Lucinda just stared at Grace without saying a word. Grace gave a nervous little laugh. “Lucinda, I don’t mean anything bad by it. I just think… everyone’s going to die someday, right? It’s better to make peace with that. Honestly, with everything going on with Lydia lately, the whole house has been so tense. No one’s eating or sleeping.”
As much as Lucinda didn’t want to admit it, Grace had a point. The past few days, everyone had been tiptoeing around. The mood at home felt heavier than it did when their grandpa was in the hospital.
“Grace, don’t you ever say something like that in front of anyone else,” Lucinda warned quietly.
Grace quickly nodded. “I know, I know. But Lydia cares so much about that old lady from the Smith family. What if, when she gets discharged, Lydia brings her to live with us?”
Lucinda had worried about that too. If Lydia insisted, her parents would never say no. The house already felt cramped. If another old lady moved in… Lucinda didn’t even want to picture it.
Seeing Lucinda start to frown, Grace tried to lighten the mood. “Well, the house is still big enough. If Lydia really wants to bring her here, what can we do about it?”
Lucinda dropped her eyes. It was true. These days, everything in the house seemed to revolve around Lydia’s mood. The privileges that used to belong to Lucinda now felt like they’d been handed over. It stung more than she liked to admit.
Meanwhile, Lydia headed back to her room, filled the bathtub, and let herself sink into the water. The stress of the last few days finally started to melt away. After about twenty minutes, she opened her eyes, climbed out, and called Connor on her phone.
After a good night’s sleep, Lydia looked a lot better. She was back to her usual calm, rational self. Over breakfast, Cameron and Kylie said they wanted to go to the hospital with her, but Lydia turned them down. Her grandma was in a coma. Whether they went or not didn’t really matter.
Jenson couldn’t even look anyone in the eye, but Milana, as shameless as ever, turned on Connor. “We have our own reasons. What could you possibly understand? Officer, he’s not even related to the Smith family. He has no business here.”
“It’s not up to you to decide who belongs here.”
The voice was cool and sharp. Lydia walked up, her presence impossible to ignore. As soon as Milana saw her, she spun toward Byron again.
“And her, too, Officer! My daughter’s been missing for three days. I know she’s involved. You have to help us. Please find my daughter.”

Comments
The readers' comments on the novel: Ready to Rule: The Real Heiress Strikes Back
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....
Every chapter is missing a sentence from the end of every chapter. It’s frustrating to try guess what’s missing or said...
Hi there <3, I'm the admin of the website. Lately, the readership for this novel has been decreasing, so we’re no longer able to keep posting it for free. We would be incredibly grateful if you could help the author and our team by sharing the novel’s link on Reddit, X, Facebook, or anywhere you like. Thank you so much for your support!...