Chapter 11. Guilt and Desire

“Thank you for seeing me,” said Lillian with a warm smile.

“Of course,” Emilia replied.

“Everything was a huge misunderstanding. Mother would have come with me to see you but she’s down with a cold.”

“It’s ok. I understand. What shall I offer you?”

Lillian chuckled. “You don’t have to be so formal with me. Reserve that for Mother.”

Emilia laughed. Lillian was her first visitor since she returned to the city. Kane had asked to see her a couple of times but she’d turned down his requests. She wasn’t ready to face him again just yet.

“It would be easy to just throw Kendra under the bus and pile all the blame on her, but we too failed you, Emilia. We allowed ourselves to be swayed by a few sensationalized photos. We didn’t even give you a chance to prove your innocence.”

“Well, as my grandmother said, everyone makes mistakes. I’m sure you all thought you were doing the right thing at the time.”

“On behalf of my family, I apologize for how