Juna kept insisting, so Lucinda finally gave in and took a careful sip. She couldn’t taste anything off, but Juna was quick to hand her the glass again.
“You have to drink when you’re having fondue. From now on, we’re good friends,” Juna declared, raising her glass. She rambled on, leaving Lucinda totally confused. Good friends? Was Juna serious? Lucinda didn’t buy it for a second.
Still, the drinks kept coming. Before long, Lucinda’s head felt light and fuzzy.
“I can’t... I really can’t drink anymore,” she muttered, shaking her head. She kept a tight grip on her bag. There was something important inside, and she was terrified she’d let her guard down if she got any drunker.
Juna didn’t push it. She’d already gotten what she wanted out of the night.
Lucinda was dizzy, but she clung to her bag like her life depended on it. Anyone could see she was protecting something valuable. Juna just smiled to herself. Lucinda was really easy to handle.
Back at the Norwood house, everyone drifted off to their own rooms. Juna helped Lydia inside and whispered, “Lucinda’s totally out. I even slipped a little something in her wine so she’ll sleep extra well tonight. I’m pretty sure her phone is in her bag. She wouldn’t let go of it during dinner.”
Lydia nodded. “Good job.”
She was convinced that phone held all kinds of secrets. Maybe even the answers they’d been looking for.
Juna frowned. “But what about the password? I’m not great at this stuff. Should we call someone in?”
Lydia thought for a moment. “It’s okay. One phone call will do.”
The house was silent and dark when Juna crept down the hallway and stopped in front of Lucinda’s door. To her surprise, it was locked from the inside. She turned around and tiptoed back to Lydia’s room for help.


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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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