Chapter 262

She totally did that on purpose. Everyone had already started working in the garden. Lots of people around, lots of eyes. If she hugged Broderick here, there's no way it wouldn't reach Leslie. She figured, if she didn't hug him now, she might never get another chance. Her long-time crush, the one she'd liked for so many years. Broderick had zero clue Lillian was gonna pull a stunt like this. His face darkened instantly, stormy with rage. You could literally feel the anger coming off him like a firestorm. "Are you out of your mind?!" Without even thinking, Broderick shoved Lillian off him hard. It was like swallowing a huge green fly-straight-up nausea and disgust. Lillian wasn't expecting him to be that rough; she let out a small cry and hit the ground hard. Her palm scraped painfully against the rough textured pavement-skin torn, blood seeping out. She looked down at her hand and saw it streaked with red. Tears welled up in her eyes, blurring her vision, but Broderick's harsh expressi