Lydia. She was the Chief Lydia he had been searching for all along.
Lydia, Chief Lydia... The names echoed in his mind. Thinking back on everything he had done these past few days, Connor could have kicked himself.
Yesterday morning, when Lydia came to the hospital to check up on him, he actually slipped away. What was wrong with him? Was he out of his mind? He had missed the perfect chance to see her.
No wonder she ignored his messages all day. No wonder, when she walked in just now, she didn’t even look his way. Was she mad at him?
Connor had never felt so dumb in his life. He hadn’t figured out who she really was, and on top of that, he’d let that brat Chris get close to her. That was just unacceptable.
He was about to go after them when Mr. Jefferson’s cheerful voice rang out. “I didn’t expect Lydia and Chris to get along so well. They’re about the same age, and they even have similar interests. Cameron, Kylie, you should talk to Lydia. If she likes Chris, let’s make it official. If she thinks Chris is too childish, Mikey would be a good choice too.”
Either way, as long as Lydia married one of his grandsons, she’d be his granddaughter-in-law. But he needed to settle things soon. Lydia was too outstanding. What if someone else snatched her away?
Mr. Jefferson’s words left no doubt. Connor was out of the running.
Lucinda could barely contain her excitement. This was perfect. Now, Connor and Lydia would have nothing to do with each other. She always knew Connor would never fall for a small-town girl like Lydia. Connor’s heart belonged to Lucinda. He was just cold and quiet, not the type to express how he felt. That was fine. She could make the first move.
Right then, Lucinda was already picturing her wedding with Connor and their sweet life together.
Cameron and Kylie stared, not sure what to make of it. He didn’t want their daughter for himself, but he didn’t want his brothers to have her either?
Did he think they were that desperate to marry off their daughter? Honestly, if it weren’t for the family agreement, they wouldn’t even consider letting her go.
Mr. Jefferson was furious. If the Norwood family wasn’t right there, he would have whacked Connor with his cane already. This troublemaker. He didn’t want to marry her, and now he wouldn’t let his brothers do it either? Was he trying to ruin the whole engagement?
Just as Mr. Jefferson was about to lose his temper, Connor suddenly turned to Cameron and Kylie, respectful for once. “Mr. Norwood, Mrs. Norwood, I think Lydia and I are the best match.”

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Olha a história bem boa só algumas coisas são chatas ( nesse tipo de história sempre troca as filhas pela a da empregada ou então pegam uma menina pra criar) pelo menos eles tratam a filha bem só enche o saco que até agora a Lucinda tá lá enchendo ! Fora isso tá bom Connor é um fofo a família dela a ama muito só Lucinda pra abaixar o nível do livro já era pra ter resolvido isso e fazer ela pagar mais tudo bem li um livro chinês que era parecido só algumas coisas diferentes ,ais mesma coisa tipo ela salvou o Connor no início lá ela salvava o avô dele , no chinês ela não tinha um irmão mais novo com os pais adotivos , a mãe dela tinha 2 irmãos e todos os avós estavam vivos mais história quase igual e tem coisas tipo o triângulo que lá TB tinha até a Lucinda que no chines TB ficou o livro todo aprontando só no final a família descobria e se livrava dela aí ela ia morar com o cara que ela usa pra disfarçar que não gosta do Connor aí depois ainda quase matava a irmã dele e a mãe dele que ele via como ela era...
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