chapter1178

Lydia watched Lucinda put on her innocent act and couldn't help but smirk. I'm not hungry. You can have it."

She turned to leave, but after a few steps, she glanced back at Lucinda. "You must be exhausted, waiting up for me all this time. You should take care of yourself. I'm going to bed."

Lucinda was about ready to scream. Was Lydia not even bothering to pretend anymore? She was just being this open about her arrogance now? Furious, Lucinda stomped up the stairs after her.

Lydia had her hand on her bedroom door when Lucinda called out, "I'm just trying to help you. You're engaged to Connor. If people find out you're out late at night with other guys, it's not going to look good for you."

Lydia arched an eyebrow. "Connor? You say his name like you are close."

Lucinda folded her arms, her voice sharp. "Of course. I've been calling him that for over ten years. It's not easy to change. Hope you don't mind. You're not jealous over a name, are you?"

Lydia just shrugged. "Call him whatever you want. It's not like he can hear you. Just make sure he never does, though. If he did, he'd probably tell you he's your brother- in-law."

Lucinda felt like she was going to explode. "You... You... Connor isn't even in the city right now. If he hears you're out with other men, he'll get the wrong idea!"

Lydia's eyes narrowed a little. "Out with other men?"

Lucinda held her ground. "Weren't you out with Lincoln tonight?

Lydia smiled, almost amused. "You sure keep tabs on me. Did you also find out that Juna was there too?"

Lucinda's face froze. Of course she knew. Juna was a nightmare.

Lydia let out a cold laugh. "Lucinda, maybe it's time to worry about yourself. Stop meddling in my life." With that, Lydia stepped inside her room and slammed the door shut.

Lucinda was left standing there, totally humiliated and fuming. Lydia was getting bolder by the day in this house. But her good days were.

gonna coming to an end. Lydne

made a mess at the Bland family's place yesterday. Maisie and her mom were already holding a grudge. And Yara hated her. Marilyn too. Lydia was surrounded by enemies. There was no way she could keep getting away with it. Lucinda would just sit back, watch the drama, and maybe give everything a little push when the time came.

The next morning, Lydia drove herself to school. She was eager to get back to working on Krista's antidote. But before she even made it to the lab, she ran right into Yara and Marilyn.

"Lydia, since you already have a

fianc , you really should stay away from Garrett," Yara said, her tone

vel

smug. She'd gotten close with

Lucinda yesterday and even exchanged numbers. She was determined to win Garrett over, and now she felt more confident than ever Lucinda had promised to help her set up a meeting with Garrett as soon as he got back from abroad. Yara could barely contain her excitement.

Lydia just rolled her eyes. Of all people to run into first thing in the morning. She shot Yara a look and said, "You're unbelievable." Without another word, she slung her bag over her shoulder and walked away.

Yara was left Seething. How could

Lydia just brush her off like that? Who did she think she was? Just because she was Mr. Moore's prized student? What else did she have going for her, really? Last night, the girls had all agreed there was definitely Something shady about Lydia's relationship with Mr. Moore. Why was Lydia the only one allowed in the special lab? And why was Mr. Moore always in there with her? There was clearly something going on between them that they didn't want anyone else to know about.