Lily suddenly rushed toward us in tears. "It isn't all my fault!"
She pointed at Ethan, her voice sharp and piercing.
"He was the one who treated me well first! He drove me home, ordered food for me, and went to the hospital with me. He was the one who told me being with Ms. Pierce exhausted him. He said I was sensible and that I wasn't as controlling as she was. He was also the one who hung the Labubu charm I gave him in his car. If he really didn't like me, why didn't he reject me?"
The room broke into another wave of uproar.
Ethan's face twisted with anger. "Lily, shut up!"
Lily laughed through her tears. "Now you're scared? You're scared Ms. Pierce will leave you. You're scared your parents will be publicly humiliated. You're scared people will curse you. Then why were you not sca
