The Real Heiress Rules the World

Chapter 26 Liking Lucas’s Hands.

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Sloane gave a slight nod, but before she could say anything, Lucas tugged her to sit down beside him.

Lucas stretched a hand toward Benjamin. “Viresso Balm.”

Benjamin gave him a look and pulled a small jar from his pocket, placing it into Lucas’s palm.

Lucas turned back to Sloane, sitting beside her, and carefully began applying the ointment to her fingertips.

Samson and Benjamin watched the scene unfold with wide eyes, as if seeing a ghost.

Samson glanced from Lucas to Sloane and thought to himself…

Did Lucas get possessed or something? Should we call a priest?

The ointment was cool and soothing, and Sloane could tell just by the smell that it was made from rare and precious herbs.

But at the moment, her attention was completely captured by Lucas’s hands.

Those hands were works of art. Slender and strong, with pale, well–proportioned fingers and sharply defined joints, exuding a quiet elegance. Even something as mundane as applying medicine became mesmerizing under his hands.

Sloane grumbled inwardly.

couldn’t these

up at Lucas’s face and

he clearly didn’t intend for

throat when he saw Sloane staring intently at Lucas. “Ms. Rivers, your performance

gaze sharpened slightly. She glanced meaningfully at the

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were

was holding a cup, also

not help but laugh, her eyes sparkling mischievously. “I was

they had felt were undeniably real, as vivid as if they had truly been thrown onto a

a song,”

a hint of admiration and did not hide the truth. “Exactly. It’s not as mysterious as I made it sound. It only briefly disrupts one’s mental focus. As long as your mind is strong enough and

don’t, no need to worry. The song is short, and

library and practiced it out of

Samson said, suddenly enlightened. He turned to Lucas. “No wonder Lucas was unaffected.

words, Sloane turned again to Lucas,