Sandy’s whole body shook, but she managed to keep her voice soft and steady. “Greg, I… I went back to the dorm and took a shower after class.”
Greg, the man she was talking to, was a big shot in the city’s underworld. Early forties, always in control, and not someone you’d ever want to cross.
Frank, after getting out, had racked up nearly a million dollars in gambling debts with Greg at a casino. When he couldn’t pay, he sent Sandy to Greg as a last resort.
Luckily for Frank, Sandy was innocent, beautiful, and knew just how to win someone over. Greg was instantly taken with her.
Greg enjoyed the shy look on her face and laughed, low and deep. He pressed her into the back seat, voice teasing. “I like girls like you. All sweet on the outside, but horny underneath.”
He didn’t wait. In one move, he tore her shirt.
The car rolled smoothly down the road. Up front, the driver, separated from them, turned up some club music. By then, Sandy’s clothes were gone, her skin covered with thin, delicate marks from a whip.
Greg was twisted. Normal intimacy didn’t do it for him anymore. He liked girls who looked young and innocent, and he loved leaving marks on their perfect skin.
Meanwhile, Connor had planned to take Lydia back to his place. But Kylie called her, saying Lucinda was bringing Caspian home for dinner and wanted them to come too.
Honestly, Lydia didn’t want to eat with Lucinda and Caspian. Just thinking about it killed her appetite.
“Well, since your mom called, I can’t just not show up. That would be rude, right?” Connor said.
Lydia glanced at him, seeing right through him.
He just didn’t want Caspian to make him look bad.
After Lucinda finished class, Caspian came to pick her up. But she made him park far from the school gate. She didn’t want anyone at school finding out they were together.
To everyone else, she was still the true Norwood heiress, Connor’s fiancée.
Lucinda nodded. “Okay.”
She wasn’t being materialistic. She just didn’t want Lydia to look down on her, to think the guy she was dating wasn’t as generous as Connor.
She wanted them all to see that while Connor had money, Caspian was just as impressive.
Connor and Lydia got to the Norwood house first. To Lydia’s surprise, Blake, Garrett, and Elliot were all there.
She stared at them. “Blake, Garrett, Elliot.”
“Lydia.” The three guys looked at her like she was the most precious thing in the world.
She knew Blake and Elliot were back in the country, but Garrett had been abroad for a while. How did he come back without anyone saying a word?

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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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