From His Fake Wife to Billionaire Heiress Chapter 116: He Couldn't Look Away

Seeing Sophia dressed like she wanted the whole world to know she was going to a banquet only made him more annoyed.

But Sophia didn't notice anything wrong with Lucas' expression.

The moment she saw him walk in, her eyes lit up. A bright smile spread across her face.

"Lucas, you're back!" she called out sweetly, walking quickly toward him.

She stopped a step away, opened her arms slightly, and spun around in front of him. The skirt swayed gently with her movement. Her face was full of eager anticipation.

"Lucas, look at me. Do I look good?" she asked.

Lucas wanted to tell her to go change into something more elegant and appropriate.

The dress she had on was beautiful, sure—but too flashy, too much.

But when he saw the hope in Sophia's eyes, he swallowed his criticism.

He could tell she'd put a ton of effort into her look for tonight.

That flawless makeup probably took hours—starting before dawn.

And to fit into that tight dress and show off her perfect figure, she'd likely barely eaten since yesterday.

Right now, Sophia was like a kid trying her hardest to score an A on a test for her teacher. Even if she went about it the wrong way, the effort and care were real.

Thinking that, Lucas' heart softened.

He still had feelings for Sophia, after all.

Lucas let out a silent sigh, hid the flicker of impatience in his eyes, and put on a gentle expression.

He nodded. "You look good."

Those three words were like a royal decree—they lit up Sophia's whole world.

Her smile grew radiant.

All the unhappiness Riley had caused her faded away, smoothed over by that simple compliment.

See? Lucas does care about me.

Sophia picked up her skirt, walked over to Lucas, and naturally tried to take his arm.

But just as her hand was about to touch his sleeve, he subtly shifted to the side and avoided her.

At the same time, he asked, "Where's Riley?"

"She went upstairs to change," Sophia said, her voice a little dry. She pushed down the disappointment rising inside her.

"Okay." Lucas nodded. He didn't look at her again. His gaze turned toward the stairs, and he started walking that way.

But he'd only taken one step when light footsteps came from above.

Riley had changed and was walking slowly down.

The moon-white silk fishtail dress flowed around her like liquid moonlight, gently hugging her figure.

The simple mandarin collar was buttoned all the way up to her neck, giving off an understated, elegant beauty.

The slits on both sides of the skirt were just right. As she walked, they revealed glimpses of her perfect calves. Every step was graceful.

Lucas had seen that fishtail dress in a custom catalog. The first time he laid eyes on it, he knew it would suit Riley perfectly.

And it did, no, even better than he'd imagined.

Riley was so beautiful that he couldn't look away.

His Adam's apple bobbed involuntarily.

Sophia saw all of this.

She watched Lucas' gaze lock onto Riley the moment she appeared. He had eyes for nothing else.

The light in Sophia's eyes dimmed, inevitably.

Riley came down the stairs. She didn't seem to notice the strange atmosphere in the living room.

Her gaze landed calmly on Lucas. "Are we ready to go?" she asked, calm.

Lucas snapped back to reality.

He noticed her neck was bare—no necklace or earrings.

He frowned slightly, "Wait."

Then he turned and walked toward the safe.

Sophia's heart jolted.

Is he going to get that jewelry—the one Nelson put away?

Is Lucas going to take the jewelry that should be mine and put it on Riley?

Her fingers went cold. She gripped her skirt tightly.

Soon, Lucas reappeared in the living room.

He wasn't carrying the sapphire-blue velvet box.

It was a moon-white rectangular jewelry box, smooth to the touch.

Lucas walked up to Riley and opened the box naturally.

Under the soft light, a pearl necklace with a warm, glossy sheen lay quietly on the velvet lining. A pair of matching pearl earrings sat beside it.

Each pearl on the necklace was almost perfectly round and uniform in size.

The design was also simple to the extreme, which only made its quality stand out more.

The style and texture blended perfectly with Riley and the fishtail dress she wore.

Sophia recognized it immediately.