Margaret, Aiden's mother was in the kitchen preparing their dinner. Seeing Aiden at the entrance, she got somewhat confused. It has been barely a few minutes since Aiden had left for a party and he was back already. She spoke up, "Why are you back, Aiden? Weren't you.." but couldn't complete when she got the sight of Lilian entering the house following Aiden. She narrowed her eyes and turned to Aiden as if asking who was the girl? Reading her facial expression, Aiden volunteered the answer, "She is Lilian, Mom. Our Lilian." Christian, Aiden's father who was sitting in the living room immediately turned to Aiden hearing his words and then shifted his gaze to Lilian. Margaret and Christian immediately made their way to Lilian. "Lilian?" Lilian smiled brightly but her eyes brimming with tears as she also took steps forward and hugged Christian, "I missed you, Uncle." Margaret caressed her hair as she spoke up being all teary, "Lilian? Where were you, dear? We searched for you every
Shane just got to close his eyes for at most 20 minutes before he got wide awake. The same thought was going on in his mind. "Did I make this girl helpless? Where could she be now?" He couldn't help but get angry at Lahaina. For this girl, he had to do this. Otherwise, he would never get Lilian here to make her go through all this. He was angry with Karen too. What would have happened if she let Lilian stay here! He couldn't just understand. Did he just make her homeless to get his future remain planned according to him! Did he become selfish! Though it came from him only, the right instant, he was enraged. Selfish was a word, he hated with a passion. He couldn't digest it to get himself described with the word.He wasn't selfish. He never was and that's why he was here, handling business. Otherwise, he loved his dream of having a career as an artist. He wasn't sure he would have been world-famous but he made himself familiar with his paintings in his earlier days of college. And
"Are you even hearing yourself?"Shane couldn't help almost yelling at Karen. "Why will Lahaina live with us here? That too with Lilian here!" "Why? Doesn't she trust you?" Karen shot back, "Let me check who's more compatible with this family." Yeah, that's right. But... Elena couldn't get to agree with Karen and supported Shane, "Granny, don't you think you are pushing it way too much? Let Shane decide whatever he wants to do." "Exactly." Willow joined in supporting Shane. Shane got trying to recall a moment when his two sisters supported him, even in front of their granny. No, there wasn't any. He frowned at them thinking what's the matter with them? Karen too was shocked facing their strange behaviour. Clarke should have supported her. But no. Karen thought and tried to get control over the situation, "Clarke, why aren't you saying anything?" "Mom, let them be. We have forced Shane once. I don't think we should do it any second time." Shane was shocked to see his father reall
Lahaina is also going to be at my place.Shane's voice echoed in Lilian's mind.What would she do? What if Lahaina recognized her? Though it had been a long time, Aiden recognized her. So, she wasn't sure about Lahaina.Lilian was considering if she should tell everything to Shane especially the truth about her identity. Would he believe and help her?Believing wasn't the problem though. The actual problem was Lahaina."Come." Shane said and walked to his car only to stop after a few steps as he didn't feel any presence beside him. He turned and found Lilian still in her place and she seemed to be in deep thought. "What happened?"His voice got Lilian out of her thoughts."Shane, I have some work to do now. I will be at your place in an hour."Before Shane could ask what work she had gotten to do in an unknown place, his phone rang off.He took out the phone and seeing the caller ID, he couldn't get to ignore it."Wait a moment." saying this to Lilian, Shane answered the call, "If it’s
"I know." Lilian smiled at Shane. "But then I thought why do I need to be picked up to get my home, right?" Shane nodded at her smilingly and parted his lips, about to say something but Lahaina interrupted, "It's not your home yet." She couldn't believe Shane had chosen this girl over her and she was already considering Shane's place as her home. "Well, it's going to be very soon." Shane countered. "Lahaina, I really love Lilian and I don't think I will ever be able to think of someone else as my life partner other than her. So, you had better stop running after me now." Lahaina parted her lips to say something but nothing came out for a few moments. Shane was happy to think that Lahaina was going to stop now and they wouldn't have to drag their drama anymore. After all who would be this shameless to willingly become a third wheel? But no. Lahaina had to prove him wrong. She wasn't going to back away, "I can't Shane. I thought of you the same way you thought of her." "Really?" Li
"Watch your words, young lady. She is my friend come sister_in_law." Willow uttered in a stern voice to the salesgirl. "I am sorry, Ma'am. I didn't know." Willow dismissed her apology statement shrugging and turned to Lilian, "Lilian, it's my boutique. And no way, I am taking money from you." Lilian tried to say something but Willow spoke up remembering her earlier behavior, "Don't tell me you.." Lilian got totally silent and Willow turned to the salesgirl again, "Pack the dresses, I chose earlier." Before Lilian could say something, the girl was already on her way to do as she was told. "Willow, please. It's not necessary. I have enough dresses. I don't need all these." Willow turned to her and making a serious face, she spoke up, "It's a 'thank you' gift for you." Lilian was bewildered. What did I possibly do for her to thank me! Lilian asked hesitantly, "Thank you! For what?" "Well, you will get to know but not now." Willow shrugged. Leaving that thought aside, for now, Li
"Granny wants what?" Shane asked when Lilian got silent. Lilian turned to Shane and then again behind him as she moved her hands away from Shane's shoulder and tried to take a step back but Shane's hold on her waist didn't let her. "What happened?" Shane asked when he saw Lilian's shocked expression. The music also got finished getting everyone around to applaud for the people on the dance floor. Shane also looked around and caught sight of Aiden. Let's deal with this first and then I would talk to Lilian. Thinking this, he walked to him holding Lilian's hand. Aiden also walked forward to reach them with different thoughts crossing his mind. Getting near, he reached out his hand with a file, "Sir, the file." "You could just have left it at my place, Aiden. Anyways, thank you." Mack told him to leave the file at Shane's place but for some reason, he didn't want to do it. He was just trying to avoid an encounter but he wasn't expecting this to face instead. When Shane saw Aiden st
Lilian entered the room while saying, "You are not very hospitable, Ms. Frances." Lahaina thought and tried to fake ignorance, "Who are you talking to? Who is Frances? I am Lahaina Marshall." though she was getting cold frets already. "Of course. I also thought so. But.." Lilian didn't complete her sentence but Lahaina knew it all from the expression on her face. "Who the hell told you all this crap?" Shocked would be an understatement for Lahaina. How come she got to know about her? Her eyes got widened when she found Lilian knowing even more about her. "I just meet a friend of yours at the party, you know. He was saying all this. About your Mom seducing someone to.." What if she said this to Shane and Karen? If they believed Lilian, then she would be cut loose within a moment. Lahaina straight got to the point, "What do you want from me?" Lilian smiled sarcastically, "This is true? I thought.." Lahaina was dumbfounded. She should have denied it till the end just. She thought