Lyra's POV
"Lillian, if you see someone who looks like your father, why are you calling him your 'second father'?"
"Because I want you to marry him, Mom," Lillian said, and I got angry.
Without realizing it, I grabbed her ear very hard and twisted it as she started shouting.
"If I ever hear that from your mouth, Lillian, I will cut your eyes! Understood?"
"Yes! Yes!" Lillian shouted, nodding in pain.
"Good," I said as I released her.
"But, Mom," she protested, rubbing her ear, "I saw a video online that said single mothers face a lot."
"Like how?"
"Umm, they said in terms of intimacy—not money, because I know you'll say you have money. What about the other side of intimacy, huh? I heard if someone has had good s*x, it always makes it difficult for that person to resist. So, Mom, y
