Chapter 10: A Cruel Comparison
Chapter 10: A Cruel Comparison
(Olivia’s POV)
“How could a good child lie? Who never listened to Lily, and accused Lily of lying again and again? Scolding Lily for being dishonest, accusing her of lying at such a young age, being a bed child. How hypocritical! The bitter thoughts swirled through my mind like poison.
My Lily, my sweet baby. The only time she had ever lied was when she waited for her father who broke his promise–and she paid for that lie with her life. Yet in Ethan’s eyes, Lily had
been unbearable.
I felt my eyes burning with rage as I stared at Ethan Stone.
“Ethan Stone.” I asked coldly, “Emma is a child, wasn’t my Lily a child too?”
His amber eyes widened slightly, caught off guard by my question.
“How can Lily be compared with Emma!” he blurted out.
His words hit me like a physical blow. My emerald eyes turned cold as ice. This was what he really thought. In his heart, the daughter born to Victoria, his childhood love, was thousands of times better, as perfect as Victoria herself. And my Lily, like her mother, was unbearable.
My heart ached as if it was being torn apart. I laughed, the sound hollow and broken, but the smile didn’t reach my eyes.
“Indeed, they can’t be compared,” I said, enunciating each word carefully, “because Emma
Frost is not worthy at all!”
Such a child who lied and framed others at a young age–how could she possibly be compared with my sweet and well–behaved Lily? I truly felt sorry for my daughter. My baby had loved her father so much. But in her father’s heart, there was only Emma, never her.
As a mother, my eyes burned with heartache. It wasn’t worth it for my daughter to have suffered so much for a father who cared so little.
“Ethan Stone, Lily has a father like you, she is in the afterlife-”
Before I could finish, Victoria suddenly grabbed Ethan’s arm tightly. She looked at her red and swollen right hand and cried in fear.
“Ethan, is my hand useless? Can I never create healing crystal designs again?” Her voice
Chapter 10 A Cruel Compars
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Ethan’s attention was immediately drawn to Victoria. He didn’t even hear what I’d said about
Lily. Looking at Victoria’s hand, he comforted her softly, his amber eyes gentle.
“I won’t let anything happen to you,” he promised. “I’ll take you to the Medical Den now, don’t
worry.”
Ethan picked up Victoria in his arms without a second glance at me. Emma grabbed Ethan’s leather jacket obediently and followed him, her small face twisted in a pained expression that didn’t quite reach her eyes.
As they passed by me, Ethan said in an extremely cold voice: “You’d better pray that Victoria’s
hand is fine.”
I remained standing, unaffected by his threat. What more could he possibly take from me?
An hour later, I found myself sitting before the competition judges, drawing crystal healing designs alongside six other competitors. We were vying for the last position in the Pack
Healer’s Crystal Competition.
I worked with calm determination despite the earlier confrontation. My hand moved steadily
across the paper, creating intricate patterns that channeled healing energy through carefully
arranged moonstones.
“Time’s up,” announced the head judge. “Please place your designs on the display table.”
One by one, the judges examined our work. Elder Willow lingered over my design, her wise
eyes gleaming with approval.
“The results are in,” the head judge declared after their deliberation. “Olivia Winters will
advance to the final competition.”
Relief washed over me. I had secured the last place in the Pack Healer’s Crystal Competition-
one step closer to buying Lily’s burial ground.
After leaving Lunar Tower, I walked toward the underground parking garage. The afternoon
sun was beginning to set, casting long shadows across the pavement.
Suddenly, I heard the roar of a motorcycle engine. A sleek black bike sped toward me, but I
didn’t move. I stood still, watching as the rider executed a perfect tail flick in front of me,
stopping the bike steadily.
The man riding the motorcycle, with his long, straight legs firmly planted on the ground, took
off his helmet with one hand. His handsome face broke into a familiar grin as his hazel eyes
“Beautiful lady, get in the car, I’ll take you for a ride,” he said, raising his eyebrows slightly in
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