Chapter 704

Lucinda wrapped her arms around herself, heart racing, mind spinning with images of Frank. She was honestly shaken to her core. She had no idea why Frank had shown up out of nowhere. The things her roommates had just said kept echoing in her head, making everything worse. If they ever found out that man was actually her real dad, she couldn’t even imagine how they’d look at her. The thought alone was enough to make her want to disappear.
Mia and the others could see how scared Lucinda was. She was so pale, she almost looked sick.
“Lucinda, are you okay? You look like you’ve seen a ghost. Maybe you should see a doctor,” Mia suggested, her voice full of concern.
Evelyn nodded. “Yeah, you really don’t look good. Are you sure you’re alright?”
Lucinda forced herself to snap out of it. It was summer, the air heavy and warm, but her hands and feet were freezing. She tried to smile. “I’m alright, really. Sorry for scaring you.”
Frank’s sudden appearance in front of her and her friends had completely thrown her off. What shocked her even more was realizing just how awful her real father actually was. At least her classmates hadn’t figured out she wasn’t actually the Norwood family’s real daughter. If they ever found out, she had no idea how she’d survive at Capital College.
When the others saw Lucinda finally come back to herself, they all let out a sigh of relief.
“Thank god you’re okay. That guy seriously creeped us out. We probably should have called the police and had him taken somewhere. He shouldn’t be out here scaring people,” Mia said.
“Exactly. Lucinda is literally the daughter of the richest guy in town, and some random man just walks up saying he’s her dad? He must be nuts,” Evelyn added.
“Or maybe he’s delusional, or his real daughter is gone… and now he just calls every girl who looks like her his daughter,” Hannah speculated.
The girls kept guessing, but Lucinda took a shaky breath and tried to steady herself. “It’s getting late. We should go get dinner. We still need to do some shopping afterwards.”
Everyone agreed and headed out.
But Frank wasn’t about to give up that easily. He’d waited all afternoon just to see his daughter. There was no way he let her walk away now, not when he still needed money. So he followed them, keeping his distance, waiting for his chance.
At first, none of the girls noticed they were being followed. It wasn’t until after they finished eating at a trendy restaurant and walked outside that Evelyn suddenly screamed. “It’s him! He’s still following us!”
The calm Lucinda had worked so Lucinda
hard to regain shattered instantly. Her nerves were back in overdrive She looked in the direction Evelyn. Was staring and spotted Frank sitting on the edge of a planter beneath a streetlight, smoking. He saw her come out, stood up, and gave her a twisted smile.
The information Frank got from that guy at LYLX was right. His daughter really did jook like she had money Just the restaurant they’d eaten at would have cost them at least two or three thousand, One dinner was worth more than what Sandy lived on for two months. Clearly, Lucinda was living a good life.
Hannah’s voice trembled. “What do we do? He’s obviously following us. Should we
call the police?”
“I think we have to,” Mia said, already pulling out her phone.
Lucinda saw her and quickly reached out. “Mia, wait!”
All three girls looked at her, confused.
“Lucinda, if we don’t call the police, he’s just going to keep following us,” Mia said,
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