Sohan and everyone were sitting. Lilith was picking her fingers.
"Mahira?" Sohan said.
She looked up.
Her family were all holding their ears.
"We are very sorry Lily," they said.
Lilith's tears came down.
They all stood up.
She stood up too.
They pulled her into a family group hug.
She sniffed.
"This belongs to you," Sohan said, wearing her necklace OTG The Gem of the Obsidian Trial around her neck.
She hugged her father.
Nikolai came out.
"Lily, Mila is awake," he said.
"What?" she said.
She looked at him.
"The doctor called and said she was crying and called Mama… milk. I think hunger woke her up," Nikolai said.
She quickly took milk from the fridge and warmed it.
"Let's go," she said.
They left.
Three minutes later…
Lilith ran into the hospital quickly.
She saw Mila pulling the sheets while tears rolled down her cheeks.
"Hmmmmmmm," Mila cried.
"Baby, you hungry?" Lily said.
Mila made grabbing hands toward her.
Everyone entered.
Lilith opened the bottle and slowly placed it into Mila's mouth.
Mila immediately drank her milk.
"We wanted to give her an injection, and then we saw her awake. She kept saying milk and Dada Mama," the doctor said.
Lily wiped her tears.
"Miwk!" Mila said with a giggle.
Lily chuckled.
Sohan smiled at his granddaughter.
"Hi Dada," Mila said, making grabbing hands toward Nikolai.
"Hey baby," Nikolai said.
Both parents kissed her cheeks.
She giggled.
Nikolai signed the papers.
Sohan held Mila.
"Hello Sweetheart," he said.
"Hiii," Mila said, waving.
"Awwww so cute," Nihal said.
She waved at her uncles.
They left.
It was morning.
Nikolai kissed his daughter.
"Bye Bye Mila," he said.
"Ba Ba Dada," Mila said while sitting in Riyana's arms.
Lilith kissed her baby.
"Ba Ba Mama," Mila said.
Lilith got on her bike and left for school.
"Aren't you cute," Rafsan said, making her giggle even more.
The tests were done.
"That test is very hard," Lily said.
"Honestly it is. What the fuck was that!?" Wiktoria said.
"Others cheated though," Gloria said.
"Yeah," Wiktor said.
They all sat in the garden talking.
"Oh Lily, how is Mila?" Gloria said.
"She woke up last night. She was hungry. The doctor called," Lily said.
"My family came from New York. They're with her," Lilith said.
"So weekend we can come?" Gloria said.
"Yeah. Let's finish all these hell of tests," she said, wiping her forehead.
"Hey Guys!" Eric said.
Aram's group sat beside them.
"Hi," they all said.
"Weekend then?" Miori said.
"Yeah!" they all replied.
Lilith's phone dinged.
She opened the message.
It was from her brothers.
A picture showed Mila's hair tied into two little ponytails with butterfly clips.
Uncle's duties. — Ariz.
She smiled.
She typed on her phone while continuing to talk with her friends, nodding and listening.
Diana and her group were watching them.
"That test was hard," Dominik said, wiping his hands.
Bianca smiled at her phone.
"Nikolai Devereaux is so handsome and his company just hit $30 trillion," she said.
Diana looked at the screen.
"They said his wife left with their child in anger and nobody knows where they are. Some say she came back and he got them while others posted his engagement with another Indian ministry daughter, but it was a lie," Tiffany said.
"He is so handsome. I want him too," Diana said.
"It will be a hit if any company gets a deal with him," Peter said.
They all agreed.
"He is the King of Kings of the Underworld, rules Mafias and Russia itself," Zeno said.
They continued talking.
At the café…
Lily sat writing a list.
Some other senior students walked in.
These were the same students everyone had been talking about.
The bullies.
The brats.
Venom Syndicate.
There were 8 members.
Girls
Laetitia — Half Canadian Half French.Ramona — Half Norwegian Half Icelandic.Juliette — Half Russian Half Finnish.Alara — Half Spanish Half Portuguese.Yamini — Half Indian Half Russian.Cassia — Half Russian Half Estonian.
Boys
Baran.Kazim — Half German Half Mexican.Valen — Half Russian Half British.
Baran and Cassia were twins.
Both Valen and Alara ruled the group.
They all sat down inside the café.
"Can I get your orders?" Lily said, walking to them.
"Woah… who's this pretty ass chick?" Baran said with a smirk.
She took all of their orders.
"Alongside your number," Valen said.
"Not on the menu," Lily said before walking away.
"Ouuu… sassy," Ramona said.
Valen kept looking at her while she worked.
Lilith served them and walked back to her position.
She smiled at her phone.
Videos and pictures of Mila kept popping up.
Kesain dropped the iced coffee.
"Hey, who's that girl?" Kazim asked, pointing at Lily.
"Her name is Lilith Mahira Beneva ND. She's the topper. She ranked number one in the exam," Kesain said.
"Ohhh… she's the topper they've been talking about," Laetitia said.
Kesain nodded.
"Is she Russian?" Valen asked.
"No. Half Indian American, half Bengali," Kesain said before walking away.
"Half Indian huh…" Yamini said.
Diana walked to the counter.
"Hey bitch," she said to Lily.
"Need something?" Lily asked while cleaning the table.
Diana suddenly poured coffee onto the table.
Lilith made a fist.
"Oops," Diana said.
Her friends laughed.
Lilith picked up another cup.
"Here," she said.
As Diana was about to take it…
Lilith intentionally let the cup pour onto Diana's body.
She gasped.
"Ooops," Lily said.
Gloria laughed loudly.
"You bitch!" Diana shouted.
"Now it's fair," Lilith replied.
Alara stood up.
"Apologize to her," she ordered Lily.
"Your eyes aren't blind to see what she did, right? Then tell her, not me. If you don't have anything else, you can go back and sit," Lilith said.
The entire café went silent.
"Woah… she talked back to Alara."
"That's crazy."
A student whispered.
"I said—" Alara started.
"And I said I will not. I don't care who you are. If you don't know what is right and wrong then don't speak please," Lily said.
Her phone rang.
She looked at the screen.
She answered.
"Nikki?" she said while stepping aside.
Alara clenched her fist.
Valen stood up and walked to the counter.
"No, I don't want to," Lilith said while listening.
"Wait… how many did you get?"
Her eyes widened.
"Are you crazy!?" she whispered.
Valen leaned on the table beside her.
"It doesn't fit. Her size is 2. How do you expect that to fit?" Lily said.
"Hey listen old man. You're old now. Get glasses too. You need them," she said before ending the call.
She rubbed her face.
"You shouldn't have spoken to her like that," Valen said.
"Oh really? Hold on," Lily replied.
She clapped her hands together.
"Areee… Ms. Next time use your eyes before you speak," Lilith said.
Her green eyes met theirs.
"Move. I need to clean this," she said again while cleaning the table.
"You have become a target," Alara said.
"Look into my eyes," Lily said.
Alara looked at her.
"I Don't Care," Lily replied.
"Bye Bye," Gloria said as they walked away.
Lilith was a bit scared.
But she didn't like bullshit.
After her shift…
She took her bike and headed home.
A car was following her.
She kept riding.
Twenty minutes later…
She arrived at her apartment.
Silver Crest.
Inside the car…
It was the Venom Syndicate.
"Woah… Silver Crest? Isn't this apartment ₽30 million?" Ramona asked.
"Yeah. It's one of the most expensive and luxurious apartments," Kazim said.
"She's a scholarship student. It's not possible she's living here. Maybe she's just a housekeeper who gets paid and leaves," Alara said.
"Let's go."
They stepped out.
They walked toward the security guard.
"Hey. That girl with the bike… is she a housekeeper?" Alara asked.
"No. She lives here with a little girl in Room 09 on the fourth floor," the guard replied.
They were stunned.
"She lives here?" Valen asked.
"Yes. In fact, she was meant to be with her—"
The guard was suddenly interrupted.
"Hey! Boss needs everyone now," another guard called.
"Excuse me," the guard said before walking away.
"Her what?" Alara muttered.
"This girl is going to pay dearly," she said with a smirk.
The Venom Syndicate left.