Lucinda lifted her eyebrows, a playful smile tugging at her lips. “Of course. I’ve missed Mom, Dad, and Grandpa so much while I’ve been away. Let’s hurry inside.”
The moment she stepped through the front gate, something felt off. Usually the house buzzed with servants and security guards moving around. Today, the place seemed oddly quiet.
“Sweetheart, over here!”
Kylie’s voice called out, pulling Lucinda’s attention away from the main house. She stopped in her tracks and glanced toward the back garden. The sight made her grin from ear to ear.
“Grace, look at all those roses and balloons. Mom and Dad must have known I was coming home today. They planned a surprise for me,” Lucinda said, her excitement bubbling over.
Grace’s smile was just as bright. “They really do spoil you, Miss Lucinda. This is such a huge surprise. Let’s go check it out.”
Lucinda nodded eagerly and was about to dash off toward the garden when a surprised voice echoed from the main house.
“Lucinda? Weren’t you supposed to come back in a couple of days?”
She looked up to see her grandfather stepping out of the doorway. Lucinda didn’t hesitate. “Grandpa, I wanted to surprise you. I wasn’t expecting all this. Looks like you ended up surprising me instead. I’m going to the garden for a quick look.”
Lucinda’s face lit up even more as she wrapped her arms around his. “I missed you too, Grandpa. That’s why I came back early.”
Her words made Mr. Norwood’s heart ache. He looked at her with a thoughtful expression. “Lucinda, always remember, no matter what happens, you’ll always be my precious girl.”
Lucinda barely registered his words. She’d heard them her whole life. Her attention drifted to the big windows overlooking the garden, and her eyes landed on a massive heart made of her favorite pink roses. There was a sign that read: Welcome Home, Baby Girl.
Lucinda’s smile grew even prouder. She knew it. This had to be the surprise her parents planned just for her.

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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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