Ready to Rule: The Real Heiress Strikes Back novel Chapter 544

Lucinda’s mood sank even lower. “I guess I was just too naive.”

Ever since she was a little girl, she’d always thought of Connor as her fiancé. She never doubted for a second that he saw her in the same way.

Turns out, she’d been wrong about everything.

“Lucinda, you can’t just sit there and let this happen! You’re Connor’s real fiancée. Who does this shameless bitch think she is? If she dares to steal your man, we should drag her out into the street and let everyone see what happens to women like her. She wants to seduce someone else’s fiancé? Not on my watch!”

Lucinda hadn’t expected her friend to get this worked up over a lie she’d made up on the spot. She quickly tried to calm her down. “Paige, really, it’s okay. Connor doesn’t even like her. There’s nothing between them. He called me and apologized already.”

Paige finally started to cool off. “Are you sure Connor doesn’t feel anything for her?”

Lucinda looked down, her voice soft. “He’s always been so reserved, but he still called to explain everything and even came by today. I just… I just need some time to clear my head.”

She was really saying, thank you for caring, but I don’t want to make a big deal out of this.

Paige got it. This was Connor, after all, not just any rich guy. If Lucinda pushed things too far and made him angry, the fallout would be impossible to handle.

Besides, Paige knew how much Lucinda loved him. When a woman loves someone more than he loves her, she always ends up at a disadvantage.

And Lucinda had fallen hard for Connor. There was no changing that.

“Alright, Lucinda. But you need to be careful. Don’t let any other woman get close to Connor. Trust me, if you give them an inch, they’ll take a mile and cause you no end of trouble.”

Lucinda nodded. “I know, Paige. Thanks.”

Meanwhile, Connor had no idea that, in Lucinda’s friends’ minds, he’d already been cast as a cheating jerk.

“Connor, you’re really too thoughtful. You brought so many gifts. Thank you.” Kylie said, her growing fondness for him obvious. Cameron stood beside her, looking just as pleased.

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