All Chapters of Her Biggest Mistake Was Him: Chapter 11

Kaia instinctively pulled Kyle behind her, eyeing Lilibeth with clear wariness.I reached down and helped Lilibeth to her feet, my voice flat and detached. "Lilibeth, get up and we'll talk."She shook her head, tears streaming endlessly down her face."All these years, I've lived every single day drowning in regret. Mom's gone, and Carlson's been imprisoned. I was buried in debt, hounded by collectors every day, and ended up surviving on whatever I could scavenge."I got seriously ill, but I had no money for treatment. I wandered from place to place until I finally came to this city, hoping I could find you and beg for your help."She pulled something from inside her ragged clothes and held it out to me. It was the watch I had left on the nightstand all those years ago. The strap was broken, the dial covered in deep scratches, and the whole thing looked far more worn and battered than before. Yet she clutched it like it was the most precious thing in the world."Josiah, look, t