From His Fake Wife to Billionaire Heiress (Riley and Lucas) novel Chapter 86

Chapter 86 The Game Room

Life had a funny way of surprising you sometimes.

The elevator rose smoothly and came to a stop on the third floor.

With a soft ding, the doors slid open.

What appeared before Riley was nothing like she’d expected.

It didn’t look like a private game room–more like a carefully curated, single–player video game museum

This wasn’t some cluttered gamer’s den. It was a clean, inviting space that felt both futuristic and warmly nostalgic Onlin

s taken up by a floor–to–ceiling glass display, softly lit by focused spots. Inside were gaming consoles from every for

ic NES all the way to t

ne opposite side of print.

Mixed in an

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stems.

of game cartridges and discs were organized by genre. Many were rare, limited

ed, high–quality action figures of iconic game characters.

vitably, of his CEO office–it carried a similar kind of intentional, collected vibe.

d the display, her eyes sweeping across the co curiosity. “Did you… play all of these?”

the day,” Sebastian replied, as brief and

by the collectibles. Instead, he led Riley to

less electronic screen spanned nearly th rgonomic gaming chairs.

He motioned for her to take one escreen. He began unboxing an

ed into the chair.

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Chapter 86 The Game Room

After she’d drunk about half the milk, Sebastian finally finished setting up.

He walked over holding two controllers and offered one to Riley.

She took it. It felt smooth in her hands, with a slight textured grip, and the buttons had just the right kind of spring.

Riley got ready, expecting Sebastian to start the game right away, but he paused.

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He stood in front of her, his tall frame casting a light shadow where she sat. His deep eyes looked down, his gaze steady anc

on her face.

The light around them seemed to dim, leaving only the sharp gleam in his eyes.

“From what I know,” he said, “most women aren’t really into this kind of thing.

ou came back with me tonight just to do something you thought I’d like?”

estion caught her a little

ard.

ey’s heart tightened, jus

She didn’t look away

“No. If I were trying

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ok her head honestly.

purpose, I’d have picked a better way–not something I’m not even good at.”

llowed a faint smile to touch her lips.

ng in college.

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