Chapter 225

Lily’s mind spun. She felt trapped in his warmth and his words. The same man she once loved. The same man she once hated most. The same man she tried so hard to forget for seven years. Before she could speak again, Danish’s small voice broke the moment. “Mom… Dad… are we going to live together?” Lily jerked slightly, reality snapping back. She placed her hand on David’s chest again, firmer this time. “Let me go,” she said quietly. “Not in front of him.” David hesitated… then slowly loosened his hold. But even as he let her step back, his eyes stayed on her. Dark. Burning. Determined. As if he had already decided something in his heart. And Lily felt a very real fear that she wasn’t ready for the storm that was coming. “No, sweetheart, we are not going to live together,” Lily said without a pause. Her voice was calm, but it felt heavy, like she had swallowed a stone. She turned and started walking back to the kitchen. Danish’s bright face immediately fell. His smile disappeared like som