While staring at his wife's bleeding head, Drew's body was trembling, and his jaw was clenching. While he was downstairs, he heard the two men mention his mother. He could hear it because Jericho and Kenneth were shouting at each other.
As though life had somehow departed Lily's body, it was unresponsive. He is to blame because he left his wife at the gathering. His chest constricted at the sight before he attacked Jericho.
After lunch, Lily returned to the bedroom where they were staying to check for any messages. Indeed, Danica texted her.Danica: Why didn't you tell me, Lily? Are you actually treating me like a friend? Brian told me everything because the police arrested him after being implicated by his friend in the kidnapping of you and another child.
"You were lying!" Drew yelled at his father. How would his wife accept that if it were the real reason he married Lily?"Why would I lie?""To hurt me! You did nothing but harm me.”
“No, I don’t love her…” Lily heard Drew reply to Orion.Lily knew she was the one who made the crucial decision and had requested to end her marriage with Drew. It would be painful and difficult for him to take care of her while bearing the guilt invested by their parents in their marriage.
[This chapter may disturb some readers. A trigger warning is advised.] [Fourteen years ago] Around eleven o'clock in the evening, most of the lights in the 12-story skyscraper owned by the Walton
Several days had passed. Orion had a family matter to attend to, and Lily convinced him that he could leave her. If she continued to be terrified of Kenneth, nothing positive would happen in her life. She had to overcome her anxiety about being independent and alone.Orion was Drew's confidant, and she didn't want to settle into a life she knew wasn't meant for her.
Lily, Danica, and Kael were picked up by a shuttle service and driven to the resort area from the island's dock. Danica's true identity still perplexed her."Miss Danica!" gasped the staff member, the person who came to pick them up.Her friend said, forgetting the teen's name. "I told my dad I would go back today."
“I am the one who will be paying Kael's firm, and then my daughter claims she works under him, which, incidentally, made me pay for you as well!"Lily seemed alarmed by the rage she detected in Danica's father. The man’s loud voice triggered her anxiety. Terrified, she gripped Kael's arm, not realizing her fingers were digging into his skin. The memory of how angry Mr. Martin was flashed through her mind. The man struck her with anything he could get his hands on, including his cane.
"I want these two autograph chairs in the pool area," suggested Danica, pointing to an item on an iPad, which displayed an in-pool luxury lounger to Kael. They were shopping for appliances from a trusted supplier.Kael turned his attention to the space around the pool before examining the chair Danica intended to place there."Hmmm... I'd like those