Lydia had wanted to sort everything out and break the news to her parents tomorrow. She never expected them to overhear tonight.
Kylie’s nerves got worse with every second Lydia stayed quiet. “Lydia, talk to me. What happened? Please, just tell me.”
Lydia realized there was no hiding it now. “Mom, Parker and Rose tried to take off with the money tonight. The police caught them. I’m at the station right now.”
Kylie stared at her phone, stunned. “What? They did that? Seriously?”
“Yeah. And now Rose keeps asking to call you. She says she wants to see you.”
Kylie’s expression darkened. See her? After everything?
Rose actually thought she could just ask for her now?
“Lydia, I really don’t want to see her right now, but I need to know what’s going on. Which station are you at?”
There had to be more to this. Parker and Rose wouldn’t just run off for no reason.
“We’re at the main station.”
“Alright. Your dad and I are coming right now.”
“Okay.”
As soon as the call ended, Kylie turned to Cameron, still fuming. “Can you believe them? I treated her like my own sister all these years.”
Cameron had heard the whole conversation. He put a comforting hand on her back. “At least now we know what kind of people they really are. Let’s get to the station. Something tells me there’s more to all this than Lydia’s letting on.”
“I think so too. Let’s go.”
While Cameron and Kylie hurried out of the building, a shadow slipped out from the corner of the upstairs landing. Lucinda.
She’d been waiting for Lydia to come home all night, only for her parents to say that Lydia had gone back to Lakeview Town.
Lydia stood tall, looking calm and collected, the early morning darkness making her seem even cooler.
“Lydia!”
Kylie called out before the car even stopped.
Lydia’s lips curved in a small smile. She lifted her hand and waved. “Dad. Mom.”
Byron, waiting beside her, almost lost his balance in shock.
Wait… Did he hear that right? She just called the richest couple in the country Dad and Mom?
Everyone knew they only had one daughter, Lucinda. So Lydia was…
“Lydia, sweetheart, why didn’t you call us right away when something like this happened?” Kylie hurried out of the car, worry written all over her face as she went straight to 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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