Reborn Fake Heiress Watch the Whole Family Burn novel Chapter 863

A collective sigh of relief washed over the office the moment she left. "Oh my god, did I hear that right? Theresa is the CEO?" "Does this mean she's the Chairman's real daughter, and Lorna was just a fake?" "No wonder Lorna hasn't shown up to work lately. She must have known her cover was blown!" "Oh no, I insulted the CEO before! I told her she had no class during that whole dress incident. Is she going to come after me next? Am I going to get fired too?" "Me too. When we were at the Ellington Estate, she told us she was the real heiress, and none of us believed her." "Turns out we were the clowns all along. She was the one working undercover as an intern!" "I want to slap myself. How did we not see it? Lorna was a total fraud. We mistook glass for diamonds." "I don't think the CEO will hold a grudge. She is the boss now, and she didn't announce any punishments for us, right? She only fired Ms. Ward..." As they whispered, they cast careful glances at Rachel. Honestly, everyone was thrilled she got the boot. Ever since Rachel had become a supervisor, she had constantly extorted favors and gifts from her subordinates. They had been sick of her toxic attitude for a long time. Meanwhile, after being unceremoniously tossed out of the company, Charles hurried straight back to his apartment. The moment he walked through the door, he saw Lorna lounging on the bed, mindlessly scrolling through her phone like a useless lump. She looked perfectly relaxed. Thinking about the sheer humiliation he had just endured at the office, Charles's blood boiled. He stormed into the bedroom, snatched the phone right out of Lorna's hands, and smashed it against the wall. He grabbed her by the shoulders. "Why! Why!" Lorna was completely stunned. She had been so engrossed in her screen that she hadn't even heard him come in. "Charles, what... what's wrong? Why are you home so early? Oh, by the way, I'm a little hungry. Could you go make me something to eat?" "Then tell me why you haven't gone back home! Why aren't you back at the Ellington Estate? Tell me!" Charles roared, shaking her roughly. "I... I told you! I ran away from home. Charles, what is wrong with you today? You're scaring me." Charles shoved her forcefully back onto the mattress. "Even now, you're still lying to me! You're still lying! All my hard work, all my planning, it's all gone! Everything is gone! Tell me, who exactly are you! Who the hell are you!" Charles was on the verge of completely losing his mind. "I... I'm Lorna! Charles, it's me. Stop it, you're scaring me, Charles..." Lorna was trembling with fear. Charles had always been so gentle and sweet with her. He had never even raised his voice. But today, he looked like a wild animal that had just snapped. "You're scared? I'm the one who's scared! Do you know what I went through at the company today? In front of everyone, I was thrown out like trash. My pride was crushed and stomped into the dirt. Lorna, I want one sentence from you right now. Who are you! Are you or are you not the Chairman's daughter! Are you the Ellington heiress!" Lorna finally understood why he was acting like a maniac. He had found out. Tears of humiliation and fear spilled from her eyes. "Charles, I... I am just Lorna Avery. The Chairman is not my father. I'm sorry." "If you aren't his daughter, then how did you get to live in the Ellington Estate? And why didn't the Chairman expose you the other day?" "That was because of my father. The butler... he's my dad. The Chairman didn't expose me out of respect for him. Charles, I didn't mean to lie to you. I really didn't. Please... forgive me! I don't want to lose you!"