Chapter 20 Naive (I)

Lily Parker wasn't quite sure how she had managed to get back to her university. By the time she made it to her dorm room, her legs were numb. She collapsed onto her bed, feeling alternating waves of heat and cold wash over her. Even though her eyes were dry and sore, tears flowed uncontrollably, mocking her foolishness.

Perhaps she should never have been with Ethan Hart from the start. Their backgrounds were worlds apart. He belonged to the elite while she was from a much humbler background. Being together seemed almost doomed, a union unlikely to gain approval.

She recalled the phone call she received from her mother a few days ago. Her mother reminded her to focus on her studies and, upon graduating, to choose a suitable young man from her father's circle of students for courtship and eventual marriage. This way, they'd know his background, and her parents could rest easy. It dawned on her then that she had never mentioned Ethan to her parents, Ethan, whom she so deeply loved.

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