It was a public acknowledgment of Valerie’s identity.


    It said that the Simmons family wanted to make it official that she was the onlydy of the family, who had gone missing many years ago and had just been found.


    The Simmons family would be hosting a grand banquet in five days to celebrate her return.


    On that day, the familywyer would formally hand over the inheritance to her.This is the property of N?-velDrama.Org.


    Theizens, blissfully oblivious to the truth, were giving their blessings to the woman they only knew to be a famous actress before.


    How exciting it must be for her to find out that she actually came from a prominent family, and would inherit all of the Simmons family assets, to boot!


    It meant that Valerie would have it all.


    Lucinda felt a chill run down her spine, as well as a dull ache in her heart.


    She didn’t even have to wonder who had made all these decisions.


    Graham had deliberately concealed the fact that Valerie was their father’s illegitimate daughter.


    And now, he even wanted that evil woman to be the next head of the family.


    How Laughable!


    Nathan emerged from the bathroom, a plus towel wrapped around his waist as he dried his hair with a finer one.


    He spotted Lucinda sitting on the edge of the bed, looking absentminded.


    His expression turned grim.


    He walked over and grabbed the phone from her hands to see what was distressing her.


    “Lucinda, this…”


    Try as he might, he couldn’t find any excuse for Graham’s actions.


    Lucinda shed him a wry smile.


    “They no longer see me as a member of the family, so why should I care about what they do? As for the banquet…”


    She trailed off for a moment, but managed another smile.


    It didn’t reach her eyes, though, and her tone was cold when she added, “As the richest woman in the country, it would terribly rude if I didn’t attend, wouldn’t it?”


    As expected of Lucinda.


    She had never been one to take abuse lying down.


    Nathan gathered her in his arms and held her for a long time.


    That afternoon.


    Nathan took Lucinda to the hospital for her routine pre-natal checkup.


    Her recent trials might have affected her greatly, because the results didn’t look very ideal.


    The doctor repeatedly told her to keep from being too emotional.


    Nathan stayed outside in the corridor as Lucinda underwent several more examinations.


    He was still waiting at the bench when Sonny rushed over in a huff.