Chapter 2

While I was in the living room with Mrs. Blake, I was just saying: "The wedding date is next month—"

"Mom, how could you casually decide on my marriage to Sienna Walsh! This is my girlfriend, Lily!"

Ryan suddenly rushed over, pulling Lily along. "Mom, I know we used to play house a lot, and you'd joke about making Sienna our family's daughter-in-law, but that was just when we were young and didn't understand."

"Now we're all grown up. You should respect my choice!"

Mrs. Blake was stunned: "No, Ryan—"

Ryan, who had never had a good temper, glared at me: "Sienna Walsh, can you stop pestering us? Do you think having the elders pressure us will make one of us accept you?"

"Can't you see how much we all detest you now, how we avoid you?"

"Ryan!"

Mrs. Blake angrily scolded him.

But Ryan kept a cold expression and wouldn't listen to anything Mrs. Blake or I said:

"Anyway, the person I like is Lily. I will absolutely never marry Sienna Walsh. Just wait for the wedding to fall through!"

With that, he pulled Lily away.

Mrs. Blake sighed: "Sienna doesn't even like him. Where does he get the confidence that you want to marry him?"

I smiled and shrugged: "He probably dislikes me so much right now that he can't be bothered to listen to what I say. Anyway, they'll all understand eventually."

When I left the Blake villa, all four of them—Ethan, Lucas, Ryan, and Lily—were actually outside.

Following their claim that they detested me, I acted as if I didn't see them and left directly.

"Sienna!"

But Lily suddenly came forward and grabbed me. "Don't misunderstand. Ryan just asked me to pretend to be his girlfriend."

"Lily, why are you explaining to her? I only did that to get rid of her!" Ryan said impatiently.

"Ryan, don't be like that. We're all very good friends. I only got to know you guys because of Sienna. I really miss the days when the five of us used to hang out together."

"Sienna, please stop being angry at everyone, okay? I really hope you can continue hanging out with us."

As Lily spoke, her fingernails suddenly dug into my flesh where she was holding my hand.

I hissed and shook off her hand.

"Ah!"

She fell backward as if I had violently thrown her off.

"Lily!"

The three of them rushed over nervously to support her.

"Sienna Walsh! Lily is so kind, and you won't appreciate it—that's one thing—but you actually pushed her? Have dogs eaten your conscience?" Ryan said furiously.

Lucas also had a cold expression: "Lily always hoped you could return to our group, but it seems you really don't deserve it."

"Apologize to Lily right now, Sienna Walsh!" Ethan said in a deep voice.

Lily leaned against Ethan's chest, looking wronged and fragile, but her eyes held a familiar smugness and provocation as she looked at me.

I patted my arm and looked at them coldly: "I'm so terrible, why would I apologize to her?"

"So just take her far away from me, won't you? Then she won't get hurt, right?"

With that, I turned and left directly.

"Sienna Walsh, if you still can't learn to be friendly toward Lily, then we'll have no more friendship to speak of!" Ethan said coldly from behind.

The corner of my mouth twisted sarcastically, and I left without paying any attention.

Ever since Lily appeared, when had there been any friendship left between us?