Sky Moore naturally took Lily Smith's hand and headed toward the densely packed crowd, Lily being led by the hand without any sign of discomfort or strangeness. Hadley Morrison, who was coming over to look for Lily, saw them holding hands, frozen in place, and the freshly grilled chicken wings in his hand fell to the ground.
He couldn't distinguish his feelings—perhaps it was regret, perhaps anger, or perhaps helplessness...
He couldn't tell.
But the way Lily was with Sky, it quelled his fighting spirit to compete with Sky—she seemed well-matched with him.
They had been apart for eight years, and just a few days ago, Lily was still complaining about Sky, but after spending a few days together, he could see clearly the tacit understanding between Lily and Sky. It was as if the eight years of separation had never existed, they had become familiar with each other and seemed to get along much better than when she was with him.
This gave him a feeling of powerlessness.
