Ready to Rule: The Real Heiress Strikes Back novel Chapter 766

Lydia called Luke over to register his scan. He shook his head right away, but she smiled and said, “From now on, this is your home too. Come and go whenever you want.”

Luke tried again to refuse. “Really, you don’t have to do this. I…”

She cut him off gently. “Don’t overthink it. Every lab has a password lock, and you can pick an empty room you want for your bedroom.”

He thought about it for a second. He’d already given the villa Jenson and Milana left him to Sandy, so except for his school dorm, he didn’t have anywhere to stay in the Capital. Lydia just didn’t want him feeling like he had nowhere to belong, like he was all alone.

Suddenly, Luke felt this rush of emotion that caught him off guard. His eyes stung and he blinked, trying to hold it back. “Lydia, you…”

She looked at him, her eyes soft. “You want to ask why I’m being so nice to you, don’t you?”

He went quiet. That really was what he’d been wondering. Their parents had always ignored her, and he’d never really done anything for her. But now…

“Don’t ask why,” she said, smiling. “I’m doing it because I want to.”

Once Luke finished his iris scan, Connor finally seemed to relax. He glanced at Lydia. “What do you want for dinner?”

Lydia grinned at him. “What, are you planning to cook?”

Connor’s lips twitched in a half-smile. “Why not? I want you to try my cooking.”

It wasn’t every day he got a chance like this. They always said the way to someone’s heart was through their stomach, right?

Lydia’s eyes sparkled. “Then make your specialty.”

She wasn’t picky, and he knew it.

Connor nodded, looking at her like she was the only one in the room. “Alright.”

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