Chapter 73 - Nagging of a big sister

"Reaching you is harder than contacting his Highness Eugene Valois-Bourgogne." Her friend's angry voice was ringing in Lily's ear. She bited her lip, remembering the days of the past. The name Lionelle fitted perfectly its owner. Because Nelli had always had the heart of a lioness. But also a sharp tongue, which is why Lily preferred to remain silent at first. She wanted to weigh the situation and then answer Nelli appropriately to avoid another burst of words from her friend.

"Mm." Lily mumbled into the phone.

"I've been trying to reach you for two days! But your phone is off! You know your phone's not a decoration." Nelli was nagging into the phone.

"I can't use it right now."

"Huh! What a cheap excuse. I'm really worried about you and the boy! Five weeks ago you disappeared from your hiding place. Elodie and Fabien had an accident. Do you know how worried I was! And suddenly all the newspapers were full of news of your secret marriage to that man. Don't take me for a fool. I know exactly what you've been doing for the past two years!"

Lily was happy that Nelli wasn't standing in front of her to give her a lecture. She remembered her childhood days vividly. Like a big sister, Nelli had looked after Lily. Those kids who dared to pester Lily or Elodie had a problem with the wild lioness Nelli, in whose dictionary the word mercy or forgiveness did not exist. She had fists like hammers. The boys in her class trembled at the sound of her bare name. Which is why hardly any boy dared take openly action against Elodie or Lily. Elodie was the little princess of her school anyway, which is why she had more problems with the female students. But Lily had to fight against boys who were jealous of her grades, because Lily usually got the first ranks due to her knowledge of having learned everything already. Since Lily had always been a coward, she liked to hide behind Nelli. Who defended her. But afterwards, she would confront her. Asked her to fight back on her own. Lily was far over twenty inside, but even at this age of an adult she disliked confrontations. She preferred to run away when she could. Hiding from the challenge to fight. She never had an ounce of courage in her bones.

Maybe that's why Nelli was so important to Lily. She always reminded Lily that sometimes it was essential to fight back, because running away was not a permanent solution.

Which is why Lily would listen to Nelli's lecture with shaky knees but open ears.

Nelli, was simply one of those typical big sisters who defended her younger siblings like a lioness, caring for them and nurturing them like a mother.

Elodie and Lily, of course, had never been spared Nelli's caring fire.

"Even at your husband's mansion, no one answered the phone yesterday!" Her friend continued to criticize. "It's like you've disappeared. What happened? You just disappeared in the middle of the ball. And your horrible ex had been found beaten up in an abandoned hallway. He looked like a mess. Red and blue is what he was. I'll never forget that." She laughed. Cheerfully and gleefully about Pascal's condition. Well, Nelli obviously couldn't stand Pascal for some time now. Lily's stomach tightened.

Then Nelli became silent. "Lily." Her voice was as sharp as a knife. "I know you had something to do with this. I want to know everything that happened!"

"Uhm." Confessed Lily warily.