The Returned Heiress Who Had It All (Cassia) novel Chapter 117

Chapter 117 Stare

“Yeah.”

After agreeing, they started to go their separate ways.

But after a few steps, Draven turned around.

Cassia could feel the weight of his gaze on her back. It was steady, almost burning. She hesitated for a moment but didn’t look back.

He watched until she passed through the school gates. Then he slipped one hand into his pocket and walked toward the car.

Just as he reached it, Vance crept out from the side like he’d been lurking there all along.

He’s still here?

“I’m her father,” Vance said with a smug air.

“So what?” Seven shot back, his voice full of disgust. He looked the man up and down, his lip curling.

Cassia really had the worst luck when it came to family.

“I wasn’t talking to you.” Vance gave Seven a sharp glance before turning to Draven. “I saw her getting into your car last night. You got your eye on my daughter, huh?”

Draven stayed silent. He watched Vance, calm and patient, waiting to see how far the man would go.

Vance rubbed his thumb and forefinger together in a sleazy gesture.

“A guy like you—young, rich, already loaded before thirty–you’ve probably had your fun. You must be curious about what it’s like to keep a woman for yourself. I get it. But she’s still my daughter… so here’s the deal. A hundred grand, and she’s yours. Do whatever you want with her.”

The moment those words left Vance’s mouth, Seven took an instinctive step back, putting space between himself and Draven.

The temperature seemed to drop. The air grew sharp, almost electric.

Seven glanced sideways at Draven. The expression he saw was darker than night, his eyes cold enough to

cut.

Goosebumps. I’m getting chills.

“I’m not trying to brag,” Vance went on, completely blind to the danger. “I’m forty–two, and I’ve never seen a woman more beautiful than my eldest. You’d be getting a bargain.”

Draven lifted his hand with a calm, unhurried motion. He unfastened his watch and handed it to Seven.

Seven accepted it carefully and stepped several paces back. He knew exactly what was coming.

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A short while later, Draven took out a folded handkerchief and wiped his fingers clean. He dropped it at Vance’s feet.

“If I find out you go near her again or try to hurt her,” Draven said, his voice low and cold, “I’ll tear you down to nothing, father or no father.”

Vance lay shaking on the ground, his face pale as chalk. He stared up at Draven with wide, terrified eyes.

Draven’s gaze narrowed. He took the watch back from Seven, slipped it onto his wrist, and straightened his sleeve. In seconds, the ruthless man vanished, replaced by the composed, polished gentleman he always appeared to be.

Seven exhaled slowly, a small smirk tugging at his mouth.

That was Draven for you.

He looked refined on the outside, but underneath–he was anything but soft.

Vance had picked the wrong man to challenge. The doddering old fool thinks Mr. Grey is easy prey.

If Draven ever revealed his true identity, Seven could see the outcome. The Wood family would be wiped out in minutes, and Vance’s small–time company would be nothing but ash.

“Boss, should we go?” Seven asked, glancing at his phone.

It was already six–thirty.

If they didn’t leave soon, they’d miss their flight back to Vrastin.

“Tell my grandfather I’m staying in Zrario for a few days,” Draven said as he opened the car door. “There’s business here I need to handle.”

He got in, his tone calm but his expression impossible to read.

“What? You’re not flying back to Vrastin? You’re staying here in Zrario?”

Seven stared, caught off guard.

It has to be because of Ms. Wood. She just invited Mr. Grey to dinner tomorrow to thank him.

But staying several days just for that?

Is he really planning to stay in Zrario because of her?

Now that is romantic.

Seven’s guess was right. That was exactly what Draven intended.

He wanted to know his girl better. With Vrastin over a thousand miles away, going back and forth all the

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