Lydia pulled up outside Mrs. Smith’s house with Connor in the passenger seat. Just seeing the old gate and garden made her feel warm inside. This was home, the place she’d spent eighteen years of her life.
But when she spotted a familiar Land Rover parked by the front door, her heart sank a little. Connor noticed it too, but since Lydia didn’t say a word, he just acted like he hadn’t seen anything. He hopped out and went straight to the trunk to grab the gifts.
Lydia stepped out to help, but Connor was already way ahead of her. He had all the gifts stacked up in his arms, boxes piled so high they almost covered his face.
“Let me take a few,” Lydia said, reaching out, but Connor slipped away from her hand. “Don’t worry, I’ve got it.”
She could only smile and shake her head, then led him toward the house.
The moment they stepped into the yard, Milana’s voice drifted out, thick with tears. “Mom, you have to help us. You used to be a doctor, right? You must have heard of Miracle Hands. Luke’s only hope is surgery from him. We’ve tried everything, but no one knows where to find him. Please, ask around, talk to your old friends, help us save Luke.”
Jenson jumped in right behind her. “Yeah, Mom, Luke is your own grandson. You can’t just do nothing. Remember when Lydia was so sick, almost dying? You walked through a snowstorm to pray for her. You’d do anything for her. Now your grandson is sick, you have to help.”
Sandy thought her grandmother was just surprised by the price. To someone who’d spent decades living in the countryside, ten million probably sounded unbelievable.
Milana jumped in, eager to help. “It’s true, Mom. We’re all worried about your leg, especially Sandy. She heard these antlers are supposed to work wonders.”
Mrs. Smith’s gaze lingered on Sandy, her eyes full of a wisdom that had seen it all. “Oh really?”

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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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