Stay Broken

The woman's last statement made Lily stare at her for a few seconds. This time, the sadness in the woman's voice was too apparent, Lily could feel it vibrate through her. "You — are you my grandfather's fiance?"

She was originally expecting the woman to deny it. But the tear that rolled on the woman's cheeks was enough to answer her question.

"Grandmother?"

Both Lily and Madam Luo looked at the young man, probably in his early twenties, approached them. "Grandmother?" his gray eyes examined the older woman before she looked at Lily. "Did you say something to her?"

"Claude, where are your manners?" Madam Luo's voice turned steely. "Is that how you would talk to a lady?" Her words were cold, yet comforting. Something similar to Lilian's voice.

"Grandmother, are you alright?" he turned his eyes to the older woman. "Did you hurt yourself?"

"I am fine. Apologize to Madam Zhou."

"I — " guilt flashed in the man's eyes.