Lily's grip loosened, and she was taken aback to discover that the man she had rescued was her supposed biological father. He looked miserable as he began to plead with her, his voice cracking with desperation. "Lily, I'm at the end of my rope. If you don't help me, I don't know where else to turn. Lily, my girl..." "You're mistaken me to someone else," she replied coldly. Lily wanted no association with this man, the man who had attempted to kidnap her at her mother's funeral not long ago. She had long since severed any emotional ties with him in her heart. As she turned to walk away, her so-called father clutched at her leg. He coughed violently, his body writhing in pain. "We should get him to the hospital," Arthur suggested, his disdain palpable even as he spoke. H

