All those harsh words had wiped out whatever goodwill people had left for Lucinda.
“Lucinda, I’m glad you know you messed up. Go home,” Elliot said, his voice distant.
He clearly didn’t want to keep talking. Lucinda’s eyes filled with tears. “Elliot…”
Leo stepped in, clearing his throat. “Lucinda, your brother has to get back to the studio for rehearsal. Why don’t you two talk more when you’re home tonight, okay?”
This was a public spot and the internet was already buzzing. The last thing Leo needed was more drama with these siblings making headlines.
Lucinda nodded, barely holding it together. “Alright.”
Elliot nodded back and started to turn away, but Lucinda swallowed her pride and called out to him again. “Elliot…”
He frowned. “What now?”
She hesitated, her voice soft. “It’s just… my roommates heard about your concert but couldn’t get tickets. They asked if I could…”
Elliot glanced over at Leo. “Any tickets left?”
Leo looked uncomfortable. “Well… we’ve given almost all of them away. There aren’t many left.”
Lucinda looked so disappointed. Elliot couldn’t help but give in a little. “Find three more for her, so she can give them to her roommates.”
Lucinda had hoped for more. Three tickets? That felt stingy. Back then, Elliot would’ve handed her five or even ten, telling her to hand them out however she wanted.
Leo sighed. “Alright. Lucinda, wait here. I’ll go upstairs and grab them.”
“Thank you, Leo,” Lucinda said.
Hannah: [Lucinda, is this true? Is your brother really dating someone?]
Lucinda’s face went dark. She fired off a reply.
Lucinda: [Of course not. She’s just a friend. No way she’s good enough to be my brother’s girlfriend.]
Evelyn picked up on her mood right away.
Evelyn: [Exactly. I don’t think she’s good enough for your brother either. If he’s going to date someone, it should be a girl like you, Lucinda. Beautiful, sweet, thoughtful, from a good family…]
Hannah: [Totally agree. Lucinda, you have to keep an eye out for him. Girls these days can be so sneaky.]
Lucinda: [She wants to marry my brother? Yeah right. Just wait, he’s going to make a statement soon that she’s not his girlfriend. If it wasn’t for my brother, I wouldn’t even bother having a meal with her.]

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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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