Ready to Rule: The Real Heiress Strikes Back novel Chapter 329

Garrett watched Lucinda carefully. Something was definitely off. “Lucinda, what’s going on? Why did the news about the mastermind’s death get such a big reaction out of you?”

He couldn’t believe things had gotten so out of hand. Now someone was dead. This was way more complicated than any of them had expected.

Lucinda tried to pull herself together, glancing nervously at Cameron and Garrett. “I just… I got scared when Dad said the person behind everything jumped. I didn’t expect things to go that far.”

“They got caught and realized there was no way out, so they jumped,” Cameron said quietly.

Lucinda’s face went pale. “That’s… that’s horrifying.”

Cameron took a deep breath. “It was a man, probably in his forties or fifties. The police think he was homeless, no family. Someone must’ve put him up to it.”

Lucinda just stared, stunned.

A man? In his forties or fifties?

So it wasn’t Grace.

Grace was still alive.

No one else noticed, but in those two minutes Lucinda’s world had flipped upside down.

“Then… who’s behind this? Who’d want to hurt Lydia?” She finally managed to ask, her voice steadier, color slowly returning to her cheeks.

Cameron shook his head. “The police are still working on it.”

Lucinda’s anxiety spiked again. She had no idea if Grace had made it back to the Capital. She just knew she couldn’t let anyone find out. If her parents discovered she was involved, they’d kick her out of the Norwood family for sure.

A clear, cheerful voice broke through her panic. “Even if he’s dead, there’ll be some clue left behind. It’s just a matter of time.”

Everyone looked over, relief on their faces.

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