The Real Heiress Rules the World

Chapter 253 The Test

Chapter 253 The Test

Madam Tessa and Molly watched the two figures disappear upstairs, grinning from ear to ear. “Ah, to be young again!”

In the afternoon, Sloane dragged Lucas around the villa, exploring every nook and cranny like it was a brand new world.

She pointed excitedly at all the flowers in the garden, asking endless questions. Lucas answered each one patiently, his gaze following her wherever she went, eyes filled with nothing but affection.

Still, a quiet doubt tugged at the back of Lucas’s mind. He remembered Sloane had mentioned the night before that she needed his help with something-but the whole day had passed, and she hadn’t brought it up once.

Eventually, he couldn’t help but ask, “Sloane, last night you said you needed a favor. What was it?”

Sloane stopped in her tracks and glanced back at him, a sly sparkle in her eyes.

Instead of answering, she grabbed his hand. “Come with me.”

Lucas looked at their joined hands and felt an unexpected flicker of nerves. Still, he let her lead him. upstairs without resistance.

him straight into her room and, without warning, closed the

the room, suddenly a little on edge. He looked at her,

shoulders, and gave him a

Sloane leaned in, pressing her hands against his shoulders and bringing her face

could see every flutter of her long

chin up gently, and her voice carried a teasing edge. “Don’t move. Look at

stared at her, flustered, his voice rough and low, “Sloane… what are you trying

of spell. Her gaze was intense, alinost magnetic, as though it could pull him into her

his pulse pounding and his breathing grow

She realized she couldn’t concentrate on her little “enchantment”-her own heart was

into Lucas’s eyes, full of confusion and trust,

released his chin,

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