Chapter 170

Lily stayed silent. Whenever Lily used to visit the Fulton Manor, she would meet Emma there, and the both of them got along swimmingly. Emma loved to joke around and would tease Lily about Xavier. Lily would blush furiously from the teasing every time, but she would feel sweet and content on the inside. At that moment, however, what she felt was a pang of bitterness in her chest, and her expression was somewhat stiff. Emma and the rest would only say things like, "Oh look. Mrs. Fulton is blushing." "Mrs. Fulton only has eyes for Mr. Fulton." "Mrs. Fulton spends her days doting on Mr. Fulton." They had never said anything about how Xavier felt or did for Lily. To them, there was nothing wrong with it. After all, even Lily herself had enjoyed it. "Mrs. Fulton?" Lily didn't know what Emma had said, but Emma waved her hand in front of Lily's face when the older woman noticed her silence. "Why are you so quiet?" "What?" Lily instantly snapped out of her thoughts. Emma covered he