Present life Lily Rylan's life is turned into a nightmare when her stepmom, Viviana, calls her on phone on her wedding day, speaking with a hint of malice in her voice, tells her not to enter the wedding venue, instead instructing her to return home immediately.
"Don't come to the wedding hall," her stepmother Viviana says, her words dripping with venom. This shocking command is just the beginning of a day filled with betrayal and heartbreak.
As Lily arrives at the family manor, she pays the taxi driver, who immediately congratulates her, wishing "Lily a happy marriage." This makes Lily feel weird, and she quickly steps out of the taxi, raising her beautiful wedding gown.
"Thank you," she says, smiling brightly, despite already feeling nervous. Walking from the gate, Lily's stunning wedding gown is on full display. The beautiful, big manor looms before her, complete with a fountain of water at its center.
As she enters the manor's parlour, she's met with an elegant yet tense atmosphere. Her mother's picture is discarded in the least viewed spot - a secluded spot which is hardly seen in the parlour wall, while her stepmother's pictures are all over the walls, featuring her father intimately standing, holding her, and her stepsister, Liliana, by her side, smiling brightly.
Lily still feels disgusted by them and immediately looks away, taking out her handkerchief and cleaning her eyes, as if she's seen something dirty. She's pulled from her thoughts by her stepmother walking down the staircase, followed by her father.
"You called me home, stepmother Viviana? Is it anything serious?" Lily asks, her voice laced with concern.
"How many times should I tell you to call her mother, but never mind for now," her father says, his voice firm but laced with a hint of annoyance.
Her stepmother Viviana continues, beaming happily, "Your fiancé was drunk during your engagement after you left, saying you had something important to attend to. Now, we thought about it and finally want to tell you they were drugged and slept together. You don't want your stepsister to be sad or give birth outside marriage, we won't allow it. You have to allow her to marry him. No one knows how you currently look like now, so allow your sister to marry her husband."her father stated and continued his statement "He's the father of her unborn child, you have to understand," her stepmother immediately smiled brightly smirking at her happily.
A sad smile is etched across Lily's face because they're only telling her this so she won't embarrass them by going to the wedding hall, which would be made impossible. Her father's eyes narrow, his voice cold. "You will do as we say, Lily. You will step aside and allow Liliana to marry Zayn." Lily's eyes flash with anger. "What if she has been with him for a long time, or even if he's not the father of the baby?" she spits, her voice venomous.
Her stepsister, Liliana, smirks, and Lily retorts, "Her slutty mom gave birth to a slut like herself." This makes everyone gasp, and even the maids quickly escape from the family quarrel, not wanting to hear what would lead to their death.
Lily's father immediately delivers a hard slap on her face, making his five fingers appear on her face. "You ungrateful wench," he growls angrily. Lily wipes the blood off, raises her head, and looks at her father scornfully.
"You're just trying to cover up your own mistakes," she says, her voice cold. "You did the same thing, that's why you feel it's normal, right?" She says mockingly. Her father is about to hit her again when Liliana steps forward, saying, "Dad, no, don't hit her again. I can understand how hurt she feels."
This makes her dad stop and step away from Lily, saying she shouldn't be so rude to her mom, making Lily snicker. Liliana continues in her fake, sugary tone, "Sis, understand, I'm a victim... I understand how you feel, try to understand how I feel."
Zayn, Lily's ex-fiancé, puts Liliana to sit beside him, sticking a pillow behind her back, making her feel comfortable. Finally, he turns his face towards Lily, saying, "You have always been a good, understanding girl... don't worry, we would compensate you, even though we are the victims."
Lily laughs mockingly in a pained voice, saying, "You guys are pretending not to know how hurt I feel. We've been engaged for five years...by our parents, from our teenage age, and now this... What if I don't care and agree to
...to what you demand?" This makes Zayn step forward, saying, "I officially break off my engagement with you, and I would compensate you." Lily, already feeling numbed with pain, repeats the same words, breaking off the engagement and pulling the family heirloom ring off her finger, dropping it on the table behind her.
Her father's face turns red with rage, his breath heaving up and down. "You ungrateful child!" he shouts. "If you still insist, I would cut off our family ties, and we would be strangers, having nothing to do with each other. Who wants to still have a family like you? I officially cut off our family ties from today; we are strangers and have nothing to do with each other. If we ever cross paths, it's as strangers." and as enemies
Lily's eyes flash with anger, but she says nothing, her silence more deafening than any words could be. She turns to leave, but not before her stepmother's parting shot. "You'll regret this, Lily. You'll come crawling back when you realize you have nothing without us." And your old grandfather
Lily's response is a cold, mirthless laugh. "I'd rather die than come back to this shameless toxic family," she says, her voice dripping with venom. As she walks away from the manor, Lily feels a sense of liberation wash over her. She knows she has a long, difficult road ahead of her, but she's determined to start anew, to leave the secrets and lies of her family behind...but would pay them back if they are behind her mothers death.
With a newfound sense of determination, Lily steps into the unknown, ready to face whatever challenges come her way. She knows that she will rise from the ashes, stronger and wiser than ever before. The question is, what will happen next?
Let's find out together