From His Fake Wife to Billionaire Heiress (Riley and Lucas) novel Chapter 326

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Chapter 326 The Legal Wife

Chapter 326 The Legal Wife

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“You foolish girl! What on earth are you saying!” Anthea was horrified by Sophia’s actions. She quickly moved to hold her back. assisted by the maid. “Don’t do anything reckless. Calm down! Think about Jeremy–he’s just a little boy. He needs his mother!”

.ucas rushed over as well, his voice strained and urgent. “Sophia, don’t act crazy. We can talk about this later!”

‘Later? What later?” Tears streamed down Sophia’s face as she stared intensely at Lucas, each word heavy with pain. “Has anyone ever really thought about me? Or about Jeremy? I’m the legal Mrs. Ashford–his lawfully wedded wife. So why have I been forced to ive like some hidden mistress, tucked away in the shadows?”

Julian and Anthea stood frozen, completely taken aback.

Caleb, who had been quietly seated on the sofa the whole time, immediately caught the unusual weight behind her words.

What did you just say? Repeat that. What do you mean, you’re the legal Mrs. Ashford?”

Sophia had been waiting for this exact moment.

gnoring Lucas‘ murderously dark expression and the clear warning in his eyes, she decided to lay everything out in the open.

she was going to take this gamble–bet that Caleb, for the sake of the Ashford bloodline and because Jeremy was his only great- grandson, would finally stand on her side.

Grandfather!” She turned toward Caleb, her cries growing even more pitiful. “You still don’t know, do you? All this time, Lucas has been lying to everyone–lying to you, and lying to Riley!

He and Riley have never been legally married! The person he filed the marriage paperwork with, the name listed beside his on the narriage license…

‘Is mine!”

Lucas was the first to be struck by the impact of her revelation. The earth–shattering statement left him momentarily paralyzed

The color drained from his face, replaced by a look of pure horror and pallor

He never imagined Sophia would choose this moment, in this way, to expose the secret he had buried for so long.

Her gaze locked onto his with desperate, scorchedearth intensity, making it plain that he would either give her what she deserved or they would both go down in flames.

Caleb’s sharp, aged eyes widened. A stormi began brewing deep within his pupils.

He pointed a trembling finger at Sophia, his lips quivering as he struggled to form words, shock lodging itself in his throat

“What did you… say that again!”

Before Lucas could even attempt to speak, Sophia pressed on “Grandfather, before Lucas and Riley ever had their wedding, he and I had aiready filed our marriage at the county clerk’s office. That makes me his legal wife Mrs. Ashford. Riley she was never truly his spouse in the eyes of the law.”

Caleb’s already stern face tightened, veins visibly standing out along his temples.

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Chapter 326 The Legal Wife

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the trembled with rage, his body swaying slightly. His outstretched hand shook uncontrollably as he directed his fury toward Lucas. his voice thundering through the room. “You disgrace! Lucas! How could you keep something this significant from me! Do you have any respect left for me as your grandfather? Or for the Ashford family name?!”

He stumbled back a couple of steps, nearly losing his balance. Julian, standing close by, caught him just in time.

Caleb had weathered countless storms throughout his life, but he never expected hrs own grandson to orchestrate a deception of

this scale.

Lying to family, manipulating marriage laws–it was beyond dishonorable. It was a stain on the Ashford family’s century–long reputation.

‘Grandfather! It isn’t what it seems! Please, let me explain!” Lucas was terrified by the look in Caleb’s eyes. He hurried forward to steady him, but Caleb harshly pushed his hand away.

Flustered and stumbling over his words, Lucas tried again. “I never meant for this to happen… The circumstances back then were complicated, I… I just…”

‘Complicated?” Sophia cut him off, dismissing his excuses. She ignored the throbbing pain in her wrist, her eyes fixed intently on Caleb. “Grandfather, if you don’t believe me, send someone to the county records office right now. Pull the marriage filing. It’s all here in black and white. On Lucas‘ marriage license, under ‘spouse‘–it’s my name. Sophia Myers.”

‘Sophia, what… what are you doing?” Anthea’s face had gone pale, her voice trembling on the verge of tears. Even Julian, who was Supporting Caleb, wore a pained, betrayed expression.

They had always believed Sophia was the victim in all this–the fragile, misunderstood woman who had suffered in silence. They had pitied her, even sympathized with her for enduring years of hardship while raising Jeremy alone.

Now, they felt like fools–manipulated by Sophia, strung along like puppets.

But Sophia acted as though she didn’t notice the disillusionment and hurt in Julian and Anthea’s eyes. She had already gone ail in.

Either we all sink together, or I finally step into the light.

She stared Lucas down, her words pouring out in a rushed, emotional torrent–as if she needed to release years of pent–up resentment and restraint.

“And Jeremy! Jeremy is Lucas‘ biological son! You’ve known that all along, Grandfather, haven’t you? You just didn’t want to face it For the sake of the Ashford family’s image, for Lucas‘ future, and yes, for Jeremy’s future too, I’ve endured all these years–living like a ghost in my own life. Well, I’m done waiting.

“When will I finally be given my rightful place? When can I openly be recognized as Mrs. Ashford, and when will Jeremy be acknowledged as the true eldest grandson of this family?! I want a clear answer today…”