Chapter 4She Stole My Heiress Identity

Maya drove me home, buzzing with excitement the entire way.

"Judy, you're really his sister?" she practically vibrated in her seat. "You have no idea what a nightmare Gigi has been! Ever since she showed up, she's been throwing her weight around the office, making terrible decisions, and costing the company a fortune!" She rolled her eyes. "Everyone there can't stand her, but what could we do? We all thought she was his sister."

She was simultaneously venting about Gigi and beaming with happiness for me. After she dropped me off, she asked where I was going. I told her I just needed to get away and clear my head for a bit.

Back in my apartment, I packed a single suitcase. Then I called my landlord and told him I was moving out.

With my luggage in tow, I went straight to the airport and bought a ticket for the next flight out. It didn't matter where it was going. Just before boarding, I sent Justin a single text message: We're over. Then I turned off my phone and walked down the jet bridge.

When the plane landed and I switched my phone back on, it was flooded with missed calls from him.

"Judy, what the hell is going on? Why are you breaking up with me?" His voice message was a frantic, angry rasp. I just smiled faintly, deleted it, and blocked his number.

I found a hotel online with top-notch security and checked in. As soon as I got to my room, I collapsed onto the bed. The exhaustion of the day finally claimed me.

Sometime later, I was dragged from a deep sleep by my phone ringing. It was an unfamiliar number.

"Judy, what is the meaning of this?" Justin's voice crackled with fury the moment I answered. "I went to your apartment, and the landlord said you moved out! Why did you break up with me?"

His desperate questions hung in the air. I let the silence stretch before speaking, my voice calm and cold. "Justin, I know about you and Gigi."

The line went dead silent. All I could hear was the harsh, ragged sound of his breathing.

"Judy... you must have misunderstood. There's nothing going on between Gigi and me!" His voice was laced with a desperate, unconvincing panic.

When I didn't respond, he grew more frantic. "Judy, you're on your trip, right? Tell me where you are. I'll come to you right now!"

I said nothing. I simply ended the call and blocked the new number. I knew he assumed I'd used the plane ticket he'd arranged. But I was nowhere near there.

The next morning, I woke up to a call from Maya.

"Judy, Mr. Tremblay told Gigi to meet him at the hospital. I think he's going to make her take another DNA test."

I smiled. Gigi had used my blood for the first test. Now that I was gone, her house of cards was about to come tumbling down.

Maya told me Gigi had made an excuse, saying she was out of town and couldn't be back for two days. We both knew what that meant. She was stalling for time, desperate to find a way to get another sample of my blood.

Sure enough, not long after I hung up with Maya, my phone rang again. It was Justin, calling from yet another new number.

"Judy, you need to come back here immediately," he demanded, his voice tight and commanding.

"Justin, we're done. There's no reason for you to ever contact me again," I replied coldly.

But he wouldn't give up. "Judy, I'm doing this for your own good!" he pleaded, his tone shifting. "I took that first blood sample to the hospital for a check-up, and they said there was an issue. You need to come back for another test. Please, just come back."

I laughed at his pathetic, clumsy lie.

"Don't worry, Justin," I said, my voice dripping with sarcasm. "I'll take care of my own health. You don't need to trouble yourself." I was about to hang up.

"Judy, get back here now!" he roared, his voice cracking with pure rage.