Rich Radiant and Over Him (Alicia and Vincent) novel Chapter 393

So, the mastermind behind all this wants to replay the same old tricks from years ago.

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By the time Tyrone got home, dinner was already getting cold.

He’d had a long day, busy putting on a show for Vincent Lawson’s father.

Stephen Lawson was wavering now—he’d rather hand over all his shares to Vincent than risk failing whatever assignment the person pulling the strings had given him.

Whoever was behind it all was becoming more mysterious by the day, and that made Tyrone increasingly uneasy.

But it wasn’t his own safety that kept him up at night—it was Alicia’s.

If the person in the shadows decided to stay hidden, the danger would never truly pass.

“Tyrone, dinner’s ready,” Alicia called out with a gentle smile, motioning for him to wash up and join them.

Natalia and Easton were already seated at the table. As soon as Tyrone walked in, Natalia fell uncharacteristically quiet, sitting prim and proper, not saying a word—almost as if she were a different person.

Alicia rolled her eyes. Two-faced, much?

“Tyrone, has it really been three or four years since we last saw each other?” Natalia piped up, trying to make conversation.

Tyrone nodded, but he could barely muster any enthusiasm. “Yeah.”

“I remember when we were kids, you always said I was cute. Maddox used to joke that I should marry you when I grew up,” Natalia said with a playful smile, but her glance at Alicia gave away her real motive.

“Oh, really? My grandfather must have had it out for you, then,” Tyrone shot back, raising an eyebrow in mock disbelief.

Alicia’s eyes stung with tears. Tyrone normally wasn’t this blunt—he must be worried, too.

“Don’t scare me…” she whispered.

“Alicia, whether I’m here or not, you have to protect yourself,” Tyrone said, his own chest tightening. But some things—some truths—would never come to light unless he was gone.

“No matter what happens, you need to trust me. I’d never abandon you or leave you alone,” he said again.

Alicia held him tighter, silent. Deep down, she had a sinking feeling about what was coming, but if Tyrone wouldn’t say it, she wouldn’t ask.

She just had to believe in him. That was enough.

“Winnie told me the other day—she thinks the people behind all this might be the Edwards family…”