Chapter 154

"I was on a red-eye flight, so I saw the message too late. After I saw it, I raced over here, so I didn't have the time to send a response. Did you wait long?"

Tears welled up in Lily's eyes. With her mouth full of rice, she slowly nodded her head.

"I held back from contacting you while I was abroad because I didn't want to bother you while you were thinking."

"...You know that was kind of a nasty thing to do, right?"

"It's you of all people. Don't you think I can be a bit nasty in front of you sometimes?"

Ethan leaned closer to Lily and flashed her a soft smile.

"But should I have contacted you anyway?"

With her cheeks full of food like a squirrel, Lily nodded again.

"I see. That was my bad. I'm sorry."