Lillian's perspective.After breakfast, Ismail hurried out of the house. I left the Amus family mansion and headed for the coffee shop that I agreed to meet Chloe at.As soon as we met, Chloe looked at me gloatingly and mocked, "Let me guess. You're panicking about the news and you want my help? Let me tell you something. I don't have the time for your crap."I had long been accustomed to her snide words and I did not get angry. I just looked at her seriously and said, "Since you've decided to replace me in three months' time, then my business is your business, isn't it?"Chloe's expression changed slightly. It was obvious that she hadn't thought of that before.Without waiting for Chloe to speak, I continued, "Queen Meylani hasn't read the newspaper yet, so she doesn't know anything about this. However, with Ismail's current popularity, this news is only going to spread wider and she will eventually find out. I don't think you want me to be driven out of the house because of this mat

Lillian's perspective."You've taken it for decades, so I'm sure you can do this one more time. Be good and take the medicine." I took out another pill from the drawer and handed it to him along with a glass of plain water, continuing, "I know it doesn't taste good, but you have to take it if you don't feel well. You are going to scare the life out of us if you faint again. Mother is going to be disconcerted."He looked at the pill in my hand and, instead of slapping it away, took it and popped it into his mouth. Seeing him take the pill, I smiled with relief. It was the first time that I felt that perhaps I could sway him a little.Pouring him another glass of warm water, I said with a smile, "The doctor also advised you to drink more water."He accepted the glass and took a sip, asking with a hint of annoyance, "What are you grinning at?""I'm smiling because I think you are so much easier to coax than those little kids." I laughed. "You have no idea how difficult it is to coax the

Lillian's perspective."Sorry, I was wrong again." I shrugged again."Has anyone ever told you how much I abhor hospitals? I would have this urge to hurl whenever I smell the disinfectant here. I don't believe in any doctors."Well, no one had ever told me that!"You only have two choices: stay or stay!" Meylani's voice suddenly sounded at the door. She then came in with Helen.Meylani was outraged at the fact that Ismail had fainted and had been hospitalized. As soon as she entered the door, she scolded him with a straight face, "How many times have I told you that money isn't everything? On the other hand, you have only one body. Leave the matter of the army to Seth and your uncle-in-law. I keep on telling you to not overexert yourself, but you never listen to me.""Mother is right," I went up to her, took her arm, and helped her sit on the chair.Before she sat down, she raised her hand and slapped the top of Ismail's head, scolding him, "Rascal! Are you trying to drive me to an ea

Lillian's perspective.During the evening, I was getting bored in the house, so I grabbed a piece of paper and a pencil to sit on the terrace to sketch.The tip of the pencil cut across the snow-white paper, leaving deep lines. Soon, the outline of a man appeared on the paper.I stared blankly for a moment, only to find that the face on the paper bore a strong resemblance to Ismail. What was wrong with me? Since when had the pencil I wielded brought Ismail's face to life and not Kayden's?Had I really begun to fall for the ruthless man? How could I?Ismail didn't belong with me nor to me. His heart belonged to that mysterious woman, and his body belonged to Chloe. I had no right to fall for the man who had never belonged to me! Not in the past, not then, not ever.Irritated, I crumpled the paper into a ball and threw it into the trash can. Then, I stood up from my chair.After brooding for a while on the terrace, I turned around and went into my room. As I swept my eyes over the dress

Lillian's perspective.Yet again, I found myself in a series of nightmares. Ever since I married Ismail, I often had nightmares. However, the previous nightmares weren't even half as horrendous as the one at the moment. I almost woke up with a scream.It was already bright outside the window, and the clock on the wall pointed to eight.Raising my hand to touch the cold sweat on my face, I closed my eyes. Everything in my dream came back with a vengeance to my mind again.In my dream, I had gone alone to the strange prayer room of the Amus family. I had seen the "Madam June", and a woman in repose lying in the crystal coffin, and then even Ismail had appeared...I suddenly opened my eyes. No, it was not a dream. It was reality!I really had gone to the prayer room the night before. I really had. That meant Ismail had really said those words to me."Are you awake?" A calm voice rang out from the side.I was stunned for a moment, and then I found out that Ismail had entered the bedroom a