Chapter 819

Luke shook his head. “It’s nothing, really… I just feel bad about what she did to you. I’m sorry.”
Of course, he was talking about Sandy. Luke had seen the drama unfold on the school forum too. Sandy just never learned, and it made him angry.
Lydia laughed a little. “That’s between her and me. It’s got nothing to do with you, so just focus on your studies.”
Luke felt genuinely moved by her words. “I will.”
Once all the unexpected tagalongs were dropped off, Connor threw a look at Aiden in the driver’s seat, clearly not thrilled to have company. He lowered his voice and leaned toward Lydia. “Want to come over tonight?”
Lydia raised an eyebrow, giving him a look that said she knew exactly what he was thinking.
Connor grew a little awkward under her gaze and coughed. “Don’t get the wrong idea. It’s nothing like that. You promised you’d do acupuncture for me once a week, remember?”
Lydia paused for a moment, then nodded. “Alright.”
Connor’s treatment was at a critical point, and she couldn’t slack off now.
Lydia sent Kylie and Cameron a message to let them know she wouldn’t be coming home tonight and was heading to Connor’s place instead.
Kylie was a bit taken aback when she saw the message. Cameron got it at the same time and glanced over at her. It really did seem like their precious girl was about to get swept away by someone else.
Kylie just smiled, her tone full of meaning. “Don’t worry. Lydia knows what she’s doing.”
Lucinda came home just then, and, noticing the mood, asked, “Dad, Mom, what’s going on with Lydia?”
Cameron started to answer, but Kylie spoke up first. “Your sister said she has something to take care of tonight, so we don’t have to wait up for her.”
Before, Kylie might have told Lucinda outright that Lydia was at Connor’s place. But after the last incident, she couldn’t shake the feeling that Lucinda hadn’t really let go of Connor yet. Thɪs chapter is updated by ͟.net
Cameron, hearing Kylie’s explanation, just smiled and nodded. “Yeah, Lydia is always so busy, between school and all the company stuff. She barely has time to breathe.”
Lucinda felt a wave of resentment. Sure, her parents had forgiven her in front of her grandfather and let her stay with the Norwood family, but she could feel the wall that had grown between them.
It was late, and Lydia still wasn’t home. Lucinda wasn’t stupid. Only an idiot wouldn’t realize Lydia was with Connor tonight. And yet, her parents were covering for her, pretending like nothing was going on making excuses about work. The more she thought about it, the angrier she felt.
Back in her room, Lucinda was so frustrated she wanted to break something, but then she
remembered Grace wasn’t around
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annoying servants would see and
run off to tattle on her again.
She was losing it. Seriously, she was about to lose her mind. Being an heiress felt
more suffocating by the day.
Unable to hold it in, she messaged Grace to vent.
[Grace, Lydia didn’t come home
tonight. She’s probably staying over at Connor’s, but Mom and Dad are acting like I’m clueless, telling me she’s working fate, covering for her like that, it’s so unfair.]
Grace replied right away.
[Lucinda, they probably think you’re not over Connor yet, so they’re just staying on guard around you.]
Lucinda suddenly felt so alone. Who could she trust in this house anymore?
[Grace, what am I supposed to do? I wish you were still here at the Norwood house.]
At least with Grace around, she wouldn’t feel this lonely.
Grace texted back. [Lucinda, you need to earn their trust again. Otherwise, how are
you going to keep living with the Norwood family?]