Chapter 50

The dressing room fiasco lingered in Lily’s mind long after she left the boutique. She couldn’t erase the smug look on David’s face, the low teasing words that still rang in her ears. He had only wanted to “help with the zipper.” The nerve of him—acting as if she were the ridiculous one for thinking otherwise. Lily spent the entire night turning and twisting on her bed, reliving that moment. Not because she had enjoyed it—absolutely not—but because she hated how he still had that power to shake her. She hated that her heart had betrayed her for even a second, that she had actually closed her eyes. By the time the weekend came around, she had decided she wouldn’t give him the satisfaction of seeing her bothered. And then came Olivia’s birthday party. The afternoon of the celebration, Lily took her time getting ready. She had chosen a soft lilac gown that gave her elegance without being too showy. Her hair was swept up neatly, a few strands framing her face. If anyone looked at her tonig