Chapter 14 Let a Chance Slip By

• At the same time, Lily, who Samson said was flirting around, stood beside Elijah quietly. She stared into the bonfire, seemingly to have fallen into a trance.
• “But Lily really is pretty. I mean, the moment she went there, everyone else just looked subpar in comparison.” Robert heard Samson continue with his words after glancing in Lily's direction.
• Robert squinted. Everyone acknowledges Lily's beauty. Even Mom helped persuade me to agree when Grandpa forced me to marry her. I can still recall Mom's words. 'At least she’s pretty, so your kids won’t look too bad.' Her beauty seemed to be the only good reason Mom could come up with then.