Chapter 218

The silence thickened. Then David finally spoke. “You lied to me.” His voice was calm. Too calm. But Lily felt the weight behind those four words. She looked at him, her voice steady but soft. “I know. I'm sorry " David didn’t move. He didn’t blink. His face stayed empty. For the first time, Lily understood. He wasn’t calm. He wasn’t cold. He was holding himself together. He was stopping something inside him from breaking open. She clenched the strap of her bag. “David… we can talk later. Not in front of Danish.” David looked away again. And his reply was like ice. “Later won’t change anything.” Lily’s heart squeezed painfully. Because she knew what he meant. Nothing would bring back the years they lost. Nothing would fix what happened. Nothing would erase the lies, the pain, the distance. But she still whispered, “I know " David stood up slowly. His height, his presence, his silence filled the whole room. “Miss Aurora, why don’t we have dinner together?” David said, his eyes were shar