She's Too Busy Winning to Watch Him Cry novel Chapter 199

"Rowan, Lyra threw wine on Jasmine earlier. I just wanted to teach her a lesson," Lucas confessed without hesitation, throwing Lyra directly under the bus for the banquet incident.

Hearing this, a glacial frost settled into Rowan's predatory gaze.

"I've already handled it, man. She promised she'd never step out of line again."

Rowan didn't even bother to look in Lyra's direction. "Get out."

Lyra turned on her heel and walked away without looking back.

"It's fine, Rowan. I'm not even mad anymore."

Jasmine linked her arm through his, making sure to emphasize her point. "Lyra doesn't know how to swim, so being in the water terrified her. I think she learned her lesson. I'm sure she'll drop that spoiled attitude and stay out of trouble from now on."

But Lyra did know how to swim, and she was a natural.

She moved through the water as gracefully as a deep-sea fish, holding her breath for an eternity and making it to the other side in one swift motion.

Lucas had already discovered her secret.

She couldn't let Rowan find out too...

Lucas thought Jasmine's phrasing was a little odd, but he didn't dwell on it. After all, this was exactly the outcome he wanted.

If they made Lyra look completely pathetic, Rowan wouldn't bother punishing her himself.

As Lyra walked away, utterly soaked and looking like a miserable wreck, her wet feet slipped on the cold stone path. She stumbled, letting out a faint gasp.

Rowan's footsteps hitched, and he started to turn his head.

Jasmine immediately intercepted him, tightening her grip on his arm and flashing a perfectly composed smile. "Rowan, I signed up for that professional racing tournament."

"Racing?"

"Yeah. It kicks off in two months."

Once the car was pristine, he brewed a pot of hot tea and kept it warm on the stove.

Lyra stood in the steaming shower for over an hour. By the time she finally emerged in fresh, dry clothes, Liam hurried over to pour her a mug. "It'll warm you up... you should drink it."

He hadn't let his questions go. As Lyra sipped the soothing tea, he pressed, "Miss Fairchild, what actually happened today?"

Lyra was finally feeling warm and human again. "I accidentally fell into a pool. Don't tell Caleb, though. I don't want him worrying about me."

"Oh." Liam nodded, but he still looked deeply unconvinced. "Were you bullied?"

"No way, do you know who you're talking to? The person who can bully me hasn't even been born yet," Lyra laughed hollowly, pulling out her phone. "I need to make a call, so keep quiet for a second."

"Okay..."

Lyra dialed the retreat, wanting to double-check the instructions she had given to the two new caretakers guarding her mother.