I Returned to Inherit a Billion-dollar Fortune

"Come on!I'll take you to a bar to relax.Luckily,I hadn't started drinking yet.We'll definitely have a blast!"

Piper's words didn't register as my mind was still racing.I had called Collins earlier,and he denied being the one who sent me the recording.

Then who was it?It obviously wasn't Clayton either.He'd rather go to prison than help me.So,who was this anonymous helper?

Ahh!!This was driving me crazy!

Piper interrupted my thoughts.

"Hey!!No more thinking!Let's go!"

She dragged me to the bar,where two male models were waiting and pushed them towards me.

"Isn't he handsome?Take one on each arm and let's rile Clayton!"

I rolled my eyes."You can't be serious.I don't need to rile him up.I'm done with him."

We both laughed,getting into the mood of the bar.

Just then,Layla's shrill voice pierced the air.I looked in the direction of the voice and saw then waltzing towards us—Clayton and Layla.

Layla sneered,her nose flaring up,."Miss Riley,enjoying yourself after losing your job?I can see that you're not afraid of Spencer Corporation,right?You sellout!"

I smiled nonchalantly,ignoring Clayton's intense stare.

"I didn't do anything,so why should I worry?"My gaze locked onto Layla's."Those who should be afraid will be afraid when the time comes."

She clung to Clayton's arm.I could smell her trick from a mile away.She was trying to make me jealous.

"Sage Riley,you're shameless!"

"Likewise,"I murmured.

Clayton's stares could bore a hole through my skull if they could,"Apologize to Layla."

I raised an eyebrow."What?"

"Apologize to Layla now!"

His words infuriated me.Clayton was taking Layla's side against me?What did I expect?

"Screw you,Clayton."

Silence ensued.

Clayton's expression darkened."Sage!!"

He was seething and trying so hard to control it but my stubbornness wasn't helping.

"Also,I forgot to tell you this but now that you're here,I should just get it over with.Since I quit,that means you and I are done,Clayton."

He squinted his eyes at me,"What do you mean?"

"Let's break up!"I took one last swig out of the bottle of alcohol on the table before turning to leave with the male models.

The look on Layla's face as I walked away gave me so much pleasure.

"Clayton...you and she...?"

Clayton's face contorted in anger."Don't even…"

Piper whispered,"Sage,are you sure Clayton will let you go?"

I snorted."Does he even have the right to?"

Piper cheered."That's right!!With your status as Goldberg International Bank's heiress,who dares to mess with you?"

I smiled.

"You know me too well.I've never been one to take abuse lying down."

"I'm not entirely…"my glare stopped Piper from talking anymore.

That night,I drank heavily with Piper.I wasn't entirely sure what happened after because the rest of the night was a blur.

The next morning,her frantic calls woke me.

"Sage!Check the hot searches!Layla has gone too far this time!The media's exposing you,and you're being roasted!"

I sat up,checking my phone.At once the sleep cleared from my eyes.What was this bitch up to now?

Layla had publicly accused me of stealing and leaking project data.The internet was ablaze with hate.

In one day,my reputation was almost in ruins.If I were just a small-town secretary,my life would have been over.I wasn't going to let her get to me.

So I took a deep breath,calming down.

My phone pinged and it was a text message from Piper.

"That bitch has gone too far!Do you want me to take care of her?"

I texted her back."No need.I'll handle it myself.Just help me contact some marketing accounts and parody accounts to stir up the hype even more."

Piper obeyed despite her initial confusion.

After arranging everything,I sat by the window,taking a hangover pill.Was Layla's plan for me to lose everything?

Fine!!If that was what she wanted,I was going to add dried logs to the flames.

This was tit-for-tat,and the game just got real.