Kylie stood right beside Lucinda and caught every word Caspian said. She sighed and suggested, “Why not just have Caspian come over to the house? We’re heading back anyway.”
Cameron chimed in, “Yeah, let him come to the house. We can all have lunch together.”
Lucinda felt like she had no way out, so she told Caspian to meet them at the Norwood place.
Caspian was over the moon and agreed right away.
After hanging up, Lucinda clenched her jaw in frustration. As soon as Lydia was out of the picture, she’d kick Caspian to the curbs.
Meanwhile, Caspian, now set to visit the Norwoods, ended the call and dashed upstairs to get ready. Every time he saw Lucinda, he made sure to put extra effort into his appearance. Even though Lucinda never seemed to notice, never said he looked good, never paid him a real compliment, he still wanted to show her his very best self.
Downstairs, Breanna sat with Mrs. Hansen on the sofa, watching Caspian rush around. To her, her younger brother was hopeless. Lucinda clearly didn’t want to see him, but he just wouldn’t give up.
“Mom, Caspian’s obsessed with Lucinda. Aren’t you going to step in?” Breanna complained.
She didn’t mind her brother dating, but Lucinda obviously wasn’t serious about him. In her eyes, Lucinda was just stringing Caspian along as a backup. That’s why Breanna couldn’t support them.
Mrs. Hansen just sighed. “He’s had a crush on that Norwood girl for years. You know that better than anyone. Now that he finally has a chance, maybe it’s not so bad. Let him be.”
Breanna rolled her eyes. “But Lucinda doesn’t actually like him! She’s just keeping him as her backup, can’t you see that?”
She still remembered that time at the mall when Lucinda made Caspian buy one-point-six billion in jewelry, and at full price, right in front of her. If she hadn’t been there... who knows how much more Lucinda would’ve taken advantage of her brother, all for the sake of showing off.
The Hansen family might not be as rich as the Norwoods, but they weren’t that far off. Both families were well known in the city. Over the years, so many daughters from good families had tried to win Mrs. Hansen over, hoping to marry into the family, but Caspian only ever had eyes for Lucinda. What could she do?
Now that the Norwood heiress had broken things off with the Jeffersons, it was finally Caspian’s turn. He was chasing after her with everything he had, and Mrs. Hansen couldn’t stop him, so she just let it be.
Breanna was at her wit’s end. “Fine! You’ve got money to burn. Let your son waste it then!”
That Lucinda was no pushover.
Right as she finished, Caspian came flying down the stairs looking sharp, a little breathless. He stopped in front of them. “Mom, Breanna, do I look alright?” He didn’t have much time, so he just grabbed something to wear.
Breanna rolled her eyes at him and didn’t even bother to answer.

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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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the next chapter is exciting...
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