Chapter 167 Grace fumbled her way over , and by the moonlight streaming through the venttion port , she could see it was a nket . It was covered with a thickyer of grime , so ckened that its original color was indistinguishable , and it emitted a nauseating stench - clearly unwashed for ages . " Urgh- " Grace retched involuntarily . She had already vomited several times during the day from seasickness .


    Having had nothing to eat , her stomach contained only acid , and her dry heaving produced nothing . Feeling intensely nauseated , she kicked the nket away in disgust . She had previously lived a life of luxury in the ckwood household . When had she ever endured such hardship ? Even when her mother was still alive and she was just a housekeeper''s daughter , she had never suffered like this . Grace hugged her knees and began to sob quietly .


    Her soft cries were drowned out by the sound of the waves . The winter temperature was already low , and being at sea made the nights even colder . She shivered violently , her lips turning purplish - blue , as if all the blood in her body was about to freeze . Finally , she picked up that filthy , stinking nket . To survive , Grace had no choice but to wrap herself in the foul - smelling covering . After a bumpy journey , Grace finally arrived in Britain .


    Having been adrift for several days , unable to eat or sleep properly , she had lost considerable weight . She hadn''t bathed for days and emitted a foul odor . Even the men who came to drag her off the ship couldn''t help but feel disgusted . " Bloody hell ! She absolutely reeks !


    " " Urgh- " 16:49 Your Gold Digger is Actually A True Heiress 97.6 % Chapter 167 The man grabbed Grace , ripped the tape from her mouth with obvious revulsion , untied the ropes binding her , and threw her into the sea . " Wash yourself , you filthy g . You stink to high heaven . " The ship was docked at Port of Southampton . Although there were no sharks in these waters , Grace couldn''t swim , so being thrown overboard still put her life at risk !


    Obviously , the man who tossed her in was unaware of this . Grace iled in the water , screaming for help . At first , the man thought she was faking it and stood on the shoreughing . " That''s it , ssh around a bit more . Get properly clean . Don''te back stinking near our boss . " The " boss " he referred to was Lucas , Asher''s subordinate . The port where the ship was docked was in Southampton , with early spring temperatures hovering around freezing .


    The seawater was bitingly cold . Grace trembled in the water , her lips blue , her limbs starting to spasm uncontrobly . Her lungs had taken in a significant amount of seawater , making breathing increasingly difficult . After struggling for a while , Grace gradually became exhausted . Seeing Grace''s cries grow feeble and her body beginning to sink , the spectator started to panic . The man cursed , " Bloody hell ! You actually can''t swim? For fuck''s sake , now I''ve got to go in after you ?


    " In such cold weather , the man naturally didn''t want to jump into the sea to rescue anyone . He scanned his surroundings and spotted an orange life ring hanging nearby . The man grabbed the life ring and threw it into the sea . " Grab this and pull yourself out , you dirty cow ! It''s too sodding cold for me to jump in after you ! " The life ring sshed down , but Grace stretched her hand out andcked the strength to paddle toward it .


    Seeing she couldn''t reach the life ring and was about to sink , the man cursed under his breath and reluctantly jumped into the sea . He managed to pull her out , but Grace had swallowed a lot of seawater and was suffering from hypothermia . She had lost consciousness . " Christ , she''s not dead , is she ? " the man swore . A colleague nearby frowned .


    " Mate , when you were told to get her cleaned up , is this really what you took that to 16:49 Your Gold Digger is Actually A True Heiress 97.8 % Chapter 167 mean ? " The man shivered violently . " You''ve no idea how bad she stank . I couldn''t take it anymore , so I chucked her in the sea . How was I to know she couldn''t swim ? Just my bloody luck . I had to go in after her . I''m freezing my bollocks off Take her away and find a doctor to look at her . Don''t let her die .


    I need to change my clothes , " " Alright , but hurry up . If the boss arrives and you''re not here , he''ll have your guts for garters . " " Yeah , yeah , I know . " When Grace Bet next opened her eyes , three hours had passed . As consciousness gradually returned , she swiveled her eyes to survey her surroundings . A dark , cramped space , very simr to the room on the ship . Sensing movement , Grace guessed she was now in a vehicle .


    This dark ce was likely the trailer of arge goods vehicle . Her clothes were still soaking wet , but she now had a thick nket covering her - apparently they were worried about her freezing to death . Grace wrapped the nket tightly around herself , hugging her body , her shoulders trembling as she cried . This journey had been utterly miserable . She no longer resembled a wealthy youngdy .


    Even without looking in a mirror , she could guess that her current appearance was probably simr to that of a homeless beggar . She sobbed quietly . When she tired of crying , she leaned against the metal wall of the trailer to rest . Despite the nket covering her , her wet clothes were still bone - chillingly cold , making her shiver as if she were in an ice cave . Grace guessed the lorry was probably heading toward London . In a few more hours , she would likely see Asher .


    The lorry finally stopped . Grace was roughly dragged out . She nced up and recognized the ce - it was Asher''spound . 16:49 97.9 % Your Gold Digger is Actually A True Heiress Chapter 167 She had been here before but had never entered . This was a ce that no one could enter without Asher''s approval , not even the ckwood family patriarch . Now that she was at Asher''spound , did that mean she would soon see Asher ? This day had finallye .


    Grace was thrown into the basement . There was no heating here , no sunlight , just a pervasive chill . Shortly after , Lucas walked in . " Well , well , Miss Bet , " Lucas narrowed his eyes , his tone cutting like ice . " Led us on quite the merry chase , didn''t you ? Made us work for it , I''ll give you that . " Grace''s body trembled , her teeth chattering . " W - what are you going to do to me ? " Lucas curled his lips into a dangerous smile . " Me ? Nothing at all .


    My job was bringing you back - mission aplished . What happens next is entirely up to the young master . I wouldn''t get your hopes up , though . " " Is … is he here ? " Grace bit her lip , a glimmer of hope appearing on her pale face . Seeing her expression , Lucas let out a coldugh . " Oh , this is rich . Don''t tell me you did all this for the young master ? Harbouring some sick little fantasy about him , are we ? " Even at death''s door , Grace remained defiant .


    " That''s none of your bloody business . " " Fair enough , it''s not my concern , " Lucas''s voice hardened . " But you should be thinking about what''s waiting for you now . The young master isn''t known for his forgiveness when ites to traitors . " " That''s not true . Asher wouldn''t be so cruel to me ! He used to dote on me . Don''t try to frighten me . Asher was always so good to me - he wouldn''t hurt me ! " Lucas''s smile turned predatory . " Should I call you delusional or just in thick ?


    The young master was kind to you before because you were the ckwood family''s adopted daughter , his sister in name . But now ? " He stepped closer , his voice dropping to a menacing whisper . " You''ve been in bed with Tom Malfoy , with blood on your hands . You''ve made yourself an enemy of the ckwood family. Do you honestly think the young master will show you an ounce of mercy ? I''ve seen what he does to people who cross him . Trust me , you don''t want to know . " ( 13 ) ( 0 ) 16:49 C