Both of them froze, completely caught off guard.
Kylie’s heart leapt into her throat as she shrieked, “Who are you?” Her voice echoed through the dark room.
Blake and Lydia hadn't turned on the lights. The only thing illuminating the space was the beam from Blake’s phone. From where Kylie was standing at the doorway, with the two of them turned slightly away, it honestly looked like strangers had broken in.
The second Kylie screamed, Lydia’s eyes darted to Mr. Norwood, still asleep on the bed. His brows twitched, like he was about to wake up. Panic flashed across Lydia’s face. Without thinking, she struck his neck with the side of her hand. There was a soft thump, and he slumped deeper into unconsciousness.
“Stop! What are you doing?” Kylie shouted, her voice rising with each word.
Blake, seeing his grandfather was now completely out, rushed to reassure her. “Mom, it’s us!”
Kylie just stared, stunned. It took her a moment to realize the figures in the room were actually Blake and Lydia.
She blinked, trying to make sense of it. “Lydia? Blake? You… you two…”
Blake was supposed to be home tonight, sure, but Lydia? Wasn’t she supposed to be at school? And what had she just seen?
“What did you do to your grandfather?” Kylie’s voice shook a little.
Her sudden arrival had left both Blake and Lydia rattled.
“Mom, give me five minutes. I’ll explain everything, I promise,” Blake said, trying to calm her down.
Lydia quickly fixed the patch back onto Mr. Norwood’s ankle. She checked his neck, relieved there weren’t any bruises. The last thing she needed was questions about that in the morning.
Once the room looked normal again, Blake and Lydia led a still-confused Kylie out into the hallway.



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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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