The True Heiress Reborn And Slays (Alicia Delaney) novel Chapter 339

Chapter 339 House Arrest

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“But I promise–by the time you get back, I’ll have everything handled. And I’ll make you an even bigger offer than this.”

Lucas said it all with such grand conviction, like he was laying out some master plan.

“An even bigger offer?”

Riley repeated the words softly, her voice tilting up just slightly at the end, laced with quiet sarcasm.

She picked up the ticket and studied it.

“What if… I’m not interested in going along with your plan?”

“Riley ” Lucas‘ voice suddenly sharpened. “I’m doing this for you! I bought you this ticket so you wouldn’t get dragged into all this drama–so you could step away, clear your head. I’m trying to protect you here. And you don’t trust me?”

He moved closer, looking down at her from what felt like a pedestal of self–righteousness. “Are you telling me you’d rather stay here and help me clean up this entire mess?”

Riley let out a cold laugh, her tone dripping with mockery. “That mess is yours and yours alone. What’s it got to do with me?”

She flicked the edge of the ticket lightly with her finger. “And as for trust… how am I supposed to trust a man who lied to me from the very beginning?”

‘So because I messed up once, you’re going to throw away everything we had? Riley, all those years together… do they really mean nothing to you?”

Riley looked at his emotionally charged, pained expression and félt nothing but bitter amusement.

Today had truly shown her what the peak of audacity looked like..

‘Whether it was once or a hundred times–you know the truth better than anyone.”

Lucas straightened up suddenly, the hurt in his eyes hardening into something more determined, more final.

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‘Riley, my mind’s made up. And at this point, whether you leave or not isn’t really your call. Starting today, I’m stationing people here. You’re not going anywhere without my say–so.”

Riley could hardly believe what she was hearing.

‘You’re putting me under house arrest?”

‘Call it whatever you want.” Lucas rubbed his temples, sounding worn out.

He set the ticket down firmly on the coffee table.

Then he walked out.

Riley stood there without moving for what felt like a long time.

Finally, she picked the ticket back up and looked it over.

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6:14 pm P PPP

Chapter 339 House Arrest

It was clearly a first–class, open–ended airline ticket, valid for six months to any international destination.

Lucas was so naive. And so arrogantly ridiculous.

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Did he really think six months would be enough to fix everything? That when she returned, he could just slip back into playing the devoted partner?

Once she’d confirmed his car had pulled away, Sebastian made his way downstairs frorn the second floor.

He went to the window and looked out toward the gates of the villa. “There are a lot of Lucas‘ guys posted outside. Seems he wasn’t bluffing.”

He hadn’t just trapped Riley–Sebastian was stuck here too, having lingered a little too long.

But Riley didn’t look worried in the slightest.

She turned and held up the ticket, a faint, knowing smile touching her lips.

“Well… isn’t this the perfect excuse to let him get comfortable?”

Sebastian’s gaze settled on the confident curve of her mouth, and he understood right away.

“So what do you need from me?”

Riley tapped the ticket lightly with her finger.

“Find a woman who’s roughly my height and build. Have her pose as me and use this ticket to travel overseas for the next six months…

“That shouldn’t be too hard for you, right?”

Sebastian paused for a moment.

The plan was bold, clever–and it would keep Lucas living in his own little fantasy for half a year.

A faint smile tugged at the corner of his mouth, and he nodded without hesitation.

“Consider it done.”

After getting his answer, Riley deliberately waited until after dark to call Lucas.

She got straight to the point, her voice deliberately subdued, layered with tired resignation. “Fine. I’ll do it. You’ve got six more months.”

On the other end of the line, Lucas released a heavy, audible sigh of relief.

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