Chapter 246:
My lips curved into a smile.
Grandmother Halton's joke about Dafa and his future socks lingered in the air, warm and light. For a moment, the weight of funeral flowers and hidden enemies lifted. I could almost pretend we were just two women, bound by love, sharing stories in a sunlit room.
But then I remembered Lilith.
Did she still with Mrs. Minerva Halton? Did she accept her offering?
The thought struck me like a cold hand on my heart.
I really wished Lilith could change to be a better person. I had seen glimpses of it, the way she defended me at the dinner, the way her voice cracked when she said she was trying. But Minerva was persistent. Minerva was patient. Minerva knew exactly which wounds to press and which words to whisper.
What if Lilith had stayed in the garden? What if Minerva could make her to be her pawn?
I stood up from the piano bench, my legs unsteady.
