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.

voice trembling with sorrow. “Andrew, what happened?

her eyes, the perfect image of

in the room

In fact, she had shown far more affection to Mason, her adopted son. Her sudden appearance now wasn’t out of concern–it was to confirm whether Lucas

worry, was seething the moment she saw Aubrey’s fake display. Her

trembling finger at Aubrey. “Spare us the act! When have

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come running in like you’re some loving mother?

put on an expression of hurt. “Mother, how can you say that? Lucas is my biological son. Of course I care about him! You’ve always

woke up, like you couldn’t get away fast enough? And now, as soon as there’s trouble, here

bed. “Let me make one thing clear. Lucas is only sick–he’s going to recover. And none

realized she’d been exposed and stopped pretending altogether. After all, she’d already seen what

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 staying where I’m not