Margaret had an air of arrogance about her as she walked in. However, she couldn't help but frown when she walked through the door and no one was there. "Where's that woman?"
She did not acknowledge Lily’s status as "Mrs. Russell.” To Margaret, she was just "that woman."
The maid hesitated, and just as she was about to tell Margaret that Lily wasn't feeling well, she heard footsteps from the stairs. It was Lily.
When Margaret and Celine heard the sound, they turned toward the stairs and noticed Lily descending with one hand on the handrail. Naturally, Lily was not dressed up because she was not working, had spent most of her days at home, and was sick that day.
Her long hair went past her shoulders and fell naturally around her face, and because of her fever and discomfort, she was ambling down the stairs. Even so, she still looked beautiful.
Celine was taken aback by Lily's beauty.
The last time they met at the jewelry store, Celine paid little attention to Lily as she was quite far away. Now that Celine had a proper look at Lily, Celine started to understand why Alexander was fascinated by this woman. She was indeed extremely beautiful.
At this moment, the humiliation from yesterday came rushing in, and Margaret became furious. Her face twisted right away.
"Hmph!" She snorted softly as she raised her chin high, looking proud.
Lily did not take these people's attitudes seriously, much less take them to heart, because she knew that they had not come here with good intentions.
Once she was downstairs, she sat on the sofa and covered her body with a small throw blanket. Then, she spoke to the maid in a warm voice, "Please get me a glass of water."
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