Chapter 590 You Think I'd Be Afraid of You?
</Chapter> "Evelyn!" Dora was seething with rage but couldn't do anythingThe name seethed from Dora's lips, her fury palpable yet impotent in frontthe presence of Blake.
Evelyn cocked anEvelyn's eyebrow, her tone taunting, arched in a silent challenge, her voice a taunt. "What's the matter? Wantwrong? Do you wish to kill me? Go ahead and try. You , give it your best shot. Do you think I'd be afraid ofI would fear you?"
"Fine"Very well, just you wait," Dora retorted through gritted her teeth and stalked, before spinning on her heel and stalking off without another word, leading. She led Lucia back to the sanctuary of her room.
Evelyn watched her leave withtheir retreat, a touch of disappointment; she was hoping flickering in her eyes. She had hoped for a more dramatic confrontation. But, alas, Dora wasn'twas not so foolish enoughas to act out while Blake was home.
Upstairs, in within earshot.In the sanctuary of Lucia's room.
"Mom, the tension was palpable. "Mom, why can't I talk about who I like?" Luciaspeak of whom I fancy?" Lucia's voice was fuming.a storm of frustration. She figuredhad thought that if she had confessed her crush onfeelings for Kevin, her dadfather might have actually played the role of matchmaker. Then, she could have landedfound herself intoensconced within the Sackler family—the very dream she'dshe had long cherished.
Dora eyedcast a weary glance at her daughter with, a mix of exasperation and the beginnings of a migraine comingetched on her face. "Have you ever considered that if you marry out now, you'll be severing you would sever all ties with the Kyte family entirely?"
Lucia pouted, unfazed.?"Lucia's lips formed a defiant pout. "So what? If I marry into the Sackler family, why would I care about the Kytes?"
RegardlessAfter all, the Sacklers were a notch above the Kytes, and with Kevin being such a hunkdesirable man, Lucia couldn't see herself on the losing end ofin this equation.
Pressingscenario.Dora pressed her fingers to her temples in, a gesture of helpless gesture, Dora frustration. She couldn't fathom where her daughter got this brashhad found such audacious confidence from.
."Marry into the Sackler family? You thinkDo you believe Kevin would choose you?" ConsideringDora's voice was laced with doubt. Given Kevin's attitude towards her daughter, DoraLucia, she could say with certainty he wasn't going to propose.
Mentioning this only that a proposal was not on the horizon.The mere mention of this soured Lucia's mood further. "It's all because of that wenchharlot Evelyn seducing Kevin. If it weren't for her, he wouldn't be ignoring me completely."
"You.""Do you realize he's not even givingsparing you the time of daya glance now, right?"
don't you?" Dora sighed, keeping at itpersisting with her point. "That’s why even if you declare your feelings for Kevin, your father won’t be setting anything up. He knows better than to embarrass himself like that."
Blake was far too shrewd to make a fool of himself for Lucia's sake.
Hearing this, Lucia's temper flared. "So what you're saying is that I'm not good enough to marry well?" The idea that her own mother looked down on her—it was ludicrous.
"Lucia, getunderstand this straight. You used to be the sole Lady of the Kyte family. Finding a good match then wasn't hard, but things are different now."
," Dora spoke earnestly, hoping to get through to her. "Everyone can see your father favors Evelyn. She's more likely to inherit the Kyte banner. You just can't compare with that."
ThatThe words struck a nerve. "I'mAm I supposed to be worse off than her, a divorcee?"
"She's been divorced, yes, but if she ends up with the Kyte fortune, do you think anyone would care about her past marriages? People are pragmatic. Against wealth and power, marital history is trivial."
Lucia's face drained of color; the realization that Evelyn's presence could so vastly disrupt her life hadn't fully dawned on her. She had thought she'd only lose a fraction of her father's affection, but the reality was much grimmer...
Her anxiety gripped her as she clutched at Dora's sleeve. "Mom, what am I supposed to do? Just sit around and wait to be shipped off in marriage?"
The only person she desired to marry was Kevin; she couldn't care less about anyone else.
"Don't panic. Just listen to me and keep your head down at the office. Whatever Evelyn can do, you can do too. And remember, you've got the support of the Roberts family behind you. You're bound to outshine her," Dora reassured her. Indeed, Lucia was far from helpless.
At the very least, she had the unconditional support of the Roberts family, something Evelyn could never rival.
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