Chapter 117: Lily Arrested

Lily's steady breathing made Derrick aware she was fast asleep but he was still unable to sleep. He wished Luis was around at this moment but he was still not back from Mexico. He was handling everything on his own and didn't even know what was happening or how to handle it any more.

He carefully got out of bed not waking Lily up and left the bed. It was 3 a.m. He took a quick shower, changed his clothing, and left the bedroom for his study. After working himself up with office work, he was now tired and he fell asleep on his laptop.

Knock! Knock! Came the sound on the study room's door. Derrick got up abruptly, his face a little puffy from lack of sleep and the laptop keypad traced to his face. He scanned his environment and remembered he had come to his study. The knock on the door came again, startling him. He composed himself and responded in a deep hoarse voice.

"Came in," he cleared his throat to sound better and repeated his sentence.

One of the servants walked in looking like s