The Real Heiress Rules the World

Chapter 148 Wanting to See Her

Chapter 148 Wanting to See Her

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Lucas rubbed at his brow, trying to redirect his thoughts back to work, but Sloane’s smiling face kept flashing through his mind.

“Unbelievable…” he muttered under his breath, grabbing the nearest document to force his focus back to the current deal.

Meanwhile, Sloane had originally planned to borrow a few books from Mr. Jordan, but happened to catch him in the middle of an experiment.

After several repeated failures, she casually offered her thoughts–and to Mr. Jordan, it was like a bolt of lightning from the heavens. Her words connected all the dots for him in an instant.

In the end, Mr. Jordan dragged her into the lab and had her helping him until past ten before reluctantly letting her go.

By the time Sloane returned to her apartment, she was completely exhausted. What she didn’t expect was to find Lucas waiting outside her door.

Startled, she gasped, “Lucas? What are you doing here?”

He’d been standing outside the entire evening, but now that she was face to face with him, he found himself speechless.

Seeing him remain quiet, Sloane frowned and stepped forward, grabbing his wrist without hesitation. “Are you feeling unwell?”

Lucas was stunned by her sudden gesture. His arm tensed slightly but he didn’t pull away. He lowered his gaze to the girl examining his pulse, a strange emotion welling up inside him.

her expression calm and focused

skin.

fine,” he murmured, his voice soft–softer

looked up at him, brows still furrowed. “Your pulse is stable, but your face says

let go of his hand and turned to unlock the

her apartment, walked in and easily found the disposable slippers

shoe cabinet.

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returned with two cups of steaming tea. Handing one to him, she said, “It’s my own calming

cup. His fingers brushed against hers, sending a ripple through his chest. He quietly thanked her and took a sip. The warmth of the tea flowed smoothly down his throat, soothing something

onto the couch, rubbing her aching shoulders before closing her eyes in

her and couldn’t help asking, “What kept you so late

and briefly explained the experiment with

clock–it was

Then

she added, “I’m

the faint tear tracks near the corners of her eyes and felt a sharp

nod and trudged off to her

guest room, but no