The Real Heiress Rules the World

Chapter 41 Bathing in the Same Spring

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Lucas walked over and crouched beside Sloane, then gently scooped her up into

his arms.

Her cheek pressed against his firm chest, their sweat mixing where their skin touched. She frowned in distaste. “I’m fine. Just completely drained. I just need to rest a little.”

Lucas looked down at her, noticing her discomfort, then carried her over to the small bed and laid her down carefully. “I’ll have Andrew prepare a bath for you. You’ll feel better after soaking.”

“Alright.” This time, Sloane didn’t argue—she really was exhausted.

Lucas turned and dressed, then made a call to Andrew. Remembering how weightless she’d felt in his arms, he added a request for some nutritional supplements as well.

Later, Sloane sank into the natural hot spring inside the villa, letting out a long sigh of relief. She hadn’t expected Lucas’s private home to come with a real geothermal spring.

The warm water wrapped around her aching limbs, slowly dissolving her tension and fatigue.

Just as she started to fully relax, she casually lifted her gaze–and spotted another figure through the mist, just beyond the edge of her pool.

A closer look revealed it was none other than Lucas.

widened

the other side. Calm. Gentle. “There’s a screen dividing the two pools. We can hear each other, but we can’t see through. You have my word—I

But why didn’t you tell me

against the warm stone wall, Lucas gave a small

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Bathing in the

“I forgot.”

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knowing he was just on the other side didn’t dampen her

man was bathing naked nearby? She’d already seen every

cheerfully, stretching out

To him, she was still just a carefree little girl who didn’t know the weight of the world

Lucas changed and waited in the gazebo outside for Sloane to

the side path, his steps brisk. Lowering his voice, he said, “Sir, Madam Aubrey took more than a

flickered in

he finally spoke, his voice was cold

find the gate, let alone get close to Mason. If Andrew had come all this way to

extreme.