Days flew by in a flash. Morning turned into evening. And evening back into morning. During those moments, Lily, who used to be close to Zoe, began to distance herself from her.
Even when Leon asked her to welcome Zoe when she visited, the little girl refused and dashed into her room, angry.
With time, the love she had for Zoe and the future she wanted Leon and Zoe to have began to dissipate.
But one morning, when Leon, Min-seo, and she went to visit Li Mei, everything changed.
In the VIP room, Zoe sat close to Li Mei, her head lowered to the bed as she cried.
The antiseptic air slammed into Lily's face when she pushed the door open and stepped inside.
Her overflowing joy at going to meet her mother, who had awakened from her sleep, all vanished when she heard the sobbing sound.
"Aunty," the heels of her boots kissed the ground as she closed the distance.
