The True Heiress Reborn And Slays (Alicia Delaney) novel Chapter 610

Chapter 610 Confession Over Dinner

By the time they finished exploring and made it to the reserved private dining room overlooking the river, Riley’s curiosity had gotten the better of her.

The room faced the water; sliding open the window revealed a view of leisure boats drifting along the river and the glittering skyline across the bank.

While they waited for the food, Riley poured hot coffee for Miranda and Wayne. After a brief hesitation, she finally spoke up. “Mind if I ask something a little personal? How did the two of you actually meet back in the day?”

Miranda clearly wasn’t expecting that question. She paused, then let out a warm, easy laugh. “Oh, I thought you were going to ask something else! Honestly, it’s not some grand love story -pretty ordinary, really.”

She took a slow sip of coffee, her gaze drifting into memory. “We went to the same university, but we were in different majors, so our paths never really crossed at first. Wayne back then was a lot like Sebastian is now–quiet, serious, kind of hard to read.

“Then one afternoon, after a student club meeting, I was cutting across campus near the athletic field and noticed him sitting alone on a bench. He looked pale, almost shaky, and his lips had this bluish tint.

“I figured he didn’t seem dangerous–maybe he was just a broke college kid who hadn’t eaten all day?” Miranda smiled at the thought. “I was pretty bold back then, so I walked right over, handed him the muffin I was carrying, and said something like, ‘Hey, if you’re going through a rough patch, I can hook you up with some campus jobs.”

Hearing this, Riley couldn’t help glancing at Sebastian beside her, who was calmly sipping his coffee. She’d never imagined her parents‘ first meeting would be so… unexpectedly straightforward.

Miranda went on, “The next day, he showed up outside one of my lectures looking for me. That’s how we started talking, and before long, we began dating. It wasn’t until much later that he finally admitted his family wasn’t struggling at all–and that pale look he had that day wasn’t from hunger. Turns out he was dealing with a really bad stomachache.”

The story should have sweetened from there, but Miranda’s tone grew quieter, more thoughtful. “But when I found out about his actual family background… I pulled back. I thought the gap between us was too wide–like we came from totally different worlds. So I ended things. Just like that, on my own.

“After graduation, I moved out of state for work, and he went home to help run the family

business. We lost touch completely. If it hadn’t been for a regional conference years later that brought us back into the same room… well, Sebastian probably wouldn’t be here today.”

Wayne had been listening the whole time, steady and calm, not interrupting once while his wife told the story.

Miranda’s final words hung in the air, and for a moment, the private dining room was quiet, save for the soft rush of wind from the river outside the window. Then, slowly, he looked up. His eyes–deep and so much like Sebastian’s–held a warmth and gentleness that had been softened by time.

He met his wife’s gaze, a knowing smile touching his lips. “You really thought that work reunion was just a coincidence?”

Miranda blinked, then let out a laugh, shooting him a playful look. “You always do this- hindsight is twenty–twenty. Now that everything’s settled, of course you can say whatever you want.”

But deep down, she understood better than anyone.

Her husband and her son were cut from the same cloth.

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