Ethan just gave him a look, one that said more than words ever could, then turned and walked back into the building.
Frank couldn’t shake the image of that face he’d just seen. Damn, she really did look a lot like that awful bitch. And from the way she dressed, the way she carried herself, there was no way she was broke.
He glanced up at the skyscraper towering into the clouds, then let out a cold snort. “Fine, I’ll go find her myself. If she doesn’t have the money, I’ll definitely be back.”
Tomorrow, Capital College was starting their wilderness training, just like Capital Med School. After the afternoon’s drills, Lucinda invited her roommates out for a big dinner off campus, and to pick up the last few things they’d need for their trip.
These days, Lucinda was the talk of the campus. In every single event during training, she took first place. She was unstoppable. People whispered about her, saying the richest man’s daughter really was something else.
Lucinda was riding high. She hadn’t felt this proud in ages. It was like she’d become her old self again, the way she was before Lydia came back to the Norwood family. As long as she kept her real identity secret, as long as Lydia wasn’t around, she could shine like this forever.
“Lucinda, the wilderness training sounds so tough. You have to let us be on your team,” one of the girls said.
“Yeah, I heard it’s five people per team for the competition. We want to be with you,” another chimed in.
Lucinda laughed. “Of course. I’ll talk to the instructor, see if we can get grouped together.”
The four of them were in high spirits, chatting and joking as they left campus. They’d just turned onto the street when a middle-aged man appeared out of nowhere. His hair was a mess, his clothes reeked of sweat, and he rushed up to them, calling out to Lucinda, “My daughter!”
The girls jumped back, startled.
Frank was almost giddy, his eyes shining as he stared at Lucinda. “Don’t be scared, sweetheart. I’m your dad!”
He looked her up and down, barely believing this beautiful girl was his own flesh and blood. If he could sell her off to some rich boss, he’d make a fortune.
“Come on! I swear, I’m your dad. It’s me, Frank.” Frank’s smile was sly. She really did look exactly like Grace.
“You’ve got the wrong person. I’m not her.” Lucinda finally found her voice, her face still pale. She turned and walked away as fast as she could.
Her friends hurried after her. Lucinda looked completely out of it, as if she might faint any second, so they all tried to comfort her.
“Lucinda, are you okay? That guy’s just not right in the head.”
“Yeah, we lost him. You’re safe now.”
“I wonder which hospital he escaped from. Calling random girls his daughter… that was seriously creepy.”

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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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