Lydia tapped her fingers on the table, lost in thought. She was pretty sure Lucinda had asked Grandpa Wayne to call Grandpa Samuel. “I think I know,” she said, shooting Mikey a teasing look.
Mikey’s nerves tightened. “Who?”
Chris leaned in, eyes bright with curiosity. “Come on, Lydia, spill it. Who does Grandpa Wayne want to set Mikey up with? If she’s decent, maybe Mikey should at least meet her.”
Mikey rolled his eyes. “If you want to meet her so badly, go ahead. I’m not interested in dating anyone right now.”
Seriously, he could barely keep up with work. Where would he find the time for a relationship?
Chris puffed out his chest. “Well, I’m not dating anyone until you and Connor get married.”
Being single was great. Why make things complicated? Of course, Connor was an exception. With Lydia, they were just meant to be.
Lydia raised her eyebrows. “You really want to know?”
Chris nodded so hard it was almost funny. “Yes, I really, really want to know!”
Mikey stayed silent, not sure if he even wanted to hear the answer.
“Lucinda,” Lydia said, cutting straight to it.
For a second, everyone just stared at her. The room went quiet.
Then Chris doubled over, laughing. “You’ve got to be kidding. Lucinda? For my brother? That’s hilarious.”
Lucinda was the definition of high-maintenance. No one could handle her. She used to be engaged to Connor, but he’d fought tooth and nail to get out of it. If Lydia hadn’t come back, Connor would have ended things himself.
Now Grandpa Wayne wanted to set Lucinda up with Mikey? Seriously, what was he thinking? He must really spoil her.
Lucinda squirmed in her seat, clearly uncomfortable. Honestly, she still loved Connor. But that was never going to happen. She had to move on.
“I…”
Before she could say more, Grace jumped in, worried Lucinda might blow it. “Mr. and Mrs. Norwood, ever since Lydia came back and Mikey visited, Lucinda fell for him right away.”
Blake shot Grace a look. “I was asking Lucinda, not you.”
Grace ducked her head and mumbled, “I just… I’ve seen how Lucinda has changed, so…”
Kylie stepped in to ease the tension. “It doesn’t really matter for now. Mikey and Lucinda barely know each other. It all depends on what Mikey wants.”
She turned to Lucinda and gave her a reassuring smile. “And Lucinda, if Mikey isn’t looking for a girlfriend right now, don’t let it get you down. You’re only eighteen. The right person will come along, someone who truly cares about 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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