BuzzNovelThe door clicked shut behind them, and Ileana’s face instantly fell.
“What's wrong?” Lucy watched her, a trace of concern in her eyes.
lleana’s eyes grew red and watery. She clung to Lucy’s hand, looking utterly aggrieved. Seeing this, Lucy hurried
to pull her into a hug, gently patting her back in comfort.
“Don’t cry, I'm here, okay? What happened-did someone hurt you? Are you in pain?” After a moment's
consolation, Lucy let go, grabbed a tissue, and handed it to her.
Ileana gripped the tissue tightly. “I... | know I'm not as close to them a but we're supposed to be a family. All |
want is to get along, but he-he pusheddown the stairs! He's only seven! How could he be so cruel?”
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“You mean... York? Did Alessia put him up to it?” Lucy caught the implication in lleana’s tone.
“I... 1 don’t know. But he’d just cback from my adoptive parents‘ house that day, and after he got home, he
pusheddown the stairs. | was just heading down for dinner, ran into York at the landing, said hello-then he
not only sicced his dog on me, he pusheddown! Just like that!”
Terror flickered across lleana’s face. “I was lucky this time-just a broken bone. But what about next time? What if
I'm not so lucky?”
She clutched Lucy’s shoulders, her nails digging in so hard that Lucy’s face twisted in pain. Still, Lucy quickly
composed herself.
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She gently pried Illeana’s hand off, keeping her tone soft and reassuring. “lleana, try to calm down. Don’t be
scared, but we don’t have any proof yet.” Lucy frowned. “Have you told your parents about this?”
supposed
“No. The housekeeper won't letcall my father. | think they all look down on me-they just want Alessia back.
The staff barely talk to me. Lucy, this is to be my home! Alessia stole everything from me!”
Illeana squeezed Lucy’s hand as if it were her last lifeline.
“It’s not just them-it’s the kids at school, too. Lucy, why is this happening to me?”
Lucy bit back her first thought-Because you're gullible and don’t know your own worth.
Instead, she said, “You're not alone. Alessia was the Tate family’s golden girl for
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seventeen years-of course people are biased. If you suspect her, you'll need proof. Otherwise, even if you speak
up, no one’s going to believe you.”
“So | just have to swallow this?”
“Don’t rush it. Heal first, then we'll figure it out. Alessia resents you for taking her place-if she really told York to
hurt you, and it didn’t work this time, she'll try again.”
“Next time...” Ileana suddenly went quiet, her expression sharpening.
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“You've never been, right? Make sure you rest up-you’ll want to be in top shape. It gets pretty wild.”
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