The Real Heiress Rules the World

Chapter 51 The Drug Takes Effect

Chapter 51 The Drug Takes Effect

Lucas raised an eyebrow, silently watching her.

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Suddenly, Sloane leaned forward and hooked her finger around his tie, giving it a slight tug.

Lucas leaned in under the pressure, their faces drawing close in an instant, their breaths brushing together, warm and intimate.

Sloane’s fingers traced lazy circles on the front of his shirt, the movement slow and teasing.

A strange tingling shot through Lucas’s chest like an electric current, making his gaze darken instantly. One look into her clear eyes, and he knew–she was doing this on purpose.

He frowned slightly, voice low and gentle. “What happened?”

Lucas’s voice was rich and velvety, smooth as aged wine. When it reached her ears, Sloane felt like her eardrums were melting.

She smiled faintly, though her eyes remained cold. “Nothing. The Rivers family couldn’t pressure me into going willingly, so they decided to gift–wrap me and drop me off in your bed to win your favor—and get you to save their precious son.”

Seeing the icy chill in her eyes, Lucas felt a deep, protective tug in his chest. An unfamiliar ache bloomed inside him.

He raised a hand and gently stroked the top of her head, his touch as careful as if he were calming a wounded creature.

second, it reminded her of her master,

forcing back the moisture welling in her eyes. Then she slapped his hand away. “I’m not

her foot landed on the pen holder

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went wide in alarm,

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reached out and caught her waist–but the momentum was too much, and he lost his balance

in his arms, her back sinking into the

locked in his deep, worried gaze. Their breaths tangled in the tight space between them, warm and

hand to push him off–but when her hand landed on his

Lucas was pulled straight into

skin. At the same time, Sloane burrowed into his

were

She’d been drugged.

could decide what to do, her burning face nuzzled into his neck and

across his ear. Lucas’s eyes darkened further. He was just about to raise his hand to knock her

to him as she pressed closer, mumbling, “Just