Chapter 307

Riyana’s lips parted, but nothing came out. Lily turned away, her hands shaking. “I really thought you were different.” This felt wrong. This felt unfair. Riyana didn’t understand why Lily was reacting like this. “I don’t....” Riyana tried. “Lily, I don’t understand what you’re saying.” Lily let out a long, shaky breath and finally sat back down. She looked tired. Like she had suddenly been pulled back into a life she didn’t want to remember. “Of course you don’t,” she said softly. “You don’t know.” Riyana shook her head. “I know you married David. I know you were his secretary before. I know you left because he kept seeing his ex even after marriage. That’s all.” Lily smiled bitterly. “That’s only the surface.” She looked up at the sky, as if gathering courage. “Do you remember,” she said slowly, “when I once told you that sometimes, when I look at you, I see my past?” Riyana nodded. Her hands clenched into fists without her realizing it. “I wasn’t joking,” Lily said. “And I wasn’t ex