Chapter 33: Poised to Soar

Lydia Hayde grew angrier the more she thought about it. But there was nothing she could do-that bumpkin really had skills. She stayed off to the side and kept quiet so she wouldn't get humiliated again. Joseph Lyson checked the time. It was already late. It was 8:00 p.m., and he had to hurry back to Alton Village. The money he had earned and the gold necklace he had bought were still at home; he hadn't given them to Della Sowden yet. He had made another $20,000 tonight, and he wanted to hand that...