Chapter 37

Erica jumped up when she heard Brody’s voice, anxiety written all over her face. “Brody, stay safe. I will be right there.”

“What happened?” Camila asked.

“That jerk hit Lily again!” Erica’s eyes blazed with fury.

“Let’s go. We need to hurry.” Camila took off her apron.

“Claire, we have to go now. We’ll come over another day,” Erica said to Claire with urgency.

“Be safe!” Claire called out as they rushed to the car.

Once in the car, Camila immediately called the police. When they arrived at Lily’s house, nosy neighbors were gathered around the door, whispering and pointing.

They pushed their way through. The police were already on the scene. Broken dishes and food scraps littered the floor. Lily was curled up in a comer, holding her son, her eyes filled with fear and helplessness.

“Aunt Erica, Aunt Camila…” Brody’s eyes were red, his face streaked with tears.

a flicker of hope shone

clearly impatient, kicked away some food scraps and said, “Couples always argue? Calling the police over such

officer glared at her, and she

the

from the couch, agitated, “I didn’t hit her. I just flipped the table, and

calm down. We’re investigating,” the

helped Lily up, her eyes full of sympathy.

what happened?

was bleeding, and

officer frowned and checked her injuries. “Have you had a medical

shook her head.

the station,

this, Julian’s mom panicked, pulling Lily aside,and whispered, “Don’t do it! Think about how embarrassing this will be. If not for yourself, think about Brody. Do you want him to have a father who’s been in jail? It will affect

just needs to apologize properly, and promise it won’t happen again. Peace in the home

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