The True Heiress Reborn And Slays (Alicia Delaney) novel Chapter 328

Chapter 328 Jeremy’s Tears

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“Before you come to me with your so–called grand plan, if you still haven’t given me a straight answer, don’t blame me for playin dirty. I’ll turn you from the most sought–after bachelor in this town into the biggest heartbreaker overnight. Everyone will know how you lied to Riley and walked out on the woman who’s legally your wife–the mother of your son.”

Then, as if she’d run out of steam–or maybe she just couldn’t stand the sight of them any longer–Sophia yanked the covers over her head, shutting everyone out completely. It was clear the conversation was over.

“Sophia… sweetheart, please don’t do this…” Anthea’s voice trembled as she stared at the motionless shape under the blanket. She reached out, wanting to pull the covers back, but didn’t know where to start.

Lucas stood frozen, feeling as if all the blood in his veins had turned to ice.

Eventually, Anthea gave up. She took her son’s arm–he looked like a ghost of himself–and said through quiet tears, “Come on, Lucas… let’s go. Let’s give her some space.”

She practically had to drag Lucas out of the room.

The door clicked shut behind them. For a moment, the hallway was filled with Anthea’s muffled crying and Julian’s heavy, weary igh. Then silence fell once more.

nside the room, the quiet felt thick and heavy.

After what seemed like forever, Jeremy–who’d been curled up on the corner sofa with his little hands over his eyes, pretending h vasn’t there–finally lowered his hands.

He stared at the still form under the blanket, his small body trembling.

Hesitantly, he slipped off the couch and tiptoed toward the bed/

He reached out and gently tugged the edge of the blanket. “Mommy…?” he whispered.

No response.

leremy’s eyes welled up. His lip quivered. “Mommy, you… you scared me is now. I was really scared…”

Suddenly, the blanket was thrown back. Sophia sat bolt upright. Her hair was disheveled, her eyes bloodshot, tear tracks still visible on her cheeks. She looked almost haunting.

She glared down at the small, shaking figure beside the bed.

‘Scared?!” she shrieked. “Everything I’ve done—I did it for you! So you could grow up as the rightful heir of the Ashford family! So no one would ever point at you and call you names again! After everything I’ve been through, after all I’ve sacrificed–and now you’re looking at me like I’m some kind of monster?!”

Jeremy was utterly terrified by his mother’s outburst.

He’d never seen her like this before.

“Waaaah-!”

He broke into heart–wrenching sobs.

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Chapter 328 Jeremy’s Tears

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He wanted someone to hold hirh. He wanted to hide in a warm, safe hug. Bet Grandma and Grandpa were gone. Daddy was

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Now, in this cold, sterile hospital room, there was nothing but his own desperate crying and a mother whose mind seemed have slipped somewhere dark and unrecognizable

Once outside the room, Lucas felt drained, as if every drop of blood had been sucked out of him. His head throbbed, pain spi through his skull.

He’d never felt so trapped, so completely out of options, in his entire life.

On one side, Riley knew about him and Sophia–and he hadn’t even begun to explain.

On the other, there was his grandfather.

The head of the Ashford family. A man whose word carried weight across generations.

The secret of his marriage–hidden for three whole years–had just been ripped open by Sophia, right in front of Caleb.

And then there were her threats, each word deliberate, venomous.

Lucas let himself be led by Anthea, moving mechanically out of the hospital and into the car headed home.

Back at Ashford Villa, he pushed open the front door. The great hall was eerily quiet.

The butler approached, expression solemn, and spoke softly. “Mr. Ashford, Ms. Harper… she packed her things and left. Mr. Cal Ashford has also returned to his residence. He said… he wishes to be alone for a while.”

Lucas stood rooted to the spot, his mind blank.

Riley was gone.

His grandfather was gone, too.

Which meant he hadn’t just lost the woman he loved–he’d lost his family’s backing, their trust.

A wave of panic, unlike anything he’d ever felt, swallowed him whole.

He couldn’t hold it together anymore. It felt like everything was crumbling right in front of him.

He used to be so sure of himself, so in control, convinced he had it all figured out.

But now, standing in the wreckage, he had nothing.

“No… no!”

He stormed into the bedroom like a man possessed.

He swept the lamp off the nightstand, sending it crashing to the floor.

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