Chapter 969

Lily was confused by Nicole's response for three seconds before she said, "You don't have to tell me if you don't want to." There was no need for Nicole to force herself to lie to Lily if she didn't want to tell her the truth. What was even more ridiculous was how preposterous her lie was! "You don't believe me, do you?" Nicole snickered in a self-deprecating manner. "I don't quite believe it myself." Lily offered the bowl of soup to her once again. "Drink this. We won't speak of your mother again." Nicole glanced at her with a bewildered expression. "Don't you want to fight for the Devereux family's wealth for your best friend's sake?" "You're 17, not 70. You shouldn't stick your nose into the business of adults. Just focus on your studies. Don't worry too much about anything else." Lily was about to force the bowl of soup into Nicole's hands when the sounds of an argument echoed into the ward from outside. The man's voice was familiar—it was Cory. Nicole pursed her lips. She t