The Real Heiress Rules the World

Chapter 193 House Arrest

Andrew’s heart clenched tight, his fists balled so hard that his nails dug into his palms.

Tessa fainted more than once from the shock and stress.

Just then, a loud commotion erupted outside the villa. Andrew frowned and was about to check it out when Aubrey—Lucas’s mother—burst through the doorway with a fruit knife pressed to her neck.

The bodyguards didn’t dare stop her. All they could do was follow closely behind, shouting anxiously, “Ms. Aubrey, please, be careful! Don’t hurt yourself!”

Andrew and the others tried to stop her, but she was too quick.

Aubrey charged straight into Lucas’s room without resistance.

The moment she saw Lucas unconscious and covered in blood, a barely detectable smirk flashed across her face–but it vanished as quickly as it came, hidden behind a mask of grief.

to Andrew, her voice trembling with sorrow. “Andrew, what

eyes, the perfect image of a distraught

the

affection to Mason, her adopted son. Her sudden appearance now wasn’t out of concern–it was to confirm whether Lucas was on the brink of death, so

already frantic with worry, was seething the moment she saw Aubrey’s fake display.

us the act!

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critical condition, you come running

expression of hurt. “Mother, how can you say

the one who took off the second you heard he woke up, like you couldn’t get away fast enough? And now, as

her and the bed. “Let me make one thing clear. Lucas is only sick–he’s going to recover. And none of you are taking a single thing from him. Not while I’m

exposed and stopped pretending altogether. After all, she’d already

the tears from the corners of her eyes with forced elegance, her voice calm and cold. “Since you’re so convinced I’m here with bad intentions, I won’t bother