“Xena, be fair. Haven’t I done enough for you? I’ve spent my own money, called in favors, and worked my tail off to get you this far. Have I ever complained?”Lily felt deeply hurt.She had been counting on Xena becoming Mrs. Warren someday, hoping that all the time, money, and effort she had poured into helping her would finally pay off.Instead, she had gotten nothing.Xena, meanwhile, had no room for Lily’s feelings. She was too caught up in her own anger and despair.“Peter only cares about that daughter of his now. Everything I did was for nothing. I put up with him for all this time, and what did I get out of it? Nothing.”She stood outside the hotel, venting without noticing Lily’s expression harden or the disappointment settling in her eyes.Lily looked at the woman in front of her and felt something inside her finally go cold.She had worked for Xena for seven years. She had run herself ragged handling her problems, spent her own savings, and put her career on hold, al
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