Chapter 94

Lily stared at her phone for hours that night, waiting without admitting to herself that she was waiting. Every time the screen lit up, her heart jumped, only to crash when it wasn’t him. And then, finally, the truth sank in like a stone dropped into water: he wasn’t going to call. He wasn’t going to explain. And strangely, it didn’t break her the way it once would have. Instead, it made something inside her sharper, colder. She told herself, Enough. There was only one thing she wanted now. Not answers. Not apologies. Not some half-hearted excuse that would never change anything. Divorce. That was it. She was tired, tired in a way that reached her bones. Tired of the fights, the insults, the confusion. Tired of waiting for someone who never came. Tired of being the woman who stood in the shadows while the world believed Marina was the one by his side. Her chest felt tight just thinking about Olivia, lying weak in the hospital bed. Olivia had always been kind to her, always treated her