At exactly six in the evening, Lydia shut down her computer and started packing up for the night. Her phone buzzed just as she was about to leave. It was Kylie.
“Hey, Mom.”
“Lydia, are you done for the day? Your grandfather’s doing well, so you can just head straight home after work. Your dad and I will be home soon too.”
Lydia hesitated for a second. “Mom, I’m not coming home for dinner tonight.”
“Oh? Why not? Another date with Connor?” Kylie blurted out before she could stop herself.
Kylie realized how that sounded and quickly tried to fix it. “No, I just mean… it’s good for you two to spend time together.”
“It’s not about him. I want to go to Lakeview Town tonight and check on Grandma.”
The moment Kylie heard she was visiting Mrs. Smith, her tone softened. “Oh, I see. Lydia, why don’t your dad and I come with you? We’ve been meaning to visit her anyway, and we should really thank her for everything she’s done for you.”
Jenson and Milana might not have taken care of their daughter, but Mrs. Smith had always treated her with genuine kindness. Kylie and Cameron had never forgotten that.
“That’s okay. I’m just dropping off some medicine for her leg. I’ll be back soon.”
Kylie thought for a moment. “Alright, Lydia. We’ll go together another day and bring a proper gift.”
“Sounds good.”
“Oh, and Lydia, the drive to Lakeview Town is kind of far. Let me have Jack take you. It’s safer if you don’t go alone,” Kylie said, still worried.
Everyone was dying to know who Lydia really was and where she’d come from.
Josef had just finished printing some documents when he spotted Lydia heading out. He greeted her respectfully. “Ms. Norwood.”
Lydia nodded. “I have something to do tonight, so I’m heading out early.”
“Of course, Ms. Norwood.”
She walked a few steps, then glanced back. “How’s the recruitment going?”
Josef’s face lit up right away. “It’s going fantastic. As soon as we posted the job openings, tons of talented graduates applied. Even people with lots of experience from other companies are thinking about jumping over.”

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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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