Chapter 51

"Darren!" Lily stood waiting for us in a white dress under the eaves. I could see through the fine mist of rain that her gentle and calm expression darkened when she noticed us sharing an umbrella. She lifted her steps and charged toward us despite the rain. She was running at me. Darren handed me the umbrella and stepped before me to block her path just as she was an arm's length away from me. His tone was icy. "What are you doing here?" "Darren, you've been refusing to see me, so I had no choice." Lily reached out to grab his arm, but he immediately shook her off. She froze in her place before she pointed at me and shouted, "Are you choosing her over me? What makes her so special!" The sky was as dark as if it were the end of the world. There was the relentless sound of the rain pouring down. The fierce wind whipped her long hair into a wild mess. Her face twisted with fury as she looked at me like I was her worst enemy. Darren's voice was as cold as winter ice. "It'd be someo