Chapter 118: Chapter hundred and seventeen
'I hate the other cars, they're just there for asthetics and vibes, I only want my baby and until she's back to me and brand new as she was, you'd have to ensure the inconvenience of driving me to work every bloody morning' she informs, trust Lilith to make sure Lucy Rose partakes in any minor inconvenience she'll have to experience, Lucy Rose on the other hand sighs and turns to her driver with instructions to make his first stop at Lilith's work place before her's. To pass time during the ride, Lucy Rose started working on her mini tab but the occasional turned frequent chuckles and laughter coming from Lilith in the front seat, made it difficult to do anything worthwhile, she finally gave up and smacks her unkindly from behind in retaliation.
'For the love of God! What are you giggling about?' she asks, not bothering to conceal her irritation, Lilith exaggerated her cry of pain, rubbing her head like it hurts
'Ouch! Are you hands made of bricks or metal, you might have to drive me to the hospital, I feel like I havw a concussions already...' Lucy Rose scoffs in disbelief '...I'm currently engaged in a stickers battle with Killian if you care to know, so shuuu away if you don't have anything important to say to me, I can't afford to lose to that smug son of a self righteous mother...'lilith continues. Lucy Rose froze when she heard Killian's name, so Killian is in communication with Lilith, judging from the continuous outbreak of crackles and laughter, it seemed communication had never been broken off between them, but her? He had left her on read and gone silent for days while she waited patiently for him to say something, debating within herself if it would make any sense to message him again, she shouldn't, but she felt a weird stab of betrayal and jealousy in her chest, Killian is clearly ignoring her while still keeping active contact with Lilith, it felt so insulting and belittling in ways she can't even explain properly if asked too.
'... He said the club is hosting an exclusive party tomorrow night, they'll be lots of booze and fine ass men, do you wanna come...' Lilith says, still keeping her eyes on her phone and chuckling occasionally, Lucy Rose took a couple of deep breaths to control the turmoil in her before replying in a strangely calm tone, she also didn't fail to notice the she wasn't invited, Lilith only extended the invitation because there is a part of her brain that strongly believes they're a combined package where one comes with the other, moreover, she wouldn't miss a chance to see the discomfort in Lucy Rose's face as the event gets even more wild, but that doesn't change the fact, Killian's silence spoke volumes.
'Not interested!' came her curt reply, so curt that Lilith immediately sensed the judgement in her tone and turns around to her with an inquisitive look '...and you should pass on it too, between your new role at work and the "task" you have kindly undertaken on my behalf, you'd need all the rest you can get, so "booze and fine ass men" shouldn't be on your menu for the next foreseeable future' She made a show of keeping her eyes on her pad so Lilith wouldn't be able to read the true intent of her refusal on her face.
'C'mon sweetheart, don't be such a kill joy, The fact that we're chasing careers doesn't mean we can't chase fun, booze and fine ass men as well, and let's not forget the fact that I owe you a crazy night out to celebrate your freedom from the shackles of an impending marriage, humor me love. You're coming with me and that's finally, don't even think of escaping it' the mischievous glint her her eyes made it abundantly clear that even if she wanted to refuse the invite, Lilith would stop at nothing, even if she has to drag her there by the hair. '... And while we're on this topic, you haven't said a thing to me about the night I ditched and left you with Killian, you texted that he was taking you out and you didn't think to give a full update afterwards? You sly bitch, so tell me, what did you two do that night' she asks, discarding her phone, Lucy Rose cursed her ill fate when the question came up, she's simply not in the mood to talk about that night or Killian prolonged silence after but if she tries to give any excuse or play it smart, Lilith would start to get suspicious and are strange ideas would ultimately form in her mind.
'Nothing much!' she kept her tone light and casual, while still refusing to look up so as not to give herself away '...he took me on his bike to a road side cinema, we watched other people watch the movie, ate a street food I don't even know them name and we went back to get my car at the club, he offered to drive me home but I refused, I called a designated driver instead' she summarized .
'Oh my God! You rode with him on his bike?' Lilith knows too well about her phobia for riding bikes ever since she had her accident as a kid, she has tried numerous times to get her to try again, promising her she'd have fun but she remained adamant, even Marcel once tried to her her to go biking with him but she flatly refused, but Killian tried once and got her to do it, it's literally a miracle '... And he offered to drive you home afterwards?' she continues in disbelief, Killian had establishes himself to her as the sort of person who never drives a girl home, he once told her he only do that with girls he's romantically involved with because he finds it intimate and sweet, yet he offered that to Lucy Rose without a second thought, it got her thinking and putting the puzzle together, could it be that something is brewing between those two?