The True Heiress Reborn And Slays (Alicia Delaney) novel Chapter 428

Chapter 428 He Had Enough Patience to Wait

There was too much in that diary that she couldn’t confirm yet

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Riley knew she couldn’t tear open those old wounds based on nothing but a book that had been gathering dust for years. She needed time to cool down. She needed the right moment to verify what she’d forgotten.

So she wasn’t ready to tell Sebastian. Not yet.

She straightened up in his arms and lifted her eyes to his. The turbulence had been stoothed away.

“Hey. I need to tell you something.” She shifted the conversation. “Dad’s planning a banquet. He’s going to formally announce my return. And starting Monday, I’ll be working at Harper Group.”

Sebastian didn’t look surprised. Her reflection sat steady in his eyes as he nodded. “Your dad’s been working toward this for a long time. He wanted to bring you home the right way. Raymond told me he’d been fighting for it in the boardroom.

“Both of them have been good to you. You can lean on them a little more.”

He deliberately mentioned only Zavier and Raymond.

Riley nodded and let the topic of Melissa slide. She tilted her face up and gave him a small smile. “I’m hungry. Let’s go out.”

Sebastian caught the forced lightness in her voice, and the knowing ache flickered behind his eyes.

He played along and pulled her off the couch.

“Alright.” His voice carried a hint of indulgence. “Justin’s been blowing up my phone about this new restaurant his family invested in. Just opened. Top–tier food, top–tier atmosphere. Want to check it out?”

“Justin’s place?” Riley raised an eyebrow. The heaviness in her chest lifted a little. “Yeah, let’s go show him some support.”

The mood finally lightened.

“Give me a minute. I need to change.” She turned and walked out of the study.

The room went quiet again.

Sebastian didn’t follow right away. He stood there, and his eyes drifted across the mahogany desk.

The dark blue diary sat there, still and closed.

It looked like a box Pandora might have kept. Just sitting there, radiating something heavy and invisible.

Whatever had thrown Riley off was tied to that book.

His gaze stayed on it for two seconds. Something sharp and searching flickered through his eyes, then settled back ince Latin

He looked away. He turned and walked out.

He wouldn’t dig or pry into Riley’s past–the wounds she wasn’t ready to open

He had enough patience to wait. He had all the time in the world. He’d wait until the day she che

Chapter 428 He Had Enough Patience to Wait

Fifteen minutes later, the Bentley glided through the city’s neon–lit streets.

Riley stared out the window, her fingers curled tight. The words from the diary still churned in her heart

Sebastian caught her drifting but didn’t interrupt. He just eased off the gas and let the quiet bretch a little longer

Justin’s restaurant sat right on the waterfront, where every square foot cost a fortune. It took up three full floors of a rectore vintage building.

The valet spotted Sebastian’s plates and rushed to open the door.

The manager was already waiting at the entrance, all warmth and polished smiles. “Mr. Torres, Ms Harber, good evening M Brooks called ahead. We’ve reserved the best table with the best view for you both”

They were led through an elegant dining room. A violin hummed softly through the air

Riley was about to head up the spiral staircase to the second floor when she stopped.

She spotted a familiar figure.

Beneath the dim bar lights, Audrey sat alone on a stool, nursing a glass of whiskey. Dressed casually in a per

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