Lucinda’s words hit Caspian hard, tightening something deep in his chest. “Lucinda, I love you. It doesn’t matter if you’re really a Norwood or not. I love you, not your last name.”
But Lucinda shook her head. “I’m just not good enough for you. I’m just the daughter of an ordinary family. The only reason I’m still with the Norwoods is because Mom, Dad, and Grandpa can’t bear to let me go. But now that my sister’s back… how could I possibly stay here?”
Hearing this, Caspian couldn’t help but think it was Lydia pushing Lucinda out. Lydia had always seemed to have it out for her. She’d even driven Lucinda to suicide, made her feel so hopeless that she’d tried to end her own life. No wonder Lucinda had seemed so weighed down lately. Every time he tried to ask what was wrong, she would just brush him off. Now he finally understood—she’d been carrying all this pain by herself.
Lucinda had lived with the Norwoods for eighteen years, only to suddenly be told she wasn’t their biological daughter. Just the thought of it made Caspian’s heart ache for her.
He looked at her, his gaze soft and earnest. “Lucinda, to your grandfather and your parents, you’re still their daughter. It’s not your fault there was a mix-up at birth. Being raised together for eighteen years, that means more than blood. This is your home. They’ll keep loving you just like before.”
Lucinda’s voice trembled with tears. “Just go. You don’t have to worry about me. I just need some time to figure things out on my own.”
Seeing her so lost and defeated made Caspian’s heart sink even more. “Lucinda, if you really can’t stay with the Norwoods, then marry me. The Hansen family will be your home from now on.”


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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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