Axel cupped her face and pressed his lips to hers. She was too shocked and confused, she tried to pull away from the kiss but Axel held her firmly. She couldn't reciprocate, all she did was part her lips and let Axel do the work. After a few more seconds, he pulled away from her and she smiled shyly at him. Her cheeks were bright red. “Wh… why did you do that?” She whispered. He ran his eyes on her body and looked up at her again.“Are you done with the book?” He asked instead, he ignored her question. “No, not yet. I still have like a hundred pages left. I will be done by tomorrow.” She replied as she stared at the page she was reading and closed the book.“You read so slow.”“Hmm.” She responded and nodded her head.“Did you finish high school?” He asked and nodded in response.“Yeah, but it wasn't really a good high school and I am also not really a brilliant person. I don't know most things.” “I can see that.” Axel replied and she furrowed her brows.“I am dumb?” She asked.“
“I’m sorry Lily.” Nora apologized as Axel held her to stop her from staggering as they made their way out of the ballroom.“It's fine.” Lily giggled in response. Max also trailed behind them too. They got out and Axel helped her into the car, he also got in and Nora waved at them as the chauffeur drove off. “Hey.” Max called and Nora turned to him with a questioning look. “Aren't you curious about the book?” He asked and Nora shrugged.“No, not really. Why?” She asked and he exhaled.“It is just that, anytime Lily is reading it, she always has these confused expressions on, like it... ““So?” Nora cut him off.“It is confusing her.” He replied.“It doesn't matter. Axel gave her the book to read, it is none of your business. Axel knows she isn't so brilliant when he gave the book to her, he knows she is confused so stay out of it. Why are you so bothered about it anyway?” Nora asked and he shook his head.“It's fine, it's nothing.” He muttered and Nora rolled her eyes at him, she tur
THE NEXT DAYMORNINGLily walked down the stairs with the book in her hand, she had just a few pages left and she couldn't wait to be done. She got to the living room and paused as she read a paragraph. She was done reading the paragraph and she looked up to see Axel staring at her. He was dressed casually but it looked like he was about to leave the house.“Axel.” Lily called with a smile and walked towards him.“Good morning.” She greeted him with a smile.“Morning.” Axel replied then tried to walk away from her but she hurriedly stood in his presence.“What?” He asked with a stern look and Lily’s smile faded a little.“Nothing.” She replied and moved away. Axel clenched his jaw and turned to her.“What is it? What do you want?” He asked, calmly this time. Lily avoided eye contact this time.“Are you leaving now?” She asked.“Hmm.” Axel responded.“Okay.”“Was that what you wanted to say?” He asked and she shook her head in response. Her head was bowed a little.“Speak up, Lily.”
Lily watched Axel walk away, she kept wondering if she heard him correctly. Her father’s burial? Why did he mention it out of the blue and how did he find out her father wasn't buried yet?Lily’s mood was ruined immediately, she wasn't happy anymore. The memories she thought she had successfully buried came rushing in and tears welled up in her eyes. She rushed up to her room and fell on her bed immediately, she started to cry and cried herself to sleep.*******THE NEXT DAYMORNING Lily was sluggish as she got dressed, she had a thousand thoughts going through her head. If Axel was really serious about getting her father buried, that means she has to accept the reality of him being dead and let go.She wasn't ready to do that, not anytime soon.The door to her room opened and a maid walked in.“Ma’am.” The maid called and Lily slowly turned to her as she brushed down her hair. “Mr. Blackwell is waiting for you, ma’am.” The maid said and Lily nodded, she stood up and walked out wi
Max snapped out of his thoughts and hurriedly pulled away from Lily.“A… are you okay?” He asked and held her shoulder, Lily breathed heavily and nodded in response. She looked up at Max and he noticed she was crying already.“Hey, it's okay.” He said softly and tried to move closer to her but he heard footsteps approaching them, he stopped immediately and took a step back from her.Axel got to them and before he could say anything, Max walked away. Axel stood in front of Lily as she cried and tried to catch her breath.“Are you okay?” He asked and she shook her head in response, she tried to wipe her tears but they kept falling, at that point, the death of the Russians wasn't the only reason she was crying, she kept thinking about everything relating to death, including her father. “I want to go home.” She muttered and sniffed.“I am not done yet.” Axel replied.“Then tell Max to take me home.” She said and glanced at Max who looked like he was lost in thought as he stood next to A
Lily folded her arms and looked out the window as Axel drove, as upset as she was, she still admired everything Axel drove past that she thought was beautiful. It was late already, Lily was tired, upset, and hungry. She made sure she didn't talk to Axel all day even though it was really hard for her, she was mad at him for letting her stay and see things she wasn't supposed to see. She couldn't wait till they got home so she could have dinner and finally get some rest.After what seemed like forever to her, Axel drove into the mansion and parked the car. Immediately, she got out of the car and entered the house. She didn't bother to go up to her room to change into comfortable wear, she headed straight to the dining room.Dinner was already ready, she took a seat immediately and started to eat. She wasn't expecting Axel and he also didn't show up till she was done with her meal. She headed to her room when she was done, due to how exhausted she was, she changed her clothes, lay on
“Hurry.” Lily heard a distant voice say as she kept seeing different faint lights. Her eyes kept opening and closing on their own. She couldn't control them, she couldn't control any part of her body. She felt numb.“She needs immediate surgery.” Another voice said and she saw blurry faces of people dressed in a blue dress. “Lily.” She heard another voice call her name, she couldn't recognize whose voice it was, she wasn't processing anything at the moment. “It is okay, you will be fine.” Another voice said as her eyes closed and she passed out. **********“It's morning already, she isn't showing any signs of waking up.” Nora whispered to Max as she watched Lily from where they were seated, Max was also staring and he shrugged in response to Nora’s question. “We just have to stay positive.” He replied, keeping his voice low too.Nora turned to Max and poked him, he turned to her and gave her a questioning look.“He hasn't looked away from her since she was brought into the ward.”
“I will help you with that.” Nora said to Lily as she tried to put on her jacket by herself. “Thank you.” Lily muttered in response as Nora took the jacket from her and helped her in putting it on. It was night already and Lily had already been discharged, according to the doctor, she would be fine. Luckily, her injury was just minor because it was at the upper part of her stomach. The knife missed her lungs and every other vital organ. All she had to do was use her drugs at the proper time so she would be healthy again.“Where is Axel?” Lily asked as Nora pulled her up gently. Ever since Axel left in the morning, he hasn't returned yet and Lily was worried.“He is at home already, he is waiting for you.” Nora replied and she smiled a little.They both walked out of the ward but at a slow pace because Lily couldn't walk normally. Thirty minutes passed and they arrived at Axel’s estate, Nora drove into the mansion and parked the car. She and Nora walked out of the house and headed