“This one’s better,” Lydia said, her voice calm and genuine as she handed the bottle over. She honestly wanted them to have it. If they’d acted like Daisy, she wouldn’t have bothered sharing at all.
Monica’s eyes lit up as she took the bottle. “Thank you, Lydia! Do you always wear sunscreen?”
Lydia nodded. “Yeah, every day.”
Monica let out a sigh, full of admiration. “No wonder your skin actually glows. It’s gorgeous.”
Fiona was already unscrewing her bottle, grinning. “Seriously, Lydia, what skincare do you use? You have to recommend something. Your skin is so smooth, it’s like a pearl.”
Lydia just smiled. “I’ll send you the links later, promise.”
Over on her bed, Daisy watched Monica and Fiona with their little white bottles and rolled her eyes. No brand name, nothing special. And they still wanted to use it? If their faces broke out, they’d have no one but themselves to blame. She wasn’t about to say anything. Sometimes being nice just gets you nowhere.
Lydia went to take a quick shower, pulled on her pajamas, and climbed into bed for a nap. She was just getting comfortable when she remembered she hadn’t checked the school forum yet.
Logging in, the first thing she saw was the campus queen poll.
First place: Lydia, 15,688 votes.
Second place: Yara, 9,556 votes.
Third place: Rosie, 7,654 votes.
[TeddyGram]: If she’s real, I’d do anything for her, I swear!
[PreciousBoi]: We’ll see her tomorrow at orientation. If this is fake, OP deserves a hundred years in detention!
[Peachy]: She’s real, I swear! I saw her at lunch today. In person she’s even prettier, and her vibe is on another level. I almost walked into a tree staring at her. No kidding!
Meanwhile, back at the office, Connor was just about to dive into work when his phone buzzed. It was his grandpa.
“Hey, Grandpa.”
Grandpa Samuel sounded serious. “You little rascal. How can you even focus on work right now? You better not let those boys snatch your girl away.”

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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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