Shattered Girl (Emmy)

Chapter 71

Earlier that night, the middle-aged couple were startled by a knock on their door around midnight

It was Linda and Lily's father, Stephen Ross, who went to answer the door, annoyed that his sleep was disrupted.

Upon seeing their eldest daughter, he furrowed his brow, still groggy from sleep. "Lily, why aren't you sleeping?" he asked, sounding annoyed

Everyone was eager to rest before the big day, and the unexpected visit was unwelcome.

However, Lily was determined to carry out her plan

"Dad, Linda is unconscious, and she won't wake up for another twenty-four hours. Even then, she won't remember anything." Lily revealed, feigning concern, but her father sensed something was amiss. This news was troubling, and he was not prepared for it.

What are you talking about!" he asked, now fully awake and alarmed by the information. "Today is her wedding day. Do you want with the Legends!"

int to cause trouble

was considered a Legend due to his sister, making it easier to refer to him in that manner.

Oliver w

Despite her father's concerns, Lily remained resolute in her intentions.

"Dad, I didn't do anything. I just found out that she and her best friend were drugged," she lied, but her parents saw through her deception.

"Lily, please tell us the truth," her mother, who had joined the conversation, urged. Her beauty sleep was equally destroyed.

Though she continued to lie, Lily couldn't shake the sadness in her heart knowing her parents didn't believe her.

truly the prodigal daughter

"You don't believe me?"

was taken aback by

your call with Randy before I went to bed. You told

not taking action then, unaware that her elder daughter was plotting against the

the lies and came clean. "Fine. I was supposed to go on a blind date with Oliver, so I

was no remorse in her eyes, and her parents were gripped with fear. If things spiraled out of control, not only Lily but also their reputation

1. h. You

know who you're dealing

mine, and he doesn't even know I exist because your selfish daughter never told him." The couple disagreed, and her mother retorted, "You are

the truth, you'll be in trouble too, she threatened, leaving her father deeply disappointed by what his elder daughter had done to the younger. His wife countered,

upset that

her side and

Oliver loves her and wouldn't

to do this? Okay. If you don't let

you'll never

otherwise, her parents might not have sided with her and

parents gave in to

Oliver to notice

They were un

this confrontation but also fearful, as Lily had threatened that Linda would be harmed if they told

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Chapter 71

on your honeymoon!" Linda's father, Stephen, inquired, while Oliver's voice was firm. "That woman I married isn't Linda, so where is she?" he

with Lily's demands. "What are you talking about? That is her." Susan argued, trying to maintain her composure despite her inner

knew where her daughter was, she would have gone to rescue her