“Let's talk about it at the station,” the officer said.
Just like that, Lucinda was escorted away by the police.
Cameron and Kylie rushed back to their rooms, quickly changed clothes, and hurried to the station.
The interrogation room was cold and sterile, with a harsh light shining right on Lucinda’s pale face. Lydia sat quietly to the side, her eyes steady and calm as she watched her.
“So, do you have anything you want to say?” Lydia’s voice was even, but there was an edge to it that made Lucinda shrink inside.
Lucinda bit her lip, feeling embarrassed in a way she never had before. “Lydia, I was just worried about you. I was afraid something might happen to you. That’s all, I swear.”
She was lucky she hadn't said much during that call with Grace. She held on to that, refusing to admit to anything more.
Lydia let out a short, cold laugh. “Did you really think I wouldn’t find out just because you and Grace deleted your messages? You have no idea what your phones really showed me.”
Lucinda’s face turned even paler, almost see-through. She squeezed her hands together, her palms slick with sweat. All she could think about was Lydia using this as a reason to kick her out of the Norwood family. If that happened, she would lose everything.
Lydia had already recovered Grace’s chat logs. There was everything—Grace hiring escorts, having people following Lydia, and the two of them plotting how to ruin Lydia’s reputation. Lydia hadn’t bothered to dig up anything older. Tonight, there was more than enough.
She didn’t actually want to kick Lucinda out, at least not yet. She wanted her parents to see Lucinda’s true colors for themselves. After all, they had loved Lucinda for eighteen years. They'd need time to face the truth.
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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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