y felt wa
e toward her had only been so he co
to do with me," Audrey said flatly, wi
t? You're my fiancée. I'm about to marry
who said I shouldn't make things hard for Lillian anymore? Now I'm doing exactly
s left sp
g trouble, but hearing her say it
imself she was ju
for show. We've been engaged since childh
mile, her gaze drifting to the fa
d. She would be
t was real or fake, no longer
arations for Julian and Lillian
nkling fairy lights and delica
y day to shop for wedding item
ments, calling venues and inviting
is work to focus entirely o
alled fake, then what c
ut a word, quietly waiting
day, her parents kn
no one to rely on... We were thinking... maybe she could move b
tiously, afraid Au
blink. "Whatever you de
Beatrice grew bolder. "A wedding is
largest and most comfortable. Could she stay there for n
t out a s
during the ten years she had been missing,
d, seeing it untouched
trophy inside carried
anted Lillian t
After a long pause, she sai
o reassure her. "Lillian is only staying temporarily. Once t
aid noth
was no
once hers, she n
llian arrived with bags
Lillian said deliberately,
ached out as if to t
away instinctively
Lillian stumbled as if she'd been violent
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