After having dinner and while Adair is watching cartoon, Lily walks into the kitchen without turning the
light on and calls Rex, asking him to come over now.
She ends the call after a short conversation with Rex. Lily then turns around, wanting to walk out of the
kitchen. However, what she sees is Bree who stands behind her yet she has no idea about when she
has come.
Lily gets startled. She puts her hand on her chest and complains, “Mom, you scared me!”
Initially, Bree walked into the kitchen to get some water for herself. Who knows that she would see Lily
making a call in the kitchen? She is the mother of her daughter. Bree immediately knows what
happened after seeing the fluster on Lily’s face. “Were you calling Rex?”
“Why did you sneak up on me in the dark?” Lily doesn’t answer Bree’s questions and tries to change
the subject.
Bree then pulls Lily into the bedroom beside the kitchen. There’s only two of them in the room. When
the conversation starts, Bree as the mother of Lily, just can’t stop concerning on what’s going on in
Lily’s life now. “What’s going on with you two now?”
Before Lily could fob Bree off, Bree continues, “You better be honest. Don’t lie to me and your dad.”
“…” What Lily plans to say gets stuck in her throat. There’s no other way but to come clean. “His
attitude has changed these days and we have come to an agreement on Adair’s matter. Now Adair
likes and approves his father very much. This is not what I expected initially.”
“What about you?” Bree looks at her in a concerning look, “What do you think of that?”
“I really have no idea…”
“Gosh, look at you,” Bree feels worried about her answer, “How can you not know what you want?
What’s Rex thinking? Does he want you back?”
Lily is embarrassed, “He wants me back.”
Looking at that look on Lily’s face, Bree understands that Lily must have still feel for Rex, or else she
wouldn’t act like this.
Bree sighs, “What you two been through these five years, and Adair now… It is all fated.”
Lily thought Bree is talking about the sorrow in the past, she immediately hugs her, “Mom…”
“I’m alright,” Bree takes a deep breath, “In fact, Rex hadn’t given up on your over the years when you
went missing. He was quite shaken up too. He dealt with the police and he would send stuff to me and
your dad regularly. He didn’t forget about you at all. It’s just that we don’t feel comfortable with him for
what he did to you.”
Although it’s a misunderstanding and Lily is still alive now but the feeling of losing a daughter was too
painful to forget.
Lily understand where Bree is coming from. Even she couldn’t forgive Rex back then, let alone for Bree
and Harry. “Mom, I understand. If you guys don’t want us to go back together, then I won’t.”
After everything she had been through, Lily doesn’t want any complications anymore. All she wants is
to have a peaceful life and raise Adair into a responsible adult.
Bree becomes silent after hearing Lily’s answer. She continues speaking after she did some thinking,
“Lily, it’s true that your dad and I still couldn’t let go of what happened for now but what we both want is
for you to be happy. You have your own child now. I know you can make a living yourself but you will
still feel lonely. It is not good for Adair either. If you really think Rex is the one for you, we won’t say a
word. This time, you must make a cautious decision.”
The biggest concern for parents will always be the happiness of their children. Looking at how Lily is
now, Bree doesn’t feel happy at all. Lily is a good kid. She is independent, strong and responsible but
theirs is only so much time that they, as a parent, can accompany her. Bree doesn’t want to see Lily be
left alone if they pass away one day.
Lily is touched by what Bree said to her. She could feel the love in her words. “Mom, what happened
five years ago was a misunderstanding. I’m should take part of the blame too. It’s not entirely his fault.”
Bree pats Lily’s hand, “If you could find a way to forgive him, then we could too.”
Lily hugs Bree in her arms. She realizes that Bree is way thinner than before. When people get olds,
they shrink. They will become shorter and they will weight lighter.
It was a terrible five-year time for them. They aged so much over these five years.
Lily feels sorry for them, “Mom, you can take a load off your mind now. Everything gets better now.”
“I know,” Bree strokes Lily’s back, “You are a mother now. Don’t act childish anymore. Whatever
happens next is up to your decision. You won’t need to worry about your dad and me. As long as you
are happy, then we will be happy for you too.”
Lily’s eyes become red. She is so grateful to have Bree and Harry as her parents, “Mom, thank you.”
“Silly girl. What are you talking about? You’re our only daughter, of course, we want you to be happy,”
Bree raises her hand to wipe off the tears on her face, “Now that you are back and if you don’t plan to
leave, make sure you complete your resignation procedure over there. Your dad and I are waiting for
you to come home.”
Lily nods, “Yes, mom.”
“It’s getting late now. I’ll get you some dumplings, you can reheat and eat if you feel hungry at night,”
Bree pulls open the door and enters the kitchen. She scoops some freshly-cooked dumplings from the
pot into an electronic lunchbox and passes it to Lily, “Let Rex try these too.”
Lily is surprised. She didn’t expect Bree to mention Rex under such circumstances. She feels like
something has touched the softest spot in her heart.
Two people she cares the most is caring about each other as well.
“Mom…”
Bree pushes her out to the living room, “Alright, alright. Don’t let Adair see you like this.”
They chatted for a while before Rex texts Lily that he has arrived. The reason he didn’t make a call is
that he probably thinks it is not convenient for her to pick up the phone at home.
Before Lily leaves, she gives her parents a bank card, “Mom, Dad, this is part of my savings in the UK.
There’ll be a fixed amount of money deposits into the account every month. Use the money when you
need to.”
She knows Bree and Harry doesn’t need the money to live but she wants to give them more.
“It’s alright. You use it yourself. Your mom and I have enough money to live. We don’t need yours.”
Harry pushes back the bank card and tries to put it back into Lily’s pocket.
Lily dodges, “I have got some money for myself too. There’s no need to be frugal. Just buy whatever
you like. The British Pounds value is higher anyway.”
“But we don’t need it,” Harry insists to return the bank card.
Lily gets a little bit hasty, “Dad, stop it. See it as a way for me to make it up to you both, alright?”
Bree quickly stops their argument and tells Harry, “Stop it you both. Harry, just take it, alright? It kind of
reminds us to be proud of our daughter, isn’t it?”
“But…”
“No more but-s. Adair is tired,” Bree leads Lily out of the door and exhorts her, “Go now. Give me a call
when you arrive home.”
Lily is afraid that Harry wouldn’t let her go, so she quickly walks out into the corridor.
She walks Adair to the entrance and sees Rex’s car stop at the sideway. Res has stepped out of the
car and is waiting for them.
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