“Dinner Time!” Emily called out as she sat at the dining table. She wanted to see who would come first, after the uncomfortable incident. But even after five minutes, neither of them appeared. Emily grinned her teeth and decided to look at them anyhow. “Fine! I will have dinner and sleep in the other bedroom. Both of you complete your dinner whenever you want and sleep in the master bedroom. Don’t disturb me when I am asleep.” As expected, Nik and Lily came rushing to the dining table. Emily sucked her bottom lip and controlled her mocking smile. “Mom, I will sleep with you.” Lily said as she sat in front of Emily and beside Nik. “Is that fine with you Nik?” Emily teased. She was enjoying the silence and tension between them. “Why would I not be fine?” Lily said, while glaring at his mother with pinched brows. He doesn’t have any problem speaking to Lily, as he already saw her naked without even those inners, but he wanted to act just like it didn’t happen. He didn’t want her to f

[At 7 pm] Lily sat before the television with her legs crossed. She was enjoying people praising her for her obedience and the respect she gave to her father, which he didn’t live up to. The media channels replayed Nik's story narration and conducted public opinion on who is correct -' Lily or Andrew?' The people who pitied her father for having a daughter like her now began to pity her, for having a selfish father like him.Few channels showed how Mr. Cooper's single interview affected the stocks of Meyers and Denholm's industries. While some glorified and applauded Nik, for standing for his love and respecting Lily's opinions unlike many arrogant businessmen, who only marry and form relationships for sexual relations or business prosperity.~ Tring! Tring! ~ “Nik! Nik! My father is calling you. What should we do?” Lily yelled after seeing Nik’s phone, ringing on the sofa table. Her chill-looking and delightful face instantly turned stressed out. While her heart was racing and ha

~ Tring! Tring! ~ The phone rang again with Drake’s name on the screen. “Get up! Let’s complete this call as soon as possible.” Nik hissed. He thought of speaking to Drake, similar to how he spoke to Lily’s father. But after a whole lot of shouting and quarrels for Drake, Nik didn’t understand how he should talk to Drake. Taking a deep breath, he lifted the call and put it on the speaker. “Hello, Mr. Cooper. This is Drake Denholm.” “Hi! How may I help you?” Nik asked in a dull voice, and he sounded disinterested in the whole drama and lies going on. Though he was the one who started the false marriage, he didn’t expect all such nuisance to come after it. 'This is why I hate marriages and relationships.’ He felt it was a waste of time and energy to get involved with all this unnecessary stuff. ‘Can’t people live without getting married?’ “Can I talk to Lily?” Nik just wanted to hand over the call to Lily and leave them alone. He pushed the phone towards Lily, but before h

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

“Let’s get married today!” “What?” Nik and Emily shouted at once. They didn’t understand why Lily suddenly wanted to get married when she planned hard for a beach wedding at the weekend. “No, I don’t want this suspense. Just marry me, please!” “Do you think that I can’t protect you?” Niklaus asked. “I have shown you the protection around the house. What are you still afraid of?” “I am not afraid of me,” she paused and looked down. “I'm afraid you will get hurt because of me. We thought of getting married, let’s get married, a little before. I don’t even want my dream wedding, just a normal one, among your parents and close friends. That’s it!” Emily and Niklaus looked at each other and didn’t understand how to console her. Emily too got worried after seeing how frightened Lily was of Drake. She felt as if Lily knew something and became anxious about her one and only son. “Son, there must be some reason, if Lily is stressing over this. Let’s do as per her wish. We shall also have t