Story By Edima Polycarp
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Edima Polycarp

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Claiming The Lost Heiress
Updated at Aug 22, 2025, 09:17
“Do you know what it feels like to be forgotten?”Hazel does. Every single day.Mocked by her stepsister and stepmother, ignored by the world, and discarded by the only man she thought loved her, Hazel has learned to wear silence like armor. Living in the Lionel household means knowing her place: quiet, invisible, and unloved.Until one humiliating night at a birthday party changes everything.Her so-called boyfriend kneels... not for her, but for her stepsister.  “Did you really think I came here for you, Hazel?”But that wasn't all, across the city, danger stirs in the shadows. The Clyde brothers—Francis, Wayne, and Adrian—ruthless heirs to powerful empires, have spent years chasing a ghost: the baby sister stolen from them long ago. All they have is empty leads, and a name whispered in guilt.  “She wore a red necklace... a ‘R’ in a circle. Expensive. Delicate. Unforgettable.”When paths collide and buried bloodlines resurface, Hazel is thrust into a world of money, power, and secrets. Her stepsister takes her place as heiress, leading her to the edge of the cliff. When all hope is gone, Hazel successfully rises to the top, without family.But the truth comes with a price. And the Clydes? They are ready to take back their lost sister. But what happens when Hazel has risen to fame, and is no longer interested in being part of such a family due to the pain she's been through.  “We were blind, Hazel. Forgive us. Come back to us.”Burying her love, desire, and longing for a family, Hazel is set on never returning as the heiress. Do the brothers have what it takes to win the one true heiress back?
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