Chapter 940

Lily sat beside her and gently wiped away the tears trailing down Maryanne's cheeks with a tissue. Maryanne's lips trembled involuntarily. "Am I really not good enough?" "No one's perfect. You have flaws, but so does everyone else. The people who truly love you will accept those flaws. And the ones who don't—even if you're flawless, they still wouldn't give you the time of day." Lily patted her back softly. She had learned that lesson long ago, but Maryanne had never even thought about this kind of thing before. Now that it had crept into her thoughts, she couldn't help but panic. Maryanne couldn't cry in front of Marika, Terence had gone abroad, and Richard… At this point, Lily was the only one she had left. Lily spent the whole afternoon comforting her. Given the state Maryanne was in, Lily obviously couldn't let her go home. But she couldn't bring her back to her own place either. For the past two days, Xavier had been coming home late at night. Exhausted, he would collapse