Liking someone can truly leave one at a loss.
Tilly Flower had never heard such a raspy and mild tone from Rufus Swallow's mouth before, as if he was afraid she would kick him out. His voice even had a hint of pleading. Tilly looked at Rufus's calm expression, pressed her lips together, a flash of complexity flickered across her brows, she turned around and asked quietly, "Do you know what you're doing?"
Rufus Swallow replied in silence, "I know."
Tilly's brows furrowed slightly, and she couldn't help but grind her teeth, "Since you knew, you should never have done that to her in the first place! You're courting death, do you know what Norris..."
Before Tilly could finish, a heartbreaking cry suddenly erupted from inside the house, Ava yelled: "Sister Moore! Sister Moore, what's wrong with you!"
