The Shaw family was legendary in the Capital, their name evoking admiration in every corner of high society. Starting from noon, sleek cars pulled up one after another outside the Royal Hotel, guests arriving in waves to celebrate Brody’s birthday. The line of luxury vehicles didn’t stop until around seven in the evening. No wonder, really. Everyone coming tonight was either rich or powerful, some both, and they’d traveled from all over the country for this.
Of course, the Norwood family would be there too.
Lucinda had been fussing over her outfit since early morning. Brody’s birthday wasn’t just another party. For girls like her, it was practically a runway show, a battle of beauty and style among the city’s elite. In the Capital, whenever a grand banquet like this brought all the top families together, the competition between the daughters and wives was always fierce.
As the heiress to the country’s wealthiest family, Lucinda knew she was representing all of Norwood tonight. There was no room for mistakes or embarrassment. She was determined to outshine every other girl there, Lydia included.
And Lydia… Well, she’d be there too. There were too many targets at tonight’s party for her to miss it. She had to keep her investigation under wraps, but she couldn’t afford to waste time either. The sooner she got answers about the cloning project, the less chance there was for things to get messy.
So Lydia dressed with care. She was only eighteen, her cheeks still holding a hint of girlish roundness, but her eyes were sharp and cool, distant in a way that made her seem far older.


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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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