Ditched the Cheater, Pregnant by Mr. Righ novel Chapter 176

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Lucy blinked. “Since when?”

“A few days ago,” Clara said smoothly. “So yeah, that makes us family, doesn’t it?”

Lucy muttered, “I thought you meant you and Julian…”

Clara tilted her head. “What?”

“Nothing.” Lucy glanced at Quinn, then said, “We’ve got plans, so we’re good.”

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“If you’re already out shopping, what plans could you possibly have?” Clara said gently. Then she looked at Quinn. “We’ve met before, but I don’t think we were properly introduced.”

She smiled warmly. But Quinn caught something underneath.

Arrogance and something sharper.

Hostility? That can’t be right.

She didn’t think she had any reason to draw that kind of attention. Still, the superiority was obvious.

Quinn didn’t take it personally. She had no intention of getting involved with her anyway.

Lucy could tell exactly what Quinn was thinking just by looking at her.

She cut in, “There are millions of people in the world. What, you planning to meet all of them?”

Her tone had an edge.

Clara didn’t react. She kept smiling. “She’s your friend, so I wanted to meet her. I was actually going to invite you both out tonight, nothing complicated.”

“Yeah, no,” Lucy said immediately. “If you really meant it, you would’ve asked earlier. This feels like you just need extra bodies.”

“That’s not it,” Clara said softly. “Julian’s coming tonight too. It’ll be more fun with everyone there.”

Lucy raised a brow. “Julian’s going? Seven too? You invited him?”

“He’ll be there,” Clara said, smoothly avoiding the question. “We’re all friends, we hang out sometimes. You should come.”

The way she said it made it sound like she had.

One of the girls beside her suddenly spoke up. “Lucy, maybe show Clara some respect. She’s basically going to be your sister–in–law.”

Lucy snapped instantly. “And who are you exactly? Did anyone ask for your input? Even if she marries into the family someday, that doesn’t change anything. A wife can come and go, but family is forever.”

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Clara shot the girl a quick look, then smiled again. “Lucy, don’t mind her. She’s not great with words”

Lucy already didn’t like Clara. And she knew how this worked.

Once Julian got married, things would change. She could talk tough now, but she wasn’t naive.

If Clara really married into the family, even Julian giving her money might come with conditions.

That alone made her dislike Clara even more.

Still, nothing was official: The future could wait.

Right now, she wasn’t putting up with this.

“Oh, she’s not great with words?” Lucy said coolly. “So what, you’re doing charity work hanging out with her?”

Clara’s smile tightened.

Another girl couldn’t hold back anymore. “Lucy, the Sterling and Goodwin families are basically locked in. Clara’s going to be running the Sterling family. Your family depends on them, maybe watch how you talk.”

Lucy’s temper flared instantly, but Quinn gently held her arm.

Lucy patted her hand, signaling she was fine.

Then she said, “Oh really? So next time I see her, should I bow or something?”

She grabbed Quinn’s hand. “Let’s go.”

“Lucy!” Clara called after her. “Don’t be mad, I didn’t mean anything by it. And don’t take what she said seriously…”

Lucy didn’t look back.

By the time they stepped into the elevator, she was already fuming. “They’re not even engaged yet and she’s already acting like she owns the place. If she actually marries him, she’s going to be unbearable.”

She let out a sharp breath. “Seriously, what does Julian even see in her?”

Even after they got out, she was still irritated. “No, I’m going tonight. I need to see what’s actually going

on.”

Quinn glanced at her. “You’re really going?”

“I am.” Lucy grabbed her arm. “Quinn, come with me.”

Quinn hesitated. “Lucy… I don’t think I can.”

“Oh…” Lucy remembered what she said earlier. She looked a little disappointed, but didn’t push. “Right. you don’t want to see him. That’s okay, I’ll go by myself”

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