Chapter 203

Meanwhile, Lily got into her car, slamming the door with force. Her heart was pounding, her eyes stinging, but she refused to cry. She started the engine and drove off without knowing where she was headed. The streets were full of people, cars passing in blurs as she sped through them. The anger inside her only grew with each passing second. Her hands clenched around the steering wheel until her knuckles turned white. Her mind was blank, yet her chest was full, full of years of swallowed pain, humiliation, and everything she’d never said until today. The words she had thrown at David still echoed in her head, each one cutting like glass, but it was the truth every single word. She finally said everything she had buried inside for years. Her lips pressed together tightly. “If he has even a bit of conscience left…” she muttered bitterly, eyes focused on the road ahead, “he’ll leave me alone.” The morning wind brushed against her hair through the half-open window. She didn’t know where sh