Chapter 951

"Sure." Lily nodded. She couldn't say no when she met Nicole's sincere and innocent gaze. Nicole smiled, revealing her pointed tooth. Cory offered to drive Lily home, but she declined and took a cab back instead. The moment she reached home, she received a text from Cory. "Ms. Joyner, are you home yet?" "Yes. How about you?" "We just got back. Thanks for helping Nicole today. As a guy, I'm absolutely clueless when it comes to what's going on in her mind. I might be able to help with her studies, but she doesn't really have anyone to confide in. I hope you don't mind taking a little time to reply to her texts whenever you're free." So, the siblings weren't living with their mother. From Cory's tone, it sounded like it had been ages since she last cared for Nicole. It was indeed challenging for a man to raise his younger sister alone. "Don't mention it," Lily responded. "I hope I can actually be of help." She set down her phone after Cory thanked her, then leaned against th