The Rumored Daughter

"Mr. Cross likes Lily a lot. He cares a lot about Lily," Lydia remarked. "Lily also adores him. It's just Mr. Cross's father, though. The way he looks at people, it's quite disapproving..."

Lydia shook her head in disdain as she continued.

"At first, Lily was quite excited. But after Mr. Cross's father arrived, she insisted on going home and didn't want to stay there. She was almost in tears when