Queen of Wild Cards novel Chapter 442

After a quick trip to the restroom, boredom set in, so she decided to strike up a conversation with Lucian.

"Seriously, Mr. Vance, what exactly happened to you yesterday? Why would you blame me? I haven't done anything. I honestly feel totally wronged here."

Seeing that the plane was nearing its destination and she couldn't pull any stunts anyway, Lucian shot back, annoyed, "After I got back from the restaurant yesterday, I broke out in a red, itchy rash all over. Are you telling me that wasn't you?"

"You're definitely blaming the wrong person. I'm nowhere near that skilled," Stella denied smoothly.

"Then why did you deliberately take the long way around to walk right past us when you left the restaurant?"

Lucian still wasn't buying it. She could have walked straight out, but she went out of her way to pass right in front of them.

"Oh, come on. I didn't even do anything to you! You were the one making throat-slitting gestures at me yesterday. Can't a girl walk by and flaunt a little attitude?"

Two could play the acting game.

"Really? You genuinely didn't do anything to me?" Lucian stared her down, trying to catch a lie in her eyes.

"Buddy, I swear on my life. It's the absolute truth." Stella met his gaze with perfect, wide-eyed sincerity.

Lucian went quiet for a moment before asking, "Then tell me, why did you manage to beat me by just one tiny point every single time we raced?"

If she claimed that wasn't on purpose, he'd die before he believed her.

"Oh, that? Yeah, that was on purpose." This time, Stella didn't bother making excuses.

"Why would you do that?"

Lucian was baffled. He knew he lacked her skills, and a loss was a loss, but being toyed with like that was infuriating.

"Because you were creeping on me."

Lucian was speechless.

Just because he'd stared at her a bit at the bar the night before the race while she was digging for info on Dewey Todd?

She had deliberately targeted him and humiliated him over a few glances?

What was the big deal about looking at her?

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