Lucinda could feel her scalp prickling under that stare, and she shrank back without thinking. Nina’s lips curled into a slight smile. She sounded casual, but every word hit its mark. “Mr. and Mrs. Norwood, I actually came today to clear up a misunderstanding with Lucinda. Last night, Lucinda came to me, and she was really serious. She told me that Lydia and Carter have something going on, and warned me to watch out for Lydia, or I’d lose the guy I like without even knowing it. So it’s not like Lydia said. I wasn’t trying to cause drama between them.”
The living room went completely silent. Kylie had suspected that Nina’s visit wasn’t just a friendly drop-in, and she had braced herself. Deep down, though, she’d been hoping that Lucinda hadn’t really tried to stir up trouble. But now Nina was here, saying it all to their faces. All of Lydia’s words had been true.
Cameron jumped up, his expression a mix of shock and anger. “Lucinda, why can’t you stop causing trouble out of jealousy? How could you just change into this?”
Lucinda started to panic. Her legs felt like jelly, and she could barely stay upright. Her voice shook as she tried to defend herself. “Dad, Mom, I didn’t… Miss Powell just misunderstood everything. That’s not what I meant at all.”
Lucinda still refusing to admit it, and Nina let out a cold laugh. “Then why don’t you explain what you meant by what you said to me last night, Lucinda?”
Lucinda’s eyes were burning with hatred. She’d thought she could use Nina to mess with Lydia, but Nina had flipped it right back on her.
Nina snorted, pulled out her phone, and held it up. “I have a recording of our conversation right here. Should I play it so everyone can hear? Or we can go to the police station. It’s up to you.”
Lucinda felt like her brain had exploded. A recording? When had Nina even started recording? A cold chill raced from her feet to her head. She felt like Lydia had set her up from the very beginning. Lydia and Nina must have known each other before. She’d fallen right into Lydia’s trap.
“It’s you. You two planned this!” Lucinda screamed, her eyes wild with rage. “Dad, Mom, my sister and Nina definitely knew each other already. I know my sister doesn’t want me here and wants me gone, but she didn’t have to use something like this to kick me out of the house!”

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done reading lydia's story. thank you for sharing it....
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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...
the next upload is exciting. i cant wait....
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