The Real Heiress Rules the World (Sloane Rivers) novel Chapter 162

Chapter 162 Larry’s Arrival

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Lucas reached out and pulled the plate of shrimp toward himself. With long, slender fingers, he picked one up and began peeling it with a grace and ease that felt almost deliberate.

Sloane found herself oddly drawn to Lucas’s hands.

Watching him peel shrimp with those lean, well–defined fingers was unexpectedly soothing, almost mesmerizing.

With a light twist of his fingers, the shell slipped away, revealing the tender shrimp meat. He placed the peeled shrimp into a small dish and slid it across the table to Sloane.

“Eat,” he said, voice low and gentle, laced with a trace of indulgence.

Sloane blinked at the dish in front of her, then casually picked up a piece with her chopsticks and took a bite. “Thanks.”

She remembered the last time she’d eaten with Lucas and the others—he’d peeled shrimp for her then, too. Maybe he just sees me as a kid he needs to take care of.

Lucas smiled and moved on to the crab. His movements remained calm and elegant. He picked up

the tools and skillfully cracked open the shell, extracting the delicate meat and placing it into Sloane’s dish.

Sloane wasn’t one to just sit back and accept; she grabbed a piece of fish and dropped it into Lucas’s bowl. “You eat too.”

Lucas looked down at the fish in his bowl, a flicker of surprise flashing across his eyes before it quickly gave way to a soft, spreading smile. Whatever joy he felt, he tucked it away behind that gentle expression.

Sloane, too focused on enjoying the food, didn’t notice the shift in him at all.

After dinner, Lucas drove her back to her apartment.

By the time he returned to his villa, it was already past ten. He opened his laptop and logged into the account–Team 9.

It was the handle he used on a hacker forum, back when he used to mentor a beginner brimming with passion for tech. That beginner had been Sloane.

As he scrolled through their old chat history, a smile tugged at the corners of his mouth. Back then, Sloane had a million questions, but she learned quickly and always grasped his

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techniques with impressive speed. Her focus and determination had left a deep impression on him.

“Never thought it’d be you,” Lucas murmured to himself, his voice filled with quiet wonder and warmth.

Now that Sloane was officially a member of Blackhawk, Mathilda, upon hearing the news, sent someone to pick her up from school and bring her to the Su family estate for a small celebration.

Sloane hadn’t really wanted to go, but the opportunity to possibly dig into Conrad’s situation was too good to pass up–so she got in the car.

“Sloane, you’re back.” Mathilda greeted her with a kindly smile and took her hand. “I heard you’ve joined Blackhawk, I am so proud of you.”

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