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Lydia walked over, her face full of worry “is Emily upset with you because of met
She looked genuinely guilty, like she had no clue what went wrong, “It’s about the birthday party, I can explain. I can even apologize on behalf of
Wonne
She left out the part where the police took Emily away at the party, and didn’t say anything about how she had been falsely accused. She just wanted to look nice and forgiving, like Emily was the one making a fuss over nothing.
Just as expected, her words threw Lucas off track. He pushed to comfort Lydi. “Don’t be sad. It’s not about you. Emily-”
He stopped mid–sentence. Honestly, he couldn’t even think of what Emily had done wrong. He just said it because Lydia looked like she was about to cry.
Lydia noticed his hesitation, and it nearly broke her act. Ever since she joined the Bennett family, she had never seen Lucas show that kind of gilt or care toward Emily, except once, long ago.
For a split second, she thought she was back to those early days at the Bennett residence, so she used a few tricks to draw his attention back to her.
She didn’t understand it. Lucas had just said such cruel things to Emily, yet he acted like he wasn’t on her side.
Lydia gritted her teeth and said with a faint sob in her voice, “Lucas, no matter what Emily did, don’t be mad at her. I believe she made a mistake because she’s jealous of how kind you all are to me. I don’t blame her.”
Usually, whenever she said something so understanding, Lucas would always be moved. He would try to comfort her, cheer her up, and use her as a contrast to mock how ungrateful and spiteful Emily was
However, this time, he simply nodded in agreement. “You’re right. Maybe she’s just jealous of how much we care about you. That’s probably why she
won’t talk to us.”
He grew up with Emily and knew exactly how proud she was. She had always been jealous of how they treated Lydia and kept trying to compete with her. There was no way she would ask them for money under those circumstances.
Emily loved shopping, but she hadn’t bought anything in years. If Lucas had been paying attention, he would have noticed, but it wasn’t until Austin mentioned it that he bothered to check. He felt sorry about that,
Lucas sighed. “I owe Emily an apology. Even if she never forgives me, I have to do something to make up for it
He figured that if Emily saw how sincere he was, she might let it go. Maybe this could even help smooth things over between her and the family.
Always the impulsive type, Lucas jumped to his feet the moment the idea hit. He didn’t even bother saying goodbye to Lydia before rushing off to plan his apology and make things right.
Tears still streaked Lydia’s face as Lucas hurried off, leaving her completely stunned. When it finally sank in, a wave of rage surged up, twisting her face with fury.
the Bennett residence, no one had ever ignored me like this for Emily. Not even once
She thought, ‘Daun it. Ever since I returned to the
Lately, Lydia had been too caught up dealing with Bob’s car accident, plus the whole mess with Cale. She hadn’t had the time or energy to ke what everyone else was doing
She was too drained to piece it all together. However, right now, she knew she had to act and pull Lucas‘ attention back to her.
After leaving the Bennett residence, Emily quickened her pace, goly easing up once the mansion disappeared from the car’s rearview mirror.
She was wary of the sudden concern from the Bennett family because every time, they claimed it was for her own good, but just pushed her further into
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trouble.
Maybe it was Lucas’s attitude that rattled her, but after that, Emily stayed away from the Bennetts for several days.
She figured the Quiana she was looking for was probably that girl who committed suicide in front of her back then, so she put all her energy into investigating it.
However, Quiana’s files had been intentionally buried, Afraid of alerting those behind the scenes and losing more evidence, Emily dared not make any rash moves.
With no breakthrough on Quiana, Ensily shifted her focus to Yvonne. If she remembered correctly, Yvonne had a sidekick in high school named Lily Norris
Since both families were in the diamond business and the Nomis family’s company mainly relied on the Zwick family’s, Lily basically followed Yvonne every day at Shandell High School.
Lily made things hard for Emily more than once, so Emily remembered her well. However, she didn’t expect the Norris family to have gone bankrupt sa fast, and Lily had disappeared without a trace.
It took Emily a while, but she finally found Lily living in another city.
The girl who used to wear diamonds everywhere was now a beaten down waitress, serving food and washing dishes in a small restaurant.
When Lily saw Emily, she froze, clearly recognizing her at a glance. However, she didn’t say anything, Instead, she quickly put on her usual polite smile and said. “Hi ma’am, what would you like to order? Here’s the menu. I recommend-
She treated Emily like a regular customer, friendly and professional.
Emily didn’t go along with her act. She went straight to the point. “Hi, Lily. It’s been a long time”
Lily froze for a second, but she quickly masked it with a smile, “Ms. Bennett, you I’m just a debt–ridden woman. We never met in person.”
u must be kidding. You’re the most popular woman in Cloudridge, while
When the Norris family went bankrupt, Lydia had just come back home, and Lily wasn’t paying attention to entertainment news. know what happened to Emily.
Therefore, she didn’t
my of it. After saying hi to the restaurant owner, she took Lily to a call across the street for a private talk
Emily didn’t bother explaining any
Perhaps it had been years since Lily had set foot in a cafe. She was awkward, hands wrapped around her coffee on her lap, sitting stiffly. Somehow, Emily couldn’t help but see a bit of herself in her.
