The Billionaire's Heir I Never Knew Was Mine

”I really can’t understand why my stupid brother chose you,” Zoey said with a mocking smile. ”I wonder what he sees in you. You have no class or manners at all. Is that why you still dare to speak to me like this?”

Sienna clenched her hands tightly, refusing to look away from Zoey. She took a few moments to calm and organize her thoughts before finally speaking in a calm, steady voice.

”Excuse me. Did you call me here because of work matters or because of Zach?”

Instead of answering right away, Zoey slowly shook her head, a faint smile of amusement appearing on her lips. She sat back comfortably in her chair, looking completely at ease, as though she was certain Sienna wouldn’t dare walk out of the room after coming this far.

After letting the silence linger for a few moments, Zoey narrowed her eyes. Finally, she replied, ”It’s about both the work, about this company, and also about Zach. Now sit down, and let’s talk.”

Her voice had become calmer than before, but the coldness in her eyes hadn’t changed.

It was enough to make Sienna pause before quietly returning to her seat.

Deep down, Sienna wanted to leave. She had no interest in discussing anything related to her relationship with Zachary while he wasn’t there to speak for himself. However, Zoey had also mentioned the work and the company. As an employee, Sienna had no reasonable excuse to refuse the conversation.

She sat down once again, keeping her posture straight as she waited for Zoey to continue.

To her surprise, Zoey remained silent.

Just like before, she simply watched Sienna without saying another word, as though she were carefully choosing each word before speaking. The silence stretched on, making the atmosphere even more uncomfortable.

Sienna finally let out a slightly loud sigh and broke the silence herself.

”You asked to talk, so talk, Ms. Sterling,” Sienna said. There was a trace of impatience in her voice that she couldn’t completely hide.

Zoey tilted her head slightly before speaking in the same flat tone. ”Because this is also related to my brother, you can drop the formality and just call me Zoey.”

Before Sienna had the chance to respond, Zoey continued without hesitation.

”Tell me, how could my brother possibly fall for you? What exactly did you do to him?”

Sienna silently sighed.

Hearing those words reminded her of Riley’s warning. Riley had once told her to run away from Zachary because his family was far from ordinary; someone from the Sterling family would never truly accept a woman with her background. Their world was built on wealth, influence, and status, while hers was completely different.

As Sienna sat across from Zoey and heard her speak with a dismissive tone, she couldn’t help but realize that Riley had been right all along.

Keeping her emotions under control, she met Zoey’s gaze.

After a couple of seconds, she answered calmly, ”Zoey, I’m sorry, but you’re asking the wrong person. If you want the answer to that question, you should ask Zach.”

Although her voice remained polite, a small part of her couldn’t hide the annoyance growing inside her.

”Fine,” Zoey replied coldly. ”If you don’t want to answer.” She said. Her eyes became even sharper as she continued staring directly at Sienna.

”Then you should know something.” Zoey continued, her voice firm and unwavering. ”My family will never accept you. Especially my parents. They’ve always expected their children’s spouses to come from respected, prominent families... not someone with your background.”

Sienna’s fingers tightened until her nails pressed into her palms. She already knew Zoey had investigated her background.

That meant Zoey probably knew everything, including the truth about her father, a part of her life she had never been proud of.

This had always been one of her biggest fears. She had worried that one day Zachary’s family would look down on her because of where she came from, and now that fear had become reality. Sitting across from her was Zachary’s twin sister, openly judging her without even trying to hide it.

Even so, Sienna refused to let her emotions take control.

She drew a slow breath before asking calmly, ”Zoey, can we get to the point? Why did you call me here?”

Sienna’s patience was wearing thin. She didn’t want to stay in this room any longer because she wasn’t sure how much longer she could hold back from cursing her.

Zoey studied her quietly for a few seconds. Then her expression turned even more serious.

After a few more seconds, Zoey finally said, ”You need to resign from the company.”

The room instantly fell silent.

Zoey continued watching Sienna closely, as though she expected shock, anger, or even tears to appear on her face.

Instead, Sienna remained calm. Inside, however, she couldn’t help laughing at the situation. The outcome was almost exactly what she had expected. Zoey wanted her to resign, which was simply a polite way of forcing her out of the company without officially firing her.

Still, despite already knowing the answer might only upset her further, Sienna looked at Zoey and asked quietly,

”Why?”

”Don’t misunderstand my request, Sienna,” Zoey said after hearing her question. ”I’m asking you to resign from the company for Zach’s own good.”

Sienna stared at her in shock.

For a few moments, she couldn’t find the right words to respond. Her mind quickly filled with questions, leaving her more confused than before. She had expected Zoey to insult her background or tell her she wasn’t good enough for Zachary. Still, she hadn’t expected her to justify the request by saying it was for Zach’s benefit.

’For Zach’s own good?’ she wondered silently. ’Zach never asked me to resign. He encouraged me to keep working here. If he believed my job would hurt him, he would have told me himself. So why is Zoey saying this now?’

Her thoughts became increasingly tangled as she searched for an explanation that made sense.

Seeing the confusion on Sienna’s face, Zoey spoke again before she could ask another question.

”You know about the news that spread online a few days ago, don’t you?”