Chapter 407 - Lance Takes Care of her

Lily was flustered and finally had a voice to question him. "If you followed me that day, then you already know my address. Why did you still ask my address from Sarah the night that I got drunk at Rendezvous?"

"Right. That night your friends left you drunk to me. I still had to call Sarah to inform her that you will be taken home by me. I even pretended that I didn't know your address to avoid suspicions."

"Oh.," Lily said then she lowered her head. He really thought it well. She thought internally.

"I am surprised that you are Jacob's brother and my best friend's sister-in-law. Actually, it doesn't concern me at all. In fact, I was glad that somehow, we have that kind of connection."

Lily smiled as she started to feel at ease. "I thought my brother will kill you that night."

Lance chuckled. "He wouldn't dare. We didn't even talk about you that night. All we talked about is his wife. Your brother is a sensible man. He knew that I am not in the wrong and that I meant no harm towards you."

Lily snapped her head to look at him. This time, she was able to look into his eyes that stared out in the darkness. What does he mean? She thought to herself. When he turned to look at her, she instantly dropped her head and busied her hands with the hem of her jacket.

Lance stared at Lily who is sitting beside him. He takes another deep breath. "The night of the gala, I saw that you were drinking. When I called J, I told her that you were drinking in the hope that she or Jacob would stop you. Because even if I don't want to see you drinking, I know I don't have the right to stop you."

"In the end, I went upstairs and thought that Sarah would control you. But I was never at ease. So, I still went back to look for you only to find that you were missing. Do you know how scared I was? I never felt that scared before." Lance said as if he could still feel that fear that he felt that night.

Lily bit her lips. Her tears were already swelling but she tried to control her tears. He cared for me. That was the thought that keeps repeating in her mind that moment.

"When I finally found you, you were crying and keeps on saying that I don't care about you. How could you say that I don't care about you? Were you that narrow-minded that you only believe in what you wanted to believe in without even considering my thoughts?" Lance sounds angry and resentful.

"Is it not?" Is it really? Does he really care about me? Lily thought looking at Lance's side profile. Her eyes were turning red and glossy.

"It's not! I mean it is! I…" Lance raised his voice in irritation. He felt misjudged.

"You didn't know how much I cared about you because you were either disoriented, drunk or asleep. And this time, you started avoiding me. So, how would you know?" Lance looked at Lily and their eyes met. Seeing that Lily is about to cry, Lance became conscious of his words and his tone.

"When you fell asleep here, I let you sleep in my shoulder. I didn't make a move because I am afraid that it would wake you. I make sure to look after you so that if you move, you won't fall. I kept my eyes open and didn't dare to fall asleep so that I could watch over you and prevent mosquitoes to ever touch you." Lance's voice was so gentle that this time, Lily could not hold on a tear that fell on her cheeks.