âNo need to bother calling Tyrone. Heâs in Mountaincrest City and wonât make it back anytime soon. Get in the car.â The old manâs voice carried a natural authorityâhe didnât need to raise it to make people obey.
After decades of navigating the business world, he had developed a presence that could intimidate anyone.
Alicia nodded and slid into the front passenger seat.
She knew exactly why the old man and Nicole were taking herâto the hospital for a blood test.
Just three days ago, her pregnancy test had come back negative. Now, sheâd started spotting. There was no way she could be pregnant...
The lie she and Tyrone had woven was about to unravel.
As Alicia followed Maddox out the door, Wilma hurried after them, wringing her hands. She hesitated, but in the end, risked her job to call Tyrone.
âSir... The old man showed up out of nowhere while you were away, and now heâs taken Alicia with him to Seaview City. Nicoleâs with them too!â
Wilmaâs voice trembled with worry. She still remembered how Alicia had stood up for her, slapping Nicole across the face on her behalf.
She owed Alicia, and today, she couldnât just stand by.
âI understand. Iâll have someone handle it.â Tyroneâs voice was low and steady as he hung up.
The old man just couldnât help himself. Clearly, the White family had been busy behind the scenes.
...
Seaview General Hospital.
Nicole watched Alicia, who stubbornly refused to get out of the car, with a smug grin. âStill trying to resist? Your little fairytale is about to crash and burn. I canât wait to see how you explain yourself when your lie falls apart. Letâs see how long you last in the Lynch family after this.â
Aliciaâs face had gone pale, her lip bitten so hard it started to bleed.
Was this really the end? Was she about to be exposed and forced to leave Tyrone?
âGet out.â The old man ignored the wheelchair his assistant had brought and barked at Alicia from where he stood.
Rich Radiant and Over Him (Alicia and Vincent)
ï¤Chapter 164 Transmigration: I Have Storage Space in the Apocalypse ï¤Chapter 760 - 756: Encountering a Man with Evil Intentions She had no choice but to get out. âGrandpa, why do you insist on interfering in Tyroneâs marriage? Heâs your grandsonâshouldnât his happiness matter most to you? Why do you have to be so controlling?â
Alicia mustered her courage, her voice trembling with emotion.
If the old man hadnât torn Tyrone and Serena apart in the first place, Tyrone wouldnât have gone to such lengths to fight backâand marry her instead.
All of this was because he couldnât stop meddling.
He seemed to care about his grandson, so why did he have to control every part of his life?
âYouâre just an outsider. What do you know?â The old man snorted, never once considering Alicia as family.
âAnd youâre just a nobody, clinging to Tyrone for everything you haveâhis money, his home. Youâre nothing but a parasite,â Nicole sneered.
Nicoleâs words stung. A parasite might look weak and helpless, but it could choke the life out of what it clung to, draining it dry until nothing was left.
The old man knew this all too well. There was no way heâd let Tyrone marry beneath their station.
For people like them, only someone from the right kind of family would do.
And Nicoleâshe was the perfect match. Everything the White family owned would one day be hers. If Tyrone married her, it would be as if he inherited Reginaldâs entire legacy.
âAnd you? Who are you without your last name?â Alicia shot back at Nicole.
Nicole glared, her patience wearing thin. âDonât waste your breath trying to stall for time!â
âAlicia, if you really are pregnant, I wonât lay a hand on you. But if youâre lying, if youâre tricking us, youâll answer to meâand not even Tyrone can protect you this time,â the old man warned, nodding for his assistant to take Alicia inside for the tests.