From His Fake Wife to Billionaire Heiress (Riley and Lucas) novel Chapter 50

Chapter 50 Confrontation at Home

Chapter 50 Confrontation at Home

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As Riley had anticipated, the only thing Lucas needed to do now was stay ahead of any potential fallout–return home, remove the last traces of evidence before Riley woke up again, got emotional, and decided to call the police.

Lucas arrived home and strode quickly into the living room.

There, Anthea was sitting on the rug with Jeremy, stacking building blocks.

Juliar was on the nearby sofa, watching them with an amused smile.

Sophia sat beside Anthea, all smiles, handing over toys now and then, playing the part of the perfect daughter–in–law to a tee.

“What are you doing ba more high–mainte

Lucas ru

Anthea looked up, impatience clear in her tone. “What’s wrong with Riley now? She’s getting We keep her fed and clothed, and still she ends up in the hospital constantly. Such bad luck.”

tion weighing on him.

e bleeding. They took her to the hospital.”

“Isolde said her uterus was too badly dam

which had been helping Jeremy with a blo

phia’s heart dropped. She stood up with

hoved toward her, his presence dark and

phia,” he said, his voice cold and contro ything that could harm her. Did you ju

didn’t!” Sophia threw her hands omeone replicate the formula

This time, she wasn’t ly

She resented Rile

kely won’t be able to get pregnant in the future.”

d it get that serious?”

m rolling in.

who arranged those pills. I told you–repeatedly—not to include

in her eyes. “Lucas, why would I do something like that? I only had I don’t know how this happened…”

But she was

m her place as Lucas‘ wife.

mething as delicate as medication.

playing the villain and ruining everything with Lucas

cy, not cause something this catastrophic

Sounded hollow

emonhage badly enough to lose her fertility?”

rder, Anthea passed Jeremy to a maid nearby, rose to her feet, and stepped between them

ing Sophia like this?” She shot Lucas an irritated glare “And so what of Riley can t have children anymore? Maybe

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Chapter 50 Confrontation at Home

it’s for the best. Saves us from her trying to scheme her way into having a son and threatening Jeremy’s place.

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“Now she can finally put those restless ideas aside. From here on, she can focus on what she should’ve been doing all along- looking after the household, supporting her husband, being a proper wife.”

Anthea’s words were cutting, completely unapologetic. Lucas felt a heaviness settle in his chest.

lian, who’d stayed quiet until now, spoke up calmly once things had settled slightly.

mother’s right, Lucas. Weren’t you secretly giving her birth control because you didn’t want her pregnant anyway? Now the e’s resolved for good. Saves you th

in the line.”

Besices, Riley’s no fool. Now th

tighter. Wouldn’t surprise

like her own–just so ve

Not ome of them

Hearing aller

bed.

if she wants to keep the Ashford name, she’ll have to cling to you even

us saying a word, she bends over backwards to be good to Jeremy–treat him ere she came from.”

-being or the slightest sympathy.

Lucas‘ mind flashed, against his will, to Riley’s face–pale as paper, lifeless on the hospital

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