It was at that moment that Lily felt a terrifying chill down her spine.
"I..." She still did not want to die just yet. Although she had already become so old, was neither a human nor a ghost, was unable to be with her family ever again, and was unable to return home, Lily did not want to die.
People are like that sometimes. The more they were at the brink of death, the more they felt that being alive was good. Even if she was just a street vendor who earned very little every day and was only able to fill her stomach with plain bread, Lily also felt that it was great as she was able to take another look at passers-b y from all walks of life and peek into their stories.
If she were to die and once both of her eyes were shut, she would not know anything anymore but only darkness before her eyes. How frightening would that be? She did not want to die. She simply wanted to live no matter what, even if she had to be a beggar.
Lily grasped Isadora's leg with both hands and pleaded desperately. "Isadora, we...we're acquainted. You and I go way back."
"Is that so?" Isadora asked.
"Yes, yes, maybe you have forgotten about me. Back then when I was still aboard, I had pursued a
relationship with your brother. Your brother and I even had a one-night stand. I...I am truly serious about your brother. I...when I was in South City, I had even helped your brother and had worked in collusion with him-"
Before she finished her sentence, Lily was already violently kicked by Isadora, and she let out a miserable scream.
In order to survive, Lily could not care how much pain she was in, she just kept hugging Isadora's leg and speaking incoherently, "It was me. I was the one working in collusion with your brother. Your brother and I are on the same side. We're partners. We're friends, Isadora. Those people are the ones who got your brother killed. They are your enemy, Isadora..."
Hearing Lily saying those words made Isadora feel a stronger hatred. She wanted to step on this hag and smash her instantly. However, she had patience. She crushed Lily with her combat boots. "Lily Parker! If you hadn't urged my brother to kill Holden, if you hadn't urged my brother to go back on his words, Holden wouldn't have died! My Holden wouldn't have died!"
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