Ready to Rule: The Real Heiress Strikes Back novel Chapter 854
“Connor, you and Caspian met last week?”
Lucinda jumped in quickly, worried that Connor or Lydia would mention the whole jewelry incident. “Yeah, Mom, Dad, it was just a random run-in at the mall when we were out shopping.”
Cameron laughed. “What a small world. Well, since you’ve already met, no need to stand on ceremony.”
Still, Garrett and Elliot could sense something off between Connor and Caspian, like an invisible spark of rivalry.
Why was that?
Blake glanced over at Caspian, his look full of meaning. He remembered that international piano competition abroad, where Caspian had stepped in to back up Lucinda. Maybe that was why Caspian seemed to have some kind of grudge against Connor and Lydia.
Dinner that night felt awkward. A big table full of people, but the atmosphere was weirdly tense.
Trying to break the ice, Elliot called out, “My concert’s tomorrow night. You all have to be there to cheer me on.”
Kylie lit up right away. “Of course! Lydia will be performing too. Your dad, your grandpa, and I wouldn’t miss it.”
Elliot put on a dramatic pout. “So if Lydia wasn’t going to be on stage, you all wouldn’t come?”
Kylie just laughed. “We’d still come, of course.”
She turned to Connor and Caspian. “Connor, Caspian, what about you guys? Are you free tomorrow night? If so, we can all go together.”
Lucinda froze, her hands tightening around her fork and knife. She really didn’t want Caspian to go. If she’d known this would happen, she never would have brought him home.
Caspian caught on to Lucinda’s mood and quickly declined. “Thanks, Elliot, but tomorrow I might need to go on a business trip. I’ll be back really late, so you should give the ticket to someone who can actually use it. Your concert tour is just starting anyway. I’ll catch the next one.”
Honestly, Caspian was smooth. He hadn’t actually told Lucinda he was working late. She’d just made that up in the moment. He didn’t want to embarrass her or make things difficult. Their relationship was still new, nothing official yet, and showing up together in public would just make things complicated. He wanted to respect her feelings.
Lucinda felt a wave of relief. At least Caspian could read the room. If he hadn’t, she might have skipped the concert herself.
Since Caspian had turned down the ticket, nobody pushed the issue any further.
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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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