Chapter 850: Interruption
"I swear, Lily, the moment I figured it out, I planned to come back to you after handling things. I wanted to tell you everything, to make it right."
Before Cai could explain everything, however, they were interrupted by someone as the door opened. Both of them turned toward the interruption, and Lily’s mother, Mrs. Kingston, stepped hesitantly into the room. Her eyes flickered between them, and anyone could see that she was surprised.. For a moment, no one spoke. Then, with a nervous clearing of her throat, she said, "I’m sorry for the interruption. I’ll..." Her voice faltered as her gaze lingered on Lily, then shifted to Cai, softening with an expression that was equal parts guilt and hesitation. She swallowed hard, as though weighing her next words, and finally finished, "I’ll wait in the other room."
However, before she could close the door, Cai stopped her, "Mrs Kingston, please wait a minute."
"What is it?" Mrs. Kingston asked cautiously, staring at the two of them even as her hand tightened on the knob. All these days, Lily had been ignoring any talks between them but she knew it would only be a matter of time when she would have to talk. It seemed like now was that moment.
"I’d like to talk about the recent incident." Cai began...
Her eyes darted toward Lily, then back to Cai, as though searching for an escape route. But after a moment’s hesitation, she drew in a sharp breath and said quickly, "I... I owe you an apology, Cai. For everything that happened."
Her words fell like a stone in the room, heavy and unexpected. Cai blinked, caught off guard by her sudden apology, and tried to respond, but Lily cut him off before he could say a word.
"Wait—what?" Lily’s voice rang out, sharp and incredulous at her mother’s apology. How could she? It took her a moment but it seemed that she was extremely angry at everyone. Cai had barely escaped her wrath and now it was her mother’s turn.
.She pushed herself off the bed, her arms dropping to her sides as all the repressed emotions burst forward. "You’re apologizing to him? Him?" Her voice rose with each word, crackling with the anger she had clearly been holding back all this time.