Ready to Rule: The Real Heiress Strikes Back novel Chapter 765

The room suddenly filled with an awkward tension. Luke cleared his throat. “Lydia, is he… your student?”

Lydia nodded. “Yeah.”

Luke hesitated, not sure what else to say. “I’ll just… go walk around a bit.”

Everywhere he looked, the place was packed with high-tech gadgets that blew his mind.

Once Luke left, Connor glanced at Lydia. Her face was as calm as ever, but he couldn’t keep quiet anymore. “Does he come here a lot?”

Lydia gave a soft yes. “He needs to do experiments, and someone has to keep an eye on the place.”

Neal usually dropped by once a week. He was too busy for anything more, so weekends were the only time he made it.

Connor felt a wave of jealousy he’d never experienced before. Neal seemed even tougher to deal with than Jay. At least Jay and Lydia weren’t that close and barely crossed paths. But Neal was different. He practically lived in her house, showed up here all the time, and even had iris scan access. That wasn’t the kind of privilege just anyone got. Connor didn’t have any of that.

He couldn’t help himself. “If we hadn’t come to see Luke today, when were you ever going to bring me here?”

He knew the question sounded needy, but he had to ask.

Lydia just laughed under her breath. “Is it just me, or do you seem jealous?”

Connor went quiet. Was it really that obvious?

Seeing his expression, Lydia finally gave in. “There isn’t much to see here anyway. I don’t come by that often myself. I only brought Luke today because I thought he could use a place to relax.”

That only made Connor feel worse. His jealousy just got worse. “So if it wasn’t for Luke, you still wouldn’t have brought me here?”

“Is that a problem?” Lydia blinked at him, looking genuinely confused. She hardly came here herself.

Connor knew Lydia valued her freedom more than anything. She hated feeling tied down. But still, he couldn’t help the way he felt.

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