Lucinda immediately let her imagination run wild when she heard Iceblade’s comment. She shot them both a sly look. “Lydia, were you two just… you know?”
Iceblade lifted an eyebrow. “And what exactly do you think we were doing?”
“Lydia, I’m dying to know too. What were you two up to?” Kylie chimed in, eyes sparkling with curiosity. Unlike Lucinda, she was just hoping Lydia and Jay had been racing together.
“Lydia, your mom keeps saying NO1 looks and acts just like you. We were actually guessing that maybe you’re NO1,” Cameron said, looking Lydia up and down. The more he stared, the more convinced he became.
Blake, sitting a little farther away, noticed that Lydia’s hair was damp with sweat. Suddenly, it clicked. His sister might actually be NO1 on the racetrack. She was the hacker L, Miss L, top scorer on the entrance exams, and a genius in medicine too. For someone as talented as her, being NO1 on top of everything else just made sense.
Connor glanced over at Lydia and said casually, “By the way, Lucinda just told us that if you’re really NO1, she’ll literally take her head off and let you kick it around like a ball.”
Lydia’s lips twitched with amusement. “Is that so?”
Iceblade laughed quietly. “Sounds like it’s time for her to start figuring out how to do that for you.”
Lucinda just looked unimpressed. “There’s no way my sister is NO1.”
Iceblade stared at her, genuinely puzzled. Connor and the others had already figured it out. Why couldn’t Lucinda see it? No wonder she wasn’t the real Norwood daughter. She was too dumb.
“Why not?” Iceblade asked, sounding bored.
Lucinda huffed. “The race isn’t even over. NO1 is still out on the track.”
“She already came in first. What else would she be doing out there?”
“But the event isn’t finished. She has to stay inside for interviews and stuff,” Lucinda replied, sounding absolutely certain, as if she knew NO1’s every move.
After splashing cold water on his face, Iceblade was drying his hands when Lucinda appeared behind him.
“Jay.”
At the sound of her voice, Iceblade’s lips curled into a teasing, almost wicked smile. “Lucinda.”
His eyes were full of playful mischief, and Lucinda felt her cheeks get hot. She decided to just ask directly. “Are you and my sister childhood friends?”
Iceblade nodded. “Yeah.”
“Then… are you into her?” Lucinda pressed, trying to figure out what was really going on between them.
Iceblade’s eyes sparkled, his deep, smooth voice carrying a hint of flirtation. “Why would you think that, Lucinda? The one I’m interested in… is you.”

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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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