Chapter 106 Chapter106 - Minty Macarons-03

"May I ask you a question?" Kevin said, causing the brown of her eyes to meet the blue of his. "Anything." Lily said, a confidence oozing from her body as she said the word. "You said your Aunt sold your mother's ring to pay for the funeral." Kevin began, not failing to notice the flash of pain that emerged in her eyes at the single mention of her past. "But didn't you say your parents had good positions in the company they worked at?" "I... I don't know much about it, to be honest. At the time, I... I didn't care nor did I pay attention. I was ten, Kevin. I wanted my parents back and that was it." Lily said honestly. "My Aunt took care of the costs, the paperwork, everything else. I was too young to understand the financial aspect of losing a loved one. I never cared about the money. It could never buy back my Dad's laugh nor my Mom's smile. I... She was going to sell Dad's ring too but I managed to steal it from her cupboard before she could get