Girl Get Rid Of That Jerk (Williams and Shawn)

"Alright, hurry up. If the boss shows up and you're not around, you know how he gets."

"Yeah, yeah, I'm on it."

...

Lillian blinked awake three hours later.

As her awareness slowly returned, she took in her surroundings. She was in a dark, cramped space, much like the cabin on the ship. Feeling the movement beneath her, Lillian guessed she was in a vehicle. This pitch-black area was probably the back of a large truck.

Her clothes were still drenched, but someone had tossed a heavy blanket over her, seemingly to keep her from freezing. Lillian wrapped the blanket tightly around herself, hugging her arms close, her shoulders trembling with quiet sobs. This journey had been unbelievably tough.

Gone was the image of a pampered heiress; she didn't need a mirror to know she looked more like a street beggar now. She cried softly, and when she grew too tired to continue, she leaned against the cold metal wall of the truck. Even with the blanket, her wet clothes chilled her to the bone, making her shiver as if she were stuck in an icebox.

Lillian figured the truck was headed toward Oak Lake. In a few more hours, she'd finally see Joshua.

The truck eventually ground to a halt. Lillian was hauled out roughly. She glanced around and recognized the place-it was Joshua's base. She'd been here before but never inside. Without Joshua's permission, nobody could enter, not even Ray.

Now that she was at Joshua's base, did it mean she'd see him soon? The moment she'd been dreading and hoping for had finally arrived.noveldrama

Lillian was tossed into the basement. There was no heating, no sunlight, just a damp chill. Before long, Thomas walked in.

"Ms. Lillian, fancy meeting you here,"

he said eyes narrowing with a

glint "You were quite the hard faset

x down."

Lillian trembled, her voice shaky. "What... what do you want?"

Thomas smirked, "What do I want? My job was to bring you back. Now that's done, it's up to Joshua what happens next."

"Is... is he here?" Lillian bit her lip, a hint of hope flickering across her pale face.

Thomas chuckled at her look. "Ms. Lillian, don't tell me you did all this for Joshua? Do you have a little crush on him?"

Even cornered, Lillian shot back, "That's none of your business."

"True, it's not. But you ought to think about what's coming. Joshua won't go easy on you."

"No, he wouldn't be that heartless!

He used to spoil me. You're just

trying to scare me. Joshua wap

always so good to me. He wouldn't

do anything harsh." fo

Thomas's smile turned wry, "I can't tell if you're hopelessly in love or just naive. Joshua was good to you because you were the adopted.

daughter of the Fisher famid net

his

sister in name. But now? You've been helping Chris, with blood on your hands. You've turned against the Fisher family. Do you really think Joshua will still be soft on you?"