all day. Have you eaten yet? Let me make you some pasta,” Karen offered warmly.

“Mom, don’t worry. I already ate with my friends,” Alessia replied, saving her mother the trouble.

“Are you heading out again tomorrow?” Karen asked, a hint of concern in her voice. Lately, Alessia had been coming and going at odd hours, and Karen worried she wasn’t getting enough rest.

Alessia nodded. “Just a busy stretch. Things will calm down soon.”

“Then I’ll go slice up some fruit for you all,” Karen said, knowing she couldn’t help much with Alessia’s work, but determined to make her time at home as

comfortable as possible.

Alessia knew her mom could never really sit still, so she just let her fuss.

“Alright, tell me–who got into trouble this time?” Alessia was used to seeing York at the Mortons‘ by now, so nothing surprised her anymore. She settled into the sofa and looked expectantly at the two boys standing in front of her.

They both shook their heads. It wasn’t until Ivan nudged York’s arm that York seemed to remember something and handed his phone to Alessia.

Raising an eyebrow, Alessia scrolled through the phone and quickly pieced together what they wanted.

“You want to speak up for Eddie?” she asked.

Ivan nodded earnestly. “Eddie’s a good guy.”

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Alessia ruffled his hair, a small smile on her lips. “He is. But do you know what to do when things like this happen?”

Ivan shook his head.

“If you don’t have the strength to silence the rumors, then you have to find your own way to show where you stand.”

The boys looked a little confused, but nodded anyway.

“I’ll give you the contact info. The rest is up to you. Think you can handle it?”

“Us?”

“You’re the ones who want to clear Eddie’s name. Of course you should do it yourselves,” Alessia replied matter–of–factly. “But if you’d rather not-”

“We can do it!” Ivan blurted out, cutting her off.

“Yeah!” York echoed, though he looked a bit dazed.

Worried Alessia hadn’t heard, Ivan repeated himself, tugging at York’s sleeve until York nodded along, still half–confused but determined.

Soon after, a video quietly surfaced online. With some behind–the–scenes help from A&C Entertainment, it quickly shot up the trending charts.

The video was dark, with only the dial tone of a phone call breaking the silence.

“Hello, is this… beep beep beep? Back in 2015, you were taken from Serenity Home by someone named Chase, right?” a child’s voice asked, the recipient’s name bleeped out for privacy.

“Yes! The director said Mr. Chase was a good man and that he was going to adopt me,” another child’s voice replied on the other end of the line.

“By Mr. Chase, do you mean Eddie?”

“No, it was a big guy–not Eddie,” the child answered, quick to correct.

“Some people are saying Eddie made you do bad things. Is that true?” York’s voice was disguised, but his attempt to sound serious couldn’t hide the childish lilt underneath.

“No way! Eddie would never!” The child sounded genuinely upset.

“I was taken to a dark place. I couldn’t open my eyes or move. All I could hear was someone saying, ‘This kid’s blood type is the best match for my son,’ or something

ike that.”

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“If you couldn’t open your eyes, how do you know it wasn’t Eddie?”

“Eddie’s voice isn’t that awful!” The loyalty in the child’s voice was unmistakable–he was clearly one of Eddie’s fiercest defenders.

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