Ready to Rule: The Real Heiress Strikes Back novel Chapter 837

Lydia looked at him with genuine surprise. “Trying to go viral?”

Connor paused. Was he that obvious?

Before he could even respond, Lydia nodded. “Sure.”

Connor’s eyes went wide. Everyone else was just as shocked.

Kylie and Cameron were practically buzzing with excitement after Elliot’s announcement.

“Honey, do you think Lydia’s going to perform as Melody Mastro with Elliot?” Kylie asked, her voice rising with anticipation.

Cameron considered it seriously. “I think so. Lydia is Melody Mastro. If they team up, it’s going to blow everyone away.”

Kylie could barely contain herself. “This is amazing. I need to call Elliot and find out how many songs they’re doing together.”

Cameron tried to keep her grounded. “Elliot’s probably swamped right now. Why not wait till he gets home tonight?”

Kylie sighed dramatically. “Who even knows if he’ll come home tonight? I’m way too curious to wait.”

Lucinda, sitting nearby, was so angry she thought she might break her own teeth from clenching them so hard.

So that was Lydia’s angle all along. She wanted to use Elliot’s concert to make her big reveal.

Before Lucinda could stew over it any longer, Kylie was already dialing Elliot’s number.

“Elliot? Tell me the truth, is Lydia going to be your guest as Melody Mastro at your concert?”

Elliot hesitated for a second. “No, Mom, its not like that.”

Now it was Kylie’s turn to freeze in surprise.

Cameron looked just as confused. Not as Melody Mastro? Then how?

Lucinda was caught off guard too. If not as Melody Mastro, then what was Lydia going to do?

Kylie smiled. “Your sister’s really smart, you know. If she’s going to sing, I bet she’s good at it.”

Cameron agreed right away. “Yeah, I think Lydia must be amazing.”

As far as they were concerned, Lydia excelled at everything she touched. If she said she could do something, even a little, it meant she was already great at it.

Lucinda just rolled her eyes. Were they seriously this overconfident about Lydia? There’s no way Lydia could actually sing. She probably just wanted to steal the spotlight and build her own reputation in the industry.

Later that afternoon, around five, Lucinda drove herself to meet Caspian.

Since she’d already told her family she was willing to give things a shot with him, she couldn’t keep him waiting forever. What if Lydia suddenly did something crazy and announced her identity, and Caspian decided he didn’t want anything to do with the Norwood family’s fake heiress?

Caspian had wanted to pick her up at the Norwood house, but Lucinda said no. They agreed to meet directly at one of the Capital’s most famous luxury malls.

The moment she parked, Caspian appeared in a royal blue suit, carrying a huge bouquet of red roses. His normally confident face looked a little nervous. He hurried over, opened her car door with a gentle smile, and handed her the flowers. “Lucinda, these are for you.”

Lucinda frowned right away, her voice blunt and cold. “I don’t like red roses. They’re just so tacky.”