Chapter 257

That afternoon, Lily Song came back from the traffic bureau. Her legs were still weak when she got out of the car. Inside the villa, everything was quiet. She grabbed a housekeeper and asked, “Is Daniel not home?” The housekeeper quickly replied, “Sir went to the hospital. Before he left, he specially asked us to prepare some nourishing soup—looked like it was for a pregnant woman.” Nourishing soup? Pregnant? Lily’s heart felt like it had just been stabbed. She nodded numbly and grabbed the handrail, dragging herself upstairs. As soon as she stepped in the bedroom, she went straight to the shower. She still reeked of smoke—the cop who held her for questioning had a cigarette almost glued to his lips and couldn’t care less about her condition. The interrogation was rough, but in the end, there was nothing illegal on her part. She came home safe. Completely intact. Lily even hummed a bit in the shower. She knew Daniel had to be ticked off right now, so she figured she'd play it gentle fo