chapter837

Lydia looked at him with genuine surprise. "Trying to go viral?"

Connor paused. Was he that obvious?

Before he could even respond, Lydia nodded. Sure.

Connor's eyes went wide. Everyone else was just as shocked.

Kylie and Cameron were practically buzzing with excitement after Elliot's announcement.

"Honey, do you think Lydia's going to perform as Melody Mastro with Elliot?" Kylie asked, her voice rising with anticipation.

Cameron considered it seriously. "I think so. Lydia is Melody Mastro. If they team up, it's going to blow everyone away."

Kylie could barely contain herself. "This is amazing. I need to call Elliot and find out how many songs they're doing together."

Cameron tried to keep her grounded. "Elliot's probably swamped right now. Why not wait till he gets home tonight?"

Kylie sighed dramatically. "Who even knows if he'll come home tonight? I'm way too curious to wait."

Lucinda, sitting nearby, was so angry she thought she might break her own teeth from clenching them so hard.

So that was Lydia's angle all along. She wanted to use Elliot's concert to make her big reveal.

Before Lucinda could stew over it any longer, Kylie was already dialing Elliot's number.

Elliot? Tell me the truth, is Lydia going to be your guest as Melody Mastro at your concert?"

Elliot hesitated for a second. "No, Mom, its not like that."

Now it was Kylie's turn to freeze in surprise.

Cameron looked just as confused. Not as Melody Mastro? Then how?

Lucinda was caught off guard too. If not as Melody Mastro, then what was Lydia going to do?

Kylie asked exactly what everyone was thinking. "Then what's Lydia going to do at the concert?"

Elliot wasn't ready to spill the whole Lorelei secret yet, so he just said, "Lydia's going to sing a few songs with me on stage."

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"Sing?" Kylie's voice shot up in excitement. Lydia can sing?"

Lucinda let out a quiet, mocking laugh.

Right. As if.

Lydia really thought she could do everything.

If Lydia actually had a good voice, with her attitude and how much she loved attention, she would have been a pop star by now.

Elliot was obviously playing favorites, letting Lydia perform at his concert just like that.

Lucinda had no interest in listening to the rest of Kylie's call with Elliot. When Kylie finally hung up, Lucinda couldn't help asking, "Dad, Mom, can Lydia even sing?"

Lydia always acted like she was too cool to speak more than a few words, always keeping that icy look on her face. Her, singing? It sounded ridiculous.

Kylie smiled. Your sister's really smart, you know. If she's going to sing, I bet she's good at it."

Cameron agreed right away. "Yeah, I think Lydia must be amazing."

As far as they were concerned, Lydia excelled at everything she touched. If she said

she could do something, even a little, it meant she was already great at it.

Lucinda just rolled her eyes. Were they seriously this overconfident about Lydia? There's no way Lydia could actually sing. She probably just wanted to steal the spotlight and build her own reputation in the industry.

Later that afternoon, around five, Lucinda drove herself to meet Caspian.

Since she'd already told her family she was willing to give things a shot with him, she couldn't keep him waiting forever. What if Lydia

suddenly did something crazyel

announced her identity, and Caspian didn't want anything t

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do with the Norwood family's fake

heiress?

Caspian had wanted to pick her up at the Norwood house, but Lucinda said no. They agreed to meet directly at one of the Capital's most famous luxury malls.

The moment she parked, Caspian appeared in a royal blue suit, carrying a huge bouquet of red r ses. His normally confident face looked a little nervous. He hurried

over, opened her car door with a

gentle smile, and handed her the flowers. "Lucinda, these are for you."

Lucinda frowned right away, her voice blunt and cold. "I don't like red roses. They're

just so tacky."