247 Precautionary Measures

Torin was scratching his head as he helped Lyra move her things to Zach's apartment. Then he lowered his head when he met Sheila's piercing gaze.

Auntie Sheila was definitely not happy with what happened, and she was now punishing them. She would not allow Lyra and Torin to live under the same roof before marriage. 

"Stop sighing, Torin! It's not like you're a province apart from Lyra," Sheila chided him with a raised brow. She was not against their relationship at all. Call her conservative, but she definitely had an issue with her daughter living together with a man without marriage.

She knew how Torin felt about Lyra. He would like to marry her, and he had been honest and vocal about it. But it was not that simple. Torin should first get approval from the elders, and especially from her oldest son, Zach…