When Lucinda walked back into the Norwood house, she found Blake in the living room, peeling an orange for Lydia. He placed each juicy segment onto a little porcelain plate, making it easy for her to eat. Elliot was kneeling beside Lydia, fiddling with her tablet and softly explaining the new audiobook app he had just downloaded. Juna was there too. The room was full of laughter and chatter, and for a moment, no one even noticed Lucinda had come home.
She tightened her hands into fists, her nails digging into her palms. There was a time when her brothers only had eyes for her. Now, it felt like Lydia was the only one they could see.
“Blake, Elliot, when did you guys get back?” Lucinda said, forcing a bright, surprised tone.
Everyone turned to look at her.
Blake paused for a moment. “Just a couple days ago.”
Elliot nodded. “Hello, Lucinda.”
Lucinda kept her smile in place as she walked over. Her voice was half playful, half complaining. “Elliot, you came home and didn’t even tell me?”
Elliot grinned at her. “We didn’t want to interrupt your class, so we kept it quiet.”
Lucinda bit back a scoff. Lydia wasn’t even going to school anymore, but no one seemed to care if she was falling behind.
Just then, Cameron and Kylie came down from upstairs. Lately, they had been staying on the upper floor, just to be closer to Lydia.
“Lucinda, you’re home,” Cameron said when he saw her.
She nodded, trying her best to look sweet. “Hi, Dad. Hi, Mom.”
Kylie looked at Lucinda, then said, “Since everyone’s here, how about we go out for dinner tonight? Any ideas on what we should eat?”
Blake spoke up right away. “Ask Lydia.”


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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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