Chapter 117

"Let's head down first and talk as we go!" Hazel pulled Lily out. Lily shrugged off her hand and pressed the button for the first floor. "Let's talk outside." "Hey! Don't go!" Hazel grabbed the elevator door and pulled her back. "You're being unreasonable. I've been doing everything I can for you, and you treat me like this? How could I possibly harm you?" A nurse pushing a medication cart stopped outside the elevator. "Are you going up or down?" Hazel still clung to the door. "We're going down. Sorry. We'll be right out." Since Lily didn't step out, Hazel kept holding the door. Frustrated, Lily had no choice but to leave the elevator. "You know," Hazel continued, dragging her down the hallway toward the gynecology department. "When you were little, we worked so hard to set you up with Xavier—piano lessons, getting into a good university. "We invested so much time and energy into you, yet after your marriage, things haven't gotten any easier for us!" Hazel's voice was dripping