Chapter 28

After coming from the hospital, Lily laid on the sofa. She didn’t want to sleep with Emily as she usually does. But she was unable to sleep even for a bit, guilt and confusion were clenching her heart. Whom does she love? Whom can she trust? What will Drake do? The fact that Drake knows where she lives was even more frightening to her. She wasn’t worried or scared about him, but after listening to his words and possessiveness. She was even more tensed about Niklaus; she didn’t want him to be hurt because of her.

At about six in the morning, the two alarms in the two bedrooms rang. Lily heard the two bathroom doors open as the mother and son woke up. Lily too sat and looked at the topless furniture in front of her. Her shoulder collapsed and her eyes became moist. “I am a burden,” she whispered to herself. ‘Why can’t I protect myself? Why must I be taken care of by someone? Can’t I live on my own?’

Her whole life, she lived as per her parents' wishes and put her passion and interest