Chapter 125 All That For What? Death-just the word alone felt unbearably heavy to them now. It used to be something far off, something distant. But now, it was real; it was heavy; it hurt Because Lillian could be gone at any moment.
She was about to say something else when Ethan's phone rang.
It was Madeline.
"You need to cback. Your father's waiting for you." Madeline's tone on the phone wasn't great.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtAnd ever since Ethan's father, Judson, handed the company over to him, he'd hardly ever interfered again.
Now, this was, the second tin just a few days that he'd asked to see him. Ethan didn't need to guess whatever it was, it wasn't good.
"I'm still "Ethan, don't makebeg. You know Lillian can't take another hit." Before Ethan could finish, Madeline cut him off coldly over the phone.
He glanced down at Lillian, who was still holding on to his sleeve, and finally relented with a sigh, “Got it.” He hung up and looked at her.
Lillian had overheard Madeline on the call. Slowly, she let go of his sleeve, bit by bit. "You should go." When Madeline got angry, she wasn't playing around.
And just like Madeline said-Lillian's body really couldn't take any more shocks right now.
Meanwhile, on Stella's end.
She received a message from Lillian: "Ethan said once I move into Verdant Villa, he's going to replace the curtains in my room with sunflower-patterned ones." Stella replied: "Then you better start picking out curtains." What a showoff. Hah. Just four days left. Let's see how Ethan wraps this up.
The heir to Rivermount's most powerful family, left completely humiliated-hilarious.
Back at the hospital. Seeing how indifferent Stella's reply was, a flicker of venom crossed Lillian's eyes.
Just as she was about to send another message, Susan walked in.
Lillian quickly deleted the message and handed her phone to a nearby nurse. "Thanks." "You're welcome." The nurse took the phone, gave Susan a respectful smile, and stepped out.
Susan's smile didn't waver. "Sof Everything settled with Verdant Villa?" 11:56 AM Chapter 125 All That For What? She was going to marry Ethan. She was going to live in Verdant Villa.
+8 Pearls When Susan brought up Seaflats Cove. Lillian nodded. "Yeah. He even said when I move in, he'll change the curtains to sunflowers," Susan's smile deepened.
"He really does care about you. You need to treasure that Hearing her words, something twinged in Lillian's chest. Would she and Ethan really have a future together? She hoped they would. Once her health recovered, she wouldn't dare take things for granted anymore. People had to cherish life, after all.
The lawyer's been trying to find you these past few days. Mom, are you still hung up on Stella Lillian asked softly.
After everything that had blown up between Stella and the Reed family, she figured Susan would've been the first to sign the severance papers.
But instead, she'd been avoiding the lawyer.