y felt wa

e toward her had only been so he co

to do with me," Audrey said flatly, wi

t? You're my fiancée. I'm about to marry

who said I shouldn't make things hard for Lillian anymore? Now I'm doing exactly

s left sp

g trouble, but hearing her say it

imself she was ju

for show. We've been engaged since childh

mile, her gaze drifting to the fa

d. She would be

t was real or fake, no longer

arations for Julian and Lillian

nkling fairy lights and delica

y day to shop for wedding item

ments, calling venues and inviting

is work to focus entirely o

alled fake, then what c

ut a word, quietly waiting

day, her parents kn

no one to rely on... We were thinking... maybe she could move b

tiously, afraid Au

blink. "Whatever you de

Beatrice grew bolder. "A wedding is

largest and most comfortable. Could she stay there for n

t out a s

during the ten years she had been missing,

d, seeing it untouched

trophy inside carried

anted Lillian t

After a long pause, she sai

o reassure her. "Lillian is only staying temporarily. Once t

aid noth

was no

once hers, she n

llian arrived with bags

Lillian said deliberately,

ached out as if to t

away instinctively

Lillian stumbled as if she'd been violent