Ready to Rule: The Real Heiress Strikes Back novel Chapter 374

Night Eagle’s place made his mother’s house look plain by comparison. Every room shimmered with expensive decor, and there were statues and idols tucked into corners, watching over everything.

His office was spotless, like someone had wiped away every trace of his real business. Still, Lydia and Connor managed to dig up enough scraps to connect the dots. Black Eagle had been dealing with those Southeast Asian syndicates from three years back.

“They’re still clinging on?” Lydia said, her tone sharp.

Connor’s brow furrowed as he remembered. “I’ve had a few close calls in the last three years. Assassins. I bet it was those guys.”

“We need to find out where they’re hiding,” Lydia replied, her voice like ice. “And make sure they never cause trouble again.”

They moved into Night Eagle’s living quarters, and something on the shelf caught Lydia’s eye. It was a photo of Night Eagle surrounded by his wives. Everyone knew he had more than a few, but no children, thanks to his own rumored health problems.

Then, Lydia’s attention zeroed in on another photo. This one was old and faded, a group shot of Night Eagle with all his wives. Each woman was beautiful and dressed to the nines, but one face stood out to Lydia. She couldn’t quite place it at first.

The woman looked barely out of her teens, sitting close to Night Eagle in a pale yellow dress. Her features… There was something so familiar about her.

“Does she look familiar to you?” Lydia asked, pointing right at the woman.

Connor leaned in, studying the photo. It took a while, but suddenly he got it. He glanced over at Lydia, surprised. “Lucinda?”

Lydia let out a short, amused laugh. “Knew I recognized her.”

Connor stared at the photo, his mind racing. “Lucinda is Night Eagle’s daughter?”

Lydia shook her head, still trying to process it. “So who’s her real mother, then?”

Connor went quiet. Everything had just gotten a lot more tangled.

“Grace,” Lydia said after a moment. “The nanny who’s always with Lucinda.”

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