Seaview City Tyrone was still in Harboridge, tied up with affairs at Lynch Corporation. There were countless things demanding his attention; after all, he needed to make sure he had a solid escape plan before he could truly walk away.
Alicia had returned ahead of him. The new school year was just around the corner, and her language immersion course started early, so she needed time to prepare. While in Harboridge, Tyrone had found her a private language tutor and introduced her to several Italian friends to help her practice.
Yvonne had also connected her with people in their social circle. With her natural talent for languages, Alicia picked up Italian in no time.
Already fluent in three languages, Alicia found learning a new one came easily to her.
âAlicia, is it true Maddox has a new heir and Tyroneâs about to be thrown out on the street?â The classroom was nearly empty when Alicia arrived early and settled in with a book, only to hear Chloeâs sharp, mocking voice from across the room.
Alicia ignored her, eyes fixed on her book.
âQuit pretending. Once Tyrone is booted from the Lynch family and loses control of Lynch Corporation, I canât wait to see how miserable you two become,â Chloe taunted, her smirk faltering when Alicia refused to react. She strode over and snatched Aliciaâs book away. âSeriously? Do you have any idea how many enemies Tyroneâs made in our circle, just because people didnât dare cross him while he was in charge? But if heâs no longer the sole heir, do you know what that means?â
Even someone like Chloe could see what Eastonâs return to the Lynch family would mean for Tyrone. If a sharp old fox like Maddox, whoâd survived decades in the business world, didnât understand, who would?
Aliciaâs mind was spinning with thoughts of Tyrone. Her heart ached for him. The old manâs blatant favoritism was enough to chill her to the boneâ
and she was only an outsider. She couldnât imagine how Tyrone felt.
She took a deep breath, determined not to stoop to Chloeâs level. The last thing she wanted was to create more trouble for Tyrone.
âPut the book down,â Alicia said quietly, her voice cold.
Chloe only laughed, holding the book just out of reach. âYouâll find out soon enough what hell looks like. Alicia, you got Mira and Henry thrown in jail.
Neither the Holloway nor Lawson family will ever forgive you, and theyâll go after Tyrone too. Now that thereâs a new Lynch heir, everyoneâs going to side with him. You two are finished.â
Alicia couldnât help but find Chloe ridiculous. âDo you really not understand why Lynch Corporation is where it is today? Lynch Corporation needs Tyroneânot the other way around.â
Rich Radiant and Over Him (Alicia and Vincent)
ï¤Chapter 271 The Heiress Acts Mischievously, But Her Family Can Read Her Mind ï¤Chapter 347: Administering Drugs Switched Marriage The Coddled Little Wife She believed thatâtruly believed itâbecause Tyrone had said it himself, and Alicia trusted him.
He was Tyrone.
Even if he lost Lynch Corporation, he still had Evercrest Group, which had already outmatched Lawson & Co. While everyone else was busy speculating about the mysterious boss behind the scenes, Tyrone had quietly risen to the very top. It was almost laughable.
Meeting Tyrone, Alicia finally understood the saying: the strong never waste time worrying about ants.
People like Chloe simply werenât worth his energy.
All Tyrone had to do was keep moving upward, standing at heights the rest could only dream of reaching.
âAnyone can talk big,â Chloe sneered, then pitched Aliciaâs book across the room.
The rest of the class watched, eager for drama. Among the students headed to Italy, a handful were truly talented, but most came from influential families. Everyone knew Chloeâs background and, rather than get involved, preferred to watch from the sidelines.
Alicia kept to herself; she didnât have friends or allies here. Chloe, on the other hand, had formed her own clique before classes even started. People like her thrived on ganging up to bully anyone unableâor unwillingâto fight back. It was always the same with Mira and her crowd: build a little kingdom of their own, pick on the isolated, and flaunt their supposed superiority.
Just as Alicia was about to demand her book back, someone intervened. With a loud smack, a girl in a baseball cap and loose tank topâher style bold, almost tomboyishâpicked up the book and hurled it straight at the back of Chloeâs head.
The whole room froze in shock. Even Chloe, tears springing to her eyes from the blow, spun around, utterly stunned, face twisted in disbelief.
ï¤Chapter 538: Unimaginable