Oh no, I’m hopeless! This is too much for me to handle! I can’t face him!
She struggled internally for a while and felt she would have trouble facing Waylon the following day.
What should I do? How could we get along in the future?
She decided after wiping her face.
I have to move out! Things would be awkward if this situation persisted!
Doris didn’t see Waylon the following morning. He had left in the early morning.
She was anxious about seeing him, so it was good. Wouldn’t it be awkward for them to have breakfast together?
Mrs. Jamison made her a sandwich and a sunny side up. She prepared omelets for the twins as well.
Doris quickly finished her meal before helping Mrs. Flores feed the twins.
After that, she assisted Mrs. Jamison with house cleaning before riding a cab to Nightfall Cafe.
She waited on the side of the road for a cab after work in the afternoon.
A red sports car suddenly pulled over. Lily peered out from the driver’s seat and said, “Ms. Doris! I’m looking for you.”
“Looking for me? What for?”
In all honesty, her impression of Lily had dwindled.
She and Waylon wouldn’t be in this awkward situation if Lily hadn’t taken her to that party and made her drunk.
She was obviously at fault for drinking so much. She must learn from this and not repeat the same mistake in the future.
Lily said, “Get in, I can’t park here.”
“But I…”
“Move quickly. I’ll get a ticket if I stay any longer. Get in now, and then we can talk.”
Doris had to move over to the passenger seat. She unlocked the car door and entered.
Lily quickly stepped on the gas and out of the camera’s range.
Doris said, “You can say it now and let me out at the intersection ahead.”
Lily suggested, “Let’s sit down and talk. Why are you so nervous? I’m not going to eat you.”
Doris was stunned and reluctantly said, “Then turn left. There’s a Tea Room there, we can have some tea there.”
“Okay,” Lily agreed.
Lily steered to the left lane and signaled a left turn. There was a tea room by the side of the road once she made a turn and continued driving for a dozen meters.
She parked her car in the parking lot in front of the building.
After that, the two entered the tea room.
Lily placed an order for a jar of fruit tea.
“What did you want to discuss? It is getting late. I have to go home to take care of the kids.
Lily poured some tea for both of them. She explained, “I wanted to talk about your children, but you’ve already brought it up.”
Doris arched her brows and displayed a fierce expression. She asked, “What about my kids? What do they have to do with you?”
Lily rolled her eyes at her and complained, “Why are you acting as though I have said something offensive? I haven’t said anything yet.”
“What would you like to say?”
Lily leaned forward and whispered, “Are you certain that the twins I saw the other day are not Mr. Adelmar’s?”
She rendered Doris speechless. Her face flushed, and she answered, “Of course not.”
Lily scowled and appeared doubtful, “But they looked very much like him.”
“It’s just a coincidence. You and Daniel don’t look alike, but that doesn’t mean you aren’t siblings.”
Lily concurred, “You’re right. Daniel resembles my mother, and I look like my father.”
“Judging someone solely based on appearance is pointless, especially when it comes to kids. They haven’t fully grown, they can bear some resemblance to anyone.”
“That makes sense, I guess. I’m relieved when you put it that way.”
“What?”
Doris was taken aback when she realized what Lily was getting at. At this point, she finally saw the full picture.
She has a crush on Waylon. She would give him up if he had two kids. Daniel should have told her that my kids are unrelated to Waylon. She’s checking with me to make sure.
However, Lily had much grander plans in mind.
She probed, “Are you two merely tenants and landlords?”
“Yes,” said Doris, “How many times should I repeat that?”
