Ready to Rule: The Real Heiress Strikes Back novel Chapter 35

Lydia hadn’t expected Grandpa Samuel to ask her to check on his eldest grandson. She froze for a moment, but Lucinda jumped in before she could speak. “Grandpa Samuel, my sister is indeed amazing at acupuncture. Still, Connor’s injury might be…”

“I’m free. I’ll take a look,” Lydia said, not waiting for Lucinda to finish.

Samuel’s face lit up. “Great, so it’s settled?”

“Yeah,” Lydia replied.

Lucinda’s hands twisted together, her expression crumpling in disappointment. What was Grandpa Samuel thinking? Was he really ignoring her just because she wasn’t related by blood? Connor liked her. She was supposed to be his fiancée.

Samuel didn’t seem to notice Lucinda’s reaction. He was just thrilled that Lydia agreed to see Connor, and he immediately signaled the butler to bring over a gift he’d prepared.

“Lydia, my dear,” he said, holding out an old, dark red sandalwood jewelry box, “I’m just an old man, I don’t really know what young girls like these days, but this… this was a love token I once gave my wife Heather. It was her favorite thing in the world. Now I want you to have it. I hope you don’t mind that it’s a little old-fashioned.”

Before Lydia could answer, Kylie quickly spoke up. “This is such a valuable gift. Lydia can’t possibly accept something like this.”

Kylie knew exactly what was inside that box, and so did everyone in the upper circles of the Capital. Samuel’s birth mother was descended from royalty, and when he got married, she gifted her daughter-in-law a set of priceless jewelry. It had become a Jefferson family heirloom, passed down to each new bride. Later, it went to Connor’s mother, but after Connor grew up, she returned the set to Samuel before leaving the country for her health.

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