Chapter 144 Chapter144 - What Are We?-01

"Be soft. Do not let the world make you hard. Do not let pain make you hate. Do not let the bitterness steal your sweetness." -Kurt Vonnegut After yesterday's encounter with the new owner of Lily's childhood house, Kevin and Lily found themselves discovering more things about the past. Things that Lily had never known. Lily had thought for far too long that the only reason for Lora's ill treatment and resentment of Lily was due to the hefty cost that raising a child came with. But if Lily's discovery of her parents' trust fund in her name that had been mercilessly sieged by Lora wasn't enough, the discovery of the true sell price of Lily's house drove her to realization. Lora was in it for the money. And Lily had been too young, too innocent to realize that early on. "Hey." Kevin's soothing voice brought her out of her thoughts in an insant. "Hey." She replied back, turning around, away from the balcony where