At Dominic Hawthorne’s crowded memorial charity concert, housemaid Cora approached the head table carrying water but stopped when she reached him.
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Chapter 15 / 17
Chapter 15
The wedding date passed.
No wedding.
No replacement event.
No dramatic announcement.
I spent the day with Lily at home.
She chose pancakes for dinner.
Terrible.
Perfect.
At one point she asked:
“Would you still marry Camille if she said sorry?”
“No.”
“Because she took me?”
“Yes.”
“And lied?”
“Yes.”
“And because you don’t love her?”
That one hurt.
“I did love her.”
Lily looked confused.
“Then why no?”
“Love doesn’t repair everything.”
She thought about that.
May you like
Then nodded.
I wished someone had taught me that earlier.
