Walking over to the next door, he pressed the doorbell. When the door opened and he stepped into the courtyard, Lily appeared with a complicated expression on her face.
“Lily, the toy for Otis yesterday, I’m really sorry, I forgot.”
Lily bit her lower lip and stepped aside.
“Come in, Raymond, I have something I want to talk to you about.”
Once inside, Otis was watching cartoons. After Raymond handed over the gift, the clever little boy gave a polite thank-you.
Lily then led Raymond to sit down in the dining room. She hesitated for a moment before speaking.
“Not long after I got home yesterday, my grandfather called me.”
Raymond said nothing , this was something he had already anticipated.
As they sat across from each other in the spacious room, Raymond finally noticed Lily was onc
