Chapter 285 Rivalry Over Coffee

    Chapter 285 Rivalry Over Coffee

    A flicker of frost crept into Ginnie’s eyes as she leaned in, her voiceced with challenge. “Ms. Sloane, since you’vee, I’ll get straight to the point. I like Lucas. I came back this time to rekindle things with him. I hope you know your ce and stay out of our way.”

    Sloane remained calm, her gaze serene as ever. “If that’s how you feel, perhaps you should be telling Lucas instead of me.”

    Ginnie’s expression twisted. Her voice rose, tinged with anger. “Sloane, I was the one who stayed by Lucas’s side these past three years. We’ve been through a lot. I’m the one who can actually support him.”

    Sloane gave a faint smile, cool and taunting. “If that were really true, if Lucas couldn’t live without you, then why are you standing here trying to prove it to me, his ex-fiancée?”

    The jab hit hard. Ginnie’s fists clenched tightly at her sides.

    Trying a new angle, she lifted her chin with smug superiority. “The Lyte family and Hawthorne Corp are joining forces. In Stonebridge, Lucas’s position will be untouchable. But you? You don’t even have a family name to stand behind. You have nothing to offer him.”

    Sloane’s gaze swept over her. “Lucas will reach the top by his own merit. He doesn’t need-nor would he want-to rely on any woman to achieve his goals.”

    Those words pierced deep. Ginnie’s face darkened, her knuckles whitening.

    Then, as if recalling a trump card, she shifted to a smug grin. “Did you know? Before I went abroad, Lucas proposed to me. He told me I was the perfect match. If I hadn’t left to study, there never would’ve been room for you. Now that I’m back, you’d be smart to get out of the way.”

    Sloane’s expression didn’t waver, though her eyes flickered for the briefest second. She lifted her cup, took a sip, and said evenly, “Is that so? Then good for you.”

    Frustrated by Sloane’s indifference, Ginnie pressed further. “You can drop the act. Lucas proposed to me. That means, deep down, he knows I’m the best choice for him.”

    “I told you-save it for Lucas.” Sloane stood up smoothly. “Thanks for the coffee. I’m busy. Goodbye.”

    Ginnie watched her walk away withposed grace, then mmed her cup down furiously.

    Outside the café, Sloane exhaled quietly and pushed the encounter from her mind. With graduation approaching, she immersed herself in finishing her degree, She declined several of Lucas’s calls, letting them go unanswered.

    Lucas tried waiting downstairs neaf her apartment again the next day-but she never came out. Heter found out she’d moved into a dorn on campus.

    Meanwhile, across the ocean, Sanson had heard the news from Jill that Sloane had returned. He caught the next flight back to Stonebridge.

    The moment hended, he went straight to Lucas’s office.

    Throwing open the door with his usual breezy ir, Samson grinned. “I ucas! I heard Sloane’s back. Why

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    Lucas looked up at him, his brow faintly creasing. “Why would I tell you? And what are you doing back so suddenly?”

    Samson dropped onto the couch, rxed and yful. “Heard Sloane was back, of course I had toe home and celebrate. Besides, it’s been a while since we had a proper hangout. Might as well take the

    chance.”

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