From His Fake Wife to Billionaire Heiress (Riley and Lucas) novel Chapter 85

r 85 An Invitation Home

So that was what he meant.

Try out the game controller.

The warmth in her cheeks, which had barely faded, threatened to return–only this time, it was out of sheer embarrassment her own cluelessness.

She lifted her gaze and found Sebastian watching her, amusement dancing in his eyes.

Well, she might as own it.

Riley met his look squarely. “Alright then. Wouldn’t want to turn down an offer like that. Lead the way, Mr. Torres.

“Sure.”

His low reply hung in the air as he turned the wheel smoothly.

The car fell quiet again.

Riley pulled out her phone and shot a text to Lydia. “Heading back late tonight. Don’t wait up.”

Lydia replied almost instantly, followed by a string of winking emojis that said more than any words could.

“Got it! Honestly, don’t even bother coming home. My lips are sealed!”

Clearly, Lydia’s imagination had raced miles ahead of where Riley’s own thoughts had briefly wandered.

Riley tucked her phone away and turned back to the window.

They’d already left downtown behind and were now climbing a winding hillside road.

Streetlights grew sparse, replaced by manicured hedges and luxury homes tucked deep among the trees.

The higher they went, the more spaced out the estates became, each radiating an air of seclusion and privilege

Finally, the car passed through a heavy automated gate and entered a private driveway

It dawned on Riley that the entire hillside seemed to hold only a handful of sprawling manor style viilas, each positieved 20 maximum privacy and sweeping views.

From this height, the glittering nighttime skyline of Havenbrook stretched out below a breathtak og panorama

Ashford Manor was considered impressive in its own right, but up here it felt almost modest by comparison

Every piece of land, every unobstructed vista, spoke plainty of influence and wealth or its most tangible form

Even at the peak of the Ashfords‘ fortune, they wouldn’t have dared to dream of owning property like this

It struck Riley as almost surreal Sebastian bringing her back to what felt like a modern day Castle all under the pretext of testing some new gaming gear

13

5:34 pm

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