Humiliation

Lily stood in a corner while trying to look for any sign of Rayan. She couldn't find him, even though half an hour had passed since she came to join the banquet. The banquet was already in full swing as well-known people from different backgrounds mingled together, ate, danced, and enjoyed all kinds of activities Camilla and Benjamin had arranged. Lily recognized some of the people from the previous gatherings she had attended, while the rest of the people were unknown to her. Ironically, there was not a single person she could talk to. It was already making her feel suffocated. The only people she was familiar with and could openly talk to were the helpers and butlers of the house. She had made good friends with three maids and a butler. Andrea and Molly were around her age, while Petra was a middle-aged woman. Her husband, Leo, was one of the butlers on the estate. They were the only people she could talk to besides Rayan, or else she would have died of loneliness and suffocation.