The True Heiress He Lost: I Left and Never Looked Back

Audrey Winslow was the long-lost daughter of the prestigious Winslow family.

When she was seven, she had been abducted by the family's housekeeper and left to fend for herself on the streets.

Ten years later, she finally returned home, only to find that the housekeeper's daughter, Lillian Winslow, had taken her place and become the adopted daughter of the Winslow family.

Audrey couldn't accept it.

So she personally sent the housekeeper to prison, drove Lillian out of the house, and took back everything that rightfully belonged to her.

By the time she turned twenty, her parents spared no effort to make it up to her. Julian Ashcroft, her fiancé, had also publicly declared that the only woman he would ever marry was Audrey.

She thought everything had finally fallen back into place—that the happiness meant for her had, at last, arrived.

That illusion shattered on the eve of her wedding. Lillian sent over a "gift"—a set of lingerie that was clearly not her size.

Fury surged through Audrey. Audrey immediately had Lillian's boutique smashed and warned her never to show her face again.

But no sooner had the shop been wrecked than Julian came looking for her.

"Lillian's already had it hard enough. Why can't you just leave her alone?"

"Lillian? Had it hard enough?" Audrey frowned, her voice laced with sarcasm. "Her mother ruined my life and left me on the streets. She took my place and lived as the Winslow family's daughter for ten years. What part of that is hard enough?"

"Her mother wronged you, sure, but she's innocent!" Julian cut her off quickly, urgency bleeding into his voice. "Back then, she was just a little girl left behind in the Winslow household. And in the past three years, you've already taken everything back. She's been driven out too. Isn't that enough?"

"Not enough. Not even close!" The past clawed its way back, and Audrey could no longer hold it in. "This is what they owe me. As long as she's still alive, I won't let her live in peace!"

"What will it take for you to let her go?" Julian clenched his fists, barely containing his anger.

"Unless she dies."

The moment the words left her lips, Julian shoved the window open and jumped from the second floor.

A heavy thud echoed through the air.

The sound exploded in Audrey's ears. She bolted downstairs in a panic, only to find Julian lying in a pool of blood.

"Julian!" Audrey rushed over like she'd lost her mind, pulling him into her arms, desperately trying to stop the bleeding.

But Julian struggled to lift his hand and pushed her away. His voice came out hoarse. "I'll pay her debt with my life. Is that enough for you?"

Audrey froze where she stood, as if struck by lightning.

For her?

What right did he have to do that for her?

Audrey was his fiancée. The rightful daughter of the Winslow family.

But there was no time to think. She