Chapter 8

Emma's POV

Lily poked her head in, concern etched on her face. “Are you alright?”

I forced a smile, taking the glass of cold water she offered. “Thank God she gave in, but she won’t let this go. I need to find a way out of this.”

“Why don’t you just meet the man?” Lily suggested cautiously.

“Because I don’t want complications in my life. Things are finally starting to get sorted.”

Lily didn’t push the subject further, but I could see the unspoken questions in her eyes. Why was I so against the idea of marriage? It wasn’t something I openly discussed, not with anyone. They wouldn’t understand. They couldn’t possibly grasp the reality I had grown up in.

Well, I didn't want to think all that at the moment. But I could not help it with my mom after my life.

Yes, she was right, I even avoided the topic of marriage and avoided meeting men, for the most part. They were chauvinistic, arrogant, and selfish. My father was the prime example, but he was far from the only one

I had seen it in ot