Chapter 45

When Anya left the cafeteria, she was still in a state of shock. Ian and Sean followed Lily out in silence. Ian took a peek at Lily, trying to read her expression. He had expected her to be anxious or even afraid. To his surprise, she was not. Her face was icy, and her back was straight. She looked proud. "Thank you." Anya finally snapped out of her trance. She lowered her head and said in a small voice, "But you shouldn't have…" With a sigh, she dropped the rest of the sentence and asked, "What should we do? Jack will come after you. Maybe we should tell the teachers." Lily was texting Loid. When she heard Anya, she lifted her head. "Why should we do that?" She had been preoccupied with sending a text earlier, so she missed the first part of Anya's words. "At the very least, the teachers will defend you. We really can't afford to cross Jack. I don't want to get you into trouble." Anya's expression was grim. Loid had replied to Lily. Lily dipped her head and typed out a few wor