Ready to Rule: The Real Heiress Strikes Back novel Chapter 536

Connor’s eyes grew dark as his voice cooled. “He’s not the type to back down. If that’s how it is, I’ll have to make the first move.”

Lydia was on the same page. If someone had paid off Blood Oath and put a kill order on Connor, this was all or nothing. No point waiting around for the next hit. It was time to flip the script and take control.

“Oh, and call Chris. Tell him to come over for dinner tonight.”

They’d been running around all night and needed a proper meal. Plus, she had some questions for Chris about his hacking. Doing things for the country was one thing, but tonight was different. This was Connor’s enemy, and she wouldn’t let Chris get dragged into something that could put Connor in danger.

Connor couldn’t help but feel a little jealous about it. “You want him to join us for dinner?”

Weren’t they supposed to have a nice, quiet dinner for two? Did they really have to bring in a third wheel?

Lydia just nodded. “Yeah.”

Connor had no choice but to go along with it.

Meanwhile, the internet was buzzing again. People were saying that the huge leaks from earlier that night were the work of the famous hacker, L. The news had come out of nowhere, backed by solid evidence, and it exposed some really big players. Given L’s reputation for taking down the bad guys, everyone just assumed it had to be him.

Lydia’s phone wouldn’t stop ringing, but she ignored it. She wasn’t about to respond to any of it.

Chris was just finishing up patching some system holes when he got Connor’s call, inviting him to dinner. He was honestly shocked. Every other time he’d dropped by, his brother always looked like he was annoyed to have him there, like he was just getting in the way. Why the sudden invite tonight? He couldn’t shake the feeling that something was up.

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