Lily always suspected there was something fishy about her mother's death, but the actual cause of death the hospital stated was that she died of cardiac arrest.
Her heart muscles were too weak and she died of some sort of heart failure. Lily on the other hand tried believing the doctor but something has been poking her heart not to believe whatever they are saying and she had this gut feeling that everything is not as simple as it all seem.
Lily's life with her parents before was so simple and stress free. She had a nanny to took care of her when her parents were busy with work; they only had 3 domestic staffs around the whole building. Her nanny was the live in house keeper, there was a cook and a gardener. Life was so much better up until her father who was and still is a respectable politician and owns bunch of companies around country S brought a girl about 4 months younger than lily home to live with them, saying she's the daughter of one of his bodyguards who died protecting him from a sudden shoot out that was targeted to kill him. He brought the girl home as a way to compensate the family, promising he'll take care of her like his own child and make her one respectable person in the society. For that reason her mom who was an extremely easy to please person took the girl in with open arms and even made the girl start calling her mom and calling lily sister.
Lily liked her new sister so much despite Shuya acting a little shy and clueless, lily was always around Shuya making sure they do everything together.
Lily remembers Shuya loved making this strawberry smoothie for her mom and her mom always appreciated it. Lily tried to make sure Shuya fit into this new family and every single person in the house loved this sweet, innocent and sometimes clumsy Shuya.
But life has never been a bed of roses, there will surely be turbulences and the only place Lily found peace was the company of Lucas. Not even Shuya could give her that peace she needed.
Lily walked straight to her bedroom, stripped, started playing loud music and stepped into the bathtub filled with warm water, thinking about the past and how sweet and harmonious the house was before her mother passing, she bit on her lips and cried her heart out. Her whole life turned for worse ever since her dad brought that woman into the house barely 3 days after her mothers passing. Her father was no longer the father she knew, when she was almost raped by yings brother with Ying in the room too she tried talking to her dad about yet he believed that woman and told her to be nicer to her uncle!
"I'm stronger than this "she reassured herself
Lily took her bath, brushed her teeth and went to bed tomorrow is going to be a long day and she could feel it.
"Happy birthday to me" Lily muttered to herself before falling asleep