Chapter 134 - A certain number

Lily was looking for a number on her cell phone that she hadn't dialed in years. Her fingers were shaking. She didn't know why she was scared. All she had to do was convince her sister that she didn't want her to be a bridesmaid at her wedding. It wasn't that difficult. She was the bride, and she could do whatever she wanted at her own wedding. Whether her father was okay with it or not. She didn't care?! She didn't need him at her side, she had a lovely grandfather.

Although she preferred to run away before the wedding. But lately, Alexandre was very overprotective and wouldn't let her take a step on her own. So her escape would be impossible for the moment. She would have to be patient.

Lily hoped, at some point, to find the opportunity Till then, she would never give up the idea of escaping. She could not trust him. Life with him would be like walking a tightrope. Falling off that cliff would be dangerous. Especially since she still carried Adrien on her back.

Mentally, she still struggled to call her sister. It sounded so simple. All she had to do was tell Nadine that she should resign. Maybe if Nadine was in a nice mood, she could persuade Nadine to help her tell their mutual producer a story about why Nadine decided not to be Lily's bridesmaid. But her sister would only do that if she had an amazing day or if she expected something in return from Lily.

Lily shook her head. It didn't really matter. She could decide that later. Just a spontaneous conversation. She didn't know what her younger half-sister had in mind for her bridesmaid role.

Nervously Lily scrolled through the contact list on her cell phone and quickly found what she was looking for. For minutes she stared at the number. The black numbers shone like a red warning signal in front of her eyes. After all these years, she hoped the number was still up to date. She had never kept in touch with Nadine. A thousand thoughts flashed through her mind as her anxiety grew.

But actually it was quite simple. It was like ripping off a Band-Aid. Quick and painless. She just needed to get it over with.

Lily pushed dial.

She had not been able to persuade her grandmother to remove her father and half-sister from the guest list. Still, Lily was willing to remove Nadine as a bridesmaid. She had such a feeling, a suspicion, deep down inside of her, that her sister didn't want to be her bridesmaid without reason. And until Lily could figure out why, she wasn't willing to just give her half-sister free rein.

As a child, she had struggled to develop a close relationship with her sister in the beginning. Despite the obvious favoritism of their mutual father. She had thought to avoid her death flag. But over the years the behaviour of her sister became more and more aggressive. Nadine wanted each time more, snatched Lily the things out of her hand which belonged to Lily. Nadine was able to force her will onto her sister with the help of her father's power.

In her father's house, Lily was exposed defencelessly to the whims of her half-sister and her father. Often she had tried to endure everything, but at some point she too had reached her limit.

The constant neglect and harassment forced Lily to flee her father's house and find shelter at her grandparents' home. But even this did not defuse the relationship between the sisters. She would not know where Nadine's hatred came from, robbing Lily of everything that was important to her. But with the climax of Pascal's betrayal, Lily lost the last bit of hope ever to have a normal relationship with her sister.

Under tension, Lily listened to the beeping sound on the line.

The cell phone had hardly begun to dial the number when Nadine's happy voice sounded. "Sis, I've been waiting for your call. You really took your time. Have I upset you?" Her voice sounded sugar sweet and innocent. Her words hit the mark as always. It sucked!

Lily sighed loudly into the phone. She knew her sister would not make it easy for her. It had never been easy with Nadine. She was not by accident one of the most successful villains in the novel. "Waited? Why? You know why I'm calling you!?"

Nadine laughed. "Of course."