Rich Radiant and Over Him (Alicia and Vincent) novel Chapter 238

On the other end of the line, Marcus’s voice was sharp with anger. “Tyrone, I’m calling you out of respect for your reputation. No matter what, I’m still your biological father. Everything that belongs to the Lynch family is mine by right—before it’s yours!”

Tyrone let out a cold, dismissive laugh. “When you walked away from the Lynch family, all you left behind was a mountain of debt. If you’re so concerned, why not pay that off first before making demands?”

“You—!” Marcus sputtered, wanting to retort, but Tyrone hung up on him without another word.

Alicia, who’d been nearby, glanced over at Tyrone with concern. “Is everything okay?”

He smiled lightly. “Nothing important. Just a scam call—someone pretending to be my father.”

Alicia breathed a sigh of relief. “Scammers these days are getting reckless. Guess he didn’t know your dad’s long gone.”

Tyrone just chuckled softly and said nothing more.

Whatever storm Marcus had stirred up inside him faded as he looked at Alicia, her presence easing his mood.

***

Alicia spent three days in the hospital before Tyrone brought her home.

He cleared his schedule and worked from home so he could take care of her while she recovered.

During that time, the police called Alicia about the incident with Melanie.

But nothing about Melanie’s case had been resolved. Alicia, as the victim, refused to press charges. Tyrone, who had reported the crime, wouldn’t withdraw the complaint. Meanwhile, Melanie herself refused to leave the police station.

It was a standoff—no one willing to budge.

“Tyrone… can we just let Melanie go?” Alicia peeked into the study, her head poking through the doorway as she pleaded softly.

Tyrone closed his laptop and looked at her. “If you show mercy to someone who hurt you, you’re only being unfair to yourself.”

Alicia paused, lowering her eyes. He was right—she shouldn’t feel sorry for Melanie. Still, she couldn’t help but pity the girl.

“But the person I should really be angry with is Serena, not Melanie…” Alicia’s voice grew quiet, her conviction wavering.

Serena had once saved Tyrone’s life.