Chapter 29. Fighting Fate!

"Lottie?" Knox asked, his tone growing just as frustrated as Lilly's features, a dazzling reminder that they were related.

"Not now, Knox!" I hissed, shutting him out for the time being.

"So the night you caught Mike cheating.." Lilly asked, her eyes dancing with mine as she searched my face for the truth. "..And you got lost after the bar and came back smelling of..."

"Knox!" I nodded, deciding to just be open about it all. I was in too deep now; lies would only complicate things further. "But nothing.."

"Stop!" Lilly growled, holding her hands up in the air in pure frustration. "I get it!" She bobbed her head, her tone laced with unspoken hurt. Stepping into her, I wanted to hug her and ask Connie to leave so I could explain without her sticking her nose in every two seconds, but the way Lilly's eyes levelled on me told me that wasn't about to happen!

"Get out!" She growled, stomping towards me and grabbing the dress I had just