Chapter 828

Monica stared at Lily with that mocking smirk. "Lily, can you stop pretending like you're above everyone? If your husband came from some fancy background, wouldn't you be dying to show him off? Who are you trying to fool?" Stephen frowned, clearly irritated, and jumped in to defend Lily. "Monica, that's enough." "Oh really? Why should I shut up?" Monica shot back at him, her eyes narrowing. "Stephen, if you were half a man, you'd take responsibility for me instead of pining after her. You slept with me, and now you're here acting like she's still your one and only. Open your eyes—she's married now! Married!" Stephen's face turned grim. He stood up and looked at Lily. "Lily, let's go." She didn't move. So he walked over, trying to coax her. "You don't need to sit here and listen to all this crap. Come on, let's leave." Still, she didn't budge. "Lily… Look, I messed up before. She tricked me, okay? Let's get out of here and talk. Please," Stephen said quietly, then, in front of everyone,