She didn't just deny it. She looked down on him, found him disgusting, and couldn't hide her contempt. Honestly, it would be best if she never had to see him again.
Kylie watched as Frank was led away, then turned to Lydia with a relieved sigh. “Lydia, thank goodness you found that stuff buried in the dirt today. If we’d let him keep doing whatever he wanted around here, who knows how much more trouble he would've caused.”
Just thinking about it gave her chills.
Lucinda's hands curled tight at her sides. So it really was Lydia who exposed him. She had always known that Lydia would jump at any chance to kick her out of the family. Too bad for Lydia, it hadn’t worked this time. If anything, today proved their parents still cared about her.
Lydia didn’t seem bothered at all. “I just thought something was off, so I checked it out. If there’s nothing else, I’m heading upstairs.”
Before going, Lydia gave Lucinda a look that lingered just a little too long. Lucinda dropped her gaze, suddenly feeling guilty.
Lydia couldn’t shake one thought from her mind. Was Frank really trying to hurt Mr. Norwood just for the Norwood family’s trust and money? Or was there something else going on?
Once Lydia disappeared upstairs, Lucinda finally felt like she could breathe again.
“Mom, Dad, since everything’s sorted out here, I’ll head back to the hospital to look after Grandpa. I just can’t relax while he’s there alone.”
The way she spoke, so mature and caring, made both parents stop and smile.
“You have changed so much.”
“Yeah,” Kylie agreed. “You’ve had a long day, Lucinda. Why don’t I go sit with your grandfather at the hospital, and you rest at home? And don’t let what happened today get to you.”
No matter what, Frank was still Lucinda’s real father. Today must have been rough on her.
But Lucinda shook her head. “It’s okay, really. Let me stay with Grandpa at the hospital. There’s nothing for me to do here anyway.”


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