Chapter 593

"Lily." Terence suddenly stopped and turned to face the petite woman standing a head shorter than him. "Can we take our relationship to the next step?" Romantic relationships between adults often moved quickly. Terence had initially planned to give Lily more time. But the moment he'd held her hand, his patience had unraveled. He wanted nothing more than to hold her hand at all times—to walk beside her openly and proudly as her boyfriend. Lily paused in her tracks, her clear eyes reflecting his gentle face as she looked up at him. She wanted to say yes. But for some reason, it felt like something was lodged in her throat, rendering her unable to speak. "Mrs. Fulton! Mr. Devereux!" Timothy jogged up the steps and rushed over to them. "It's so dangerous to climb the mountain at night. As soon as Mr. Fulton heard you were up here, he rushed over immediately." Lily turned around sharply and finally noticed the tall figure standing in the parking lot. The streetlight, dimmed by the lat