Lily’s POV

The playful atmosphere in the living room vanished the moment my phone started ringing.

I didn’t recognize the number, but something in my gut tightened the second I saw it. Nora noticed the change in my expression and fell quiet. I stood up, walked a few steps away, and answered.

“Hello?”

A woman’s voice came through smooth, confident, and already coated with dislike.

“I know it’s you.”

I stayed silent, waiting.

“You’re the one who called me last night,” she continued. “I don’t know how you got my number, and I don’t care. But let me make one thing very clear I don’t regret a single thing. Not...