Chapter 69

Lily looked at her father and he nodded, urging her on. She took a deep breath and grabbed the parcel. There was a newspaper in it which she pulled out and opened. Her eyes nearly poped out of their sockets and she gasped at what she saw. 

“No, father, it's…” she stammered, looking for the right words to plead her cause. 

“It's what you silly child!” Easton yelled and banged his staff hard on the table. 

Lily dropped on her knees.

“I'm sorry dad. You know this story more than I do. That was the only thing I could do…”

“What story do I know?” 

“Dad, I'm sorry.”

Daisy opened the door and entered the house, she didn't spare them more than a cursory glance before making her way up the stairs. 

“But, dad, how did you find out about this?” Lily suddenly asked. 

“You seem to forget so soon that your father is a popular and powerful person in the country. I paid through my nose to make sure this news doesn't