Chapter 937

"Terence wasn't like this before!" Maryanne replied without hesitation. "Exactly. So you—" "But he is now behaving exactly like that, which proves he is that kind of person." Maryanne cut Lily off. "There's a saying—'you'll never truly know someone until the stakes get real.'" Lily fell silent. As expected, she shouldn't have pinned any hopes on someone as oblivious as Maryanne to pick up on the subtleties she was trying to imply. "Lily, thank goodness you didn't end up marrying Terence. He's no good at all!" Maryanne sniffled and actually started crying. "Mary." Lily's tone turned firmer. "Trust Terence. He would never cause you any harm. Just take care of your mom and yourself, alright?" No matter what she said, Maryanne just kept sniffing and whining. All Lily could do was listen, and when she couldn't take it anymore, she would chime in with a few curses of her own. They kept at it until dinner was ready, and only then did she finally hang up. After all that, she no longer f