Lydia’s voice was bright and clear, every word crisp and sincere. There was nothing fake or forced about her at all.
Connor’s eyes lit up. That was her. He remembered that voice from last night, even though he’d barely been conscious and everything else was a blur. He could never forget it.
Before anyone else in the chat could react, Connor sent a virtual ‘Dream Castle’ gift, one of the platform’s most extravagant options. It cost 888,888 coins, which was about 88,888 dollars in real money. The screen exploded in sparkling, dreamy effects that made everyone in the livestream lose it.
[What did I just see?]
[Oh my god, that animation is incredible. No wonder it’s one of the top gifts!]
[CNR! It’s him! I knew he was something special the first time I saw him!]
[Wow, that’s insanely generous!]
But no one realized just how rich Connor was. He sent another Dream Castle, then another. Dream Castle x2, Dream Castle x3. The flood of fancy effects only grew, and word spread fast. More and more people joined the stream just to see what would happen next.
Lydia was stunned for a moment. She figured if someone wanted to flex his wealth, she might as well let him. It was more attention for her, after all. But Connor didn’t stop. Soon he was already up to Dream Castle number twenty and still wasn’t slowing down.
Lydia couldn’t take it anymore. With a quick click, she kicked him out of the stream and turned off the gift feature altogether.
Finally, the wild effects disappeared. The chat stayed in a frenzy, everyone still talking about Connor.
[CNR is seriously loaded!]
[I’ve never seen anyone spend like that online before!]
He rejoined the stream just as Chief Lydia was explaining what happened last night.
“I did have a bit of a fall last night,” she told everyone. “It was raining and my phone was about to die. That’s why there was some confusion and people thought something bad happened. I’m really sorry for worrying you all.”
Connor felt a strange rush of pride. The real reason Chief Lydia ended her stream early and made everyone worry was all because of him. He was the only one who knew the truth. It felt kind of nice.
“To thank everyone for your concern, I’m going to do a little giveaway tonight,” she announced, smiling. “I’ve made some special pain relief patches. They work on your shoulders, neck, back, legs... anywhere you need. I’ll pick fifty winners. If your username is the first complete one in a screenshot, you’ll get one.”
The chat went wild again. Everyone knew anything from Chief Lydia was basically a miracle.
Connor wanted to send her another gift, but the system still said the gifting feature was off. Now, hearing about her giveaway, he perked up again. If he won, maybe he could finally get her address.

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done reading lydia's story. thank you for sharing it....
thank u!...
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...
thank u for the upload...
the next chapter is exciting...
the next upload is exciting. i cant wait....
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