Let's Get Married

“Melly… died.”

The few words ring in their ears. It is obviously light and weightless, yet everyone is breathless. Even Sally, who has nothing to do with this matter, feels the same.

Rex swallows hard and closes his deep black eyes. Lily hopes he could say something. However, after a while, he asks the question she does not want to hear the most, “Tell me, why did Marina scheme you to kill her last relative?”

If Melly was still alive, there would be room for solution. But now, everything has become a deadlock.

Lily takes two steps backward unsteadily, one hand holding on the desk to keep her legs. She wants to ask for Rex’s trust, but she doesn’t.

Yes, how should she convince him?

It is she who lied, and everything was captured by the camera. This is beyond dispute. She deserved it, for being controlled without even realizing it.

her relative for

one will do this. It is too vicious. A man with humanity will not do such things. However, only she knows that Marina is more terrible than

bitterly,

meets his gaze. Her eyes are firm yet fragile, “But it is true. I didn’t kill anyone. Before I came here today, I didn’t even know Melly. Marina is just so malicious that she

he does not want to hear, but he could not stand it. Her voice, Marina’s voice, mixed

just stares at the man in front of her. There is another deathly

see Melly.” Rex wants to gently bend down to lift her face and tells her not to cry, and don’t be so desperate. However, he seems to be frozen and unable to bend. He could only raise his hand to caress her cheeks and wipes

two seconds of touches, his dry palm moves away. The door behind her opens and closes again. He

the moment. She slides along the

shoulders, “Console her, I’ll go

“Okay.”

hugs her while feeling distress, “Lily, stop crying. I believe