NovelUpdateChapter 256
Chapter 256
Lily's heart almost melted from Maryanne's affection.
Terence returned to the car and glanced at the two of them through the rearview mirror occasionally. His lips
curved into a faint smile. Maryanne had already picked out the spot for food. Drinking must be accompanied by
barbeque,
AL 4:00p.m., there were no other customers in the barbeque restaurant. They chose a table on the rooftop
terrace near the fireplace.
The setting sun painted the sloy in a hue that cast a red glow on them, and the warmth from the fireplace and
heating kept the chill away,
Lily had a glass of amber-colored cocktail in her hand. The drink had a low alcohol content and tasted good. It
was the sbrand Terence had once brought to her
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There are other flavors here too. You can try them out, Terence said and pointed at the colorful selection of
cocktails on the rack. "I've booked a room for the both of you at the hotel next door. You can crash there if you
have had too much."
Lily hesitated when she heard Terence. She didn't know if Hazel was at her place. If Hazel was there and she
wasn't going home, Lily needed to let her know,
Only then did she pull out her phone to read through the unread messages. Swere from the store's group
chat and a reminder from Landon that she had work
tomorrow.
Another message was one from Nadia. The timestamp on Nadia's message showed it was sent just as Lily had
tumed off her phone
Nadia had noticed the n"Layla" when she was going through the second-round shortlist for the Avelon
Designs Competition, and she purposefully messaged to ask if it was Lily.
Lily replied to Nadia that she was Layla and explained apologetically that she had been in a closed competition
for the past few days, which just ended. She scrolled further down and didn't see any messages or missed calls
from Hazel Lily realized she had expected too much. Hazel probably didn't even remember when her competition
ended.
Maryanne noticed Lily's hesitation and whined unhappily, "Lily, ever since you got married, I've never slept with
you. That won't do! You're sleeping withtonight!"
"Okay," Lily agreed and put down her phone.
"Come! Keep drinking!" Maryanne chirped and opened another bottle of cocktail.
of the siblings, Maryanne was in charge of drinking with Lily, while Terence made sure Lily ate. It wouldn't be
good to drink on an empty stomach and suffer from discomfort after.
Lily's alcohol tolerance wasn't very high, but for sreason, her mind remained unusually clear tonight.
Maryanne was slurring her words and starting spouting one nonsense after another. Lily, on the other hand,
lowered her head and becsilent, her cheeks flushing red. Yet, Lily's eyes remained sharp and alert.
"Lily, I'll send Maryanne to the hotel first. Wait forhere and don't wander oft alone," Terence instructed. He
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Lily stood up, intending to go with them when she heard Terence. But unexpectedly, her legs gave out as soon as
she stood and collapsed back into her chair.
Terence quickly reached out and steadied her. He said, "Stay here and wait forto cback."
"Okay." Lily could only wait patiently.
The trip from the barbeque restaurant to the hotel was only about five minutes, but there were steps to climb.
If she were to stagger and fall, she wouldn't be able to go to work tomorrow. She had already lost the
competition, so she had to seize the opportunity to work and take it seriously. Suddenly the phone on the comer
of the table rang, and it was a call from Timothy. Lily took a look at the screen and swiped it to answer.
"Mrs. Fulton, Mr. Fulton would like to see you. Could you cto the office? Timothy asked politely.
"No," Lily replied without hesitation.
Timothy was surprised and asked, "Why not?"
Lily smiled mockingly and said, "Because | don't want to see him."
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