Dylan's Dad
Dylan paused, his hand and the hammer hovering mid air as a flicker of panic showed in his eyes.
Still, he soon hid it and, "You're back already, Dad? Please don't misunderstand—Wendy pushed Lily off the stairs…"
However, John's return was unquestionably my lifeline and I rasped through the pain, "No, I didn't… She fell on her own…"
"How dare you say that, when Lily's in this state!" Dylan bellowed, glaring at me furiously. "See, Dad?! She's just so evil! She mustn't be allowed to stay in this house!"