The Real Heiress Rules the World (Sloane Rivers) novel Chapter 291

Chapter 291 A Picture Worth a Thousand Knives

Chapter 291 A Picture Worth a Thousand Knives

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“I’ll treat.” Larry said with a warm smile, but his eyes never strayed far from Sloane, who sat quietly across the table.

They’d chosen a cozy restaurant nearby and ordered a few signature dishes. Jill, determined to keep the mood upbeat, started recounting some of her recent misadventures with exaggerated flair, filling the table with laughter.

Throughout the meal, Larry took every opportunity to look after Sloane. When a particular dish arrived, he gently nudged it her way. “This one’s really good. Try it.”

“Thanks,” Sloane replied politely, brushing his hand away. “I can help myself.”

Halfway through the meal, Jill caught sight of Cameron dining across the restaurant and dashed off to say

hi, leaving Sloane and Larry alone at the tablea

Larry noticed her lips were slightly dry and, without making a fuss, poured a glass of warm water, pushing it gently toward her. “Here. Drink some water.”

Sloane accepted it with a quiet “Thank you,” then took a small sip.

Trying to fill the silence, Larry shifted the conversation to a recent movie he’d seen. Sloane nodded absently, but her thoughts drifted-Where had Lucas gone? He hadn’t said a word before leaving. And with Ginnie, no less. Had something happened… or was it something else?

“Sloane?” Larry’s voice broke through her thoughts. “You’ve got a bit of sauce on your mouth.”

“Huh?” She instinctively reached up to wipe it but missed.

“Here.” Larry leaned in slightly, picking up a napkin and gently dabbing the corner of her mouth. His movements were slow, precise, careful-almost reverent.

Sloane froze, caught off-guard by the unexpected intimacy. Before she could react, Larry pulled away with a faint smile. “There. All clean.”

Unbeknownst to them, a man seated quietly in the corner of the restaurant, wearing a baseball cap pulled low over his eyes, had just snapped a photo,

He checked his screen, satisfied with the shot. The angle was perfect: Larry’s focused, affectionate expression and Sloane’s surprised stillness made them look very close.

His task was complete.

In the sterk, glass paneled boardroom, Lucas sat stone-faced at the head of the table as the CFO presented the quarterly report Numbers and projections flashed on the screen

Lucas’s phone buzzed on the table. He glans ed down noting the unfamiliar number-then slid it open Anyway

The image loaded instantly

Larry, leaning in close to sloane Sloane, looking dazed but unresisting

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Chapter 291 A Picture Worth a Thousand Knives

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Lucas’s jaw clenched. His fingers tightened around the phone until his knuckles turned white. The sound of the CFO’s voice faded into static as the image burned into his mind, magnifying by the second.

“Sir? Sir?” The secretary leaned over cautiously. “Mr. Daryl is waiting for your input.”

Lucas stood up so abruptly that his chair scraped loudly across the floor, turning every head in the room. “Meeting’s paused,” he said curtly, already storming toward the door.

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