Chapter 171

~Lily~

“Hey mom! You made anything special today?” I asked playing it cool.

Had to wait till the next day as it would be outright weird if I go ask her some underlying questions. She might catch right on since I never really stuck around more than when I came to take my food.

And it wasn’t like I didn’t feel bad or anything about it. It was just that it felt strange and keeping my distance while maintaining our so-called fake status was the best I could do.

“Are you trying to say that all I’ve been preparing wasn't special?” She uttered in shock like she was hurt, having her mouth wide agape, with her hand on her chest, acting like it was a direct blow to her heart.

If I didn’t know any better I would have fallen for it but I laughed it off. “Come on mom, you know what I mean.” I stood behind her with my hands hugging her tightly from the back.

I wouldn’t lie that there were many times I wished she was truly my mom. She was the best and I always felt guilty for