Chapter 26

Lily didn't pull her hand away, allowing Loid to hold it. No one said another word for the rest of the journey. An hour later, the car pulled up to the hospital in the city center. Lily had just reached her grandmother's ward when she heard angry shouts coming from inside. "Belinda, you're a teacher, for heaven's sake. With all your experience teaching countless students, how could you raise Lily to be like this?" It was Susan's voice. Lily's eyes narrowed in an instant, a shiver running down her spine. Loid's expression also turned cold, his deep eyes gleaming with a piercing intensity. "What's wrong with Lily?" Belinda's voice was weak, punctuated by a few coughs as she spoke. "How dare you ask what's wrong? Ever since she came back to the Martinez family, she's been nothing but rude. I suppose you can't expect much from a country bumpkin in terms of manners, but how dare she treat Shannon like a servant? "Who does she think she is? How dare she boss around my daughter?" Susa