Chapter 1820

Drake remained silent for a while.

Then his voice crackled through. "I didn't teach her anything. I just dragged her back when she bolted."

When Lillian heard that, his heroic image crumbled in her mind.

It was his idea to ditch school, saying classes were a snooze. He had cruised in his sports car and invited her for a joyride. Now he was throwing her under the bus.

"Really?" Debra was skeptical.

"Absolutely," Drake said, not missing a beat. "She skipped classes again? I've already set a trip to Seamar City. I'll haul her back myself."

Debra didn't lay bare his lie. "Alright, I'll see you tonight. Marion and I wrapped up Stanley's mess. Lillian would love for you to catch her."

She hung up the phone and turned to see Lillian's sulking face.

"Still think your Uncle Drake's the best?" she asked, raising an eyebrow.

Drake and Marion were from the same slum. No surprises. They were both sly as hell.

Lillian felt like crying. She'd thought Drake was her ride-or-die, but in front of her mom, he folded like a cheap suit. It was a total letdown.

She decided there and then not to worship him anymore.

"Lillian, come here," Juan called from the doorway.

"Go talk to him," Debra said. "He despises Drake's antics."

Lillian trudged downstairs. Marion and Solomon were gone. Only Juan was there.

Juan started, "That phone you used to call the police... Who gave it to you?"

He had confiscated all her phones at school. She shouldn't have had another. Lillian's heart lurched, and she scrambled for a lie. "Uh, it was Farrah's phone." She'd never been good at lying. Guilt was written all over her face.

But Juan didn't call her out. "I've got the number saved. Should I dial it now?"

He reached for his phone, and she blurted, "Wait. It's mine."

She pulled out the phone. It was a cheap model, looking nothing special.

"I bought it with my allowance," she muttered. "Just wanted something to mess with during class. Is that so bad?"

"Playing games?"

"Yeah." Lillian nodded fast, scared he'd doubt her.

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