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Let's Get Married novel Chapter 521

Abby hits the right note. Lily is a little amused and says, "Am I that obvious?"

Abby takes the wine list from the waiter and nods, "It's not that you're obvious. The only one who can make you feel bad is Rex."

Lily is lost for words. She thinks that Abby is telling the truth.

"What would you like? Beer, red wine, or cocktail?" Abby asks.

"I would like whisky," says Lily. Abby is shocked.

"What?" Abby doesn't believe what she heard and asks, "Are you going to get drunk?"

"I am in a bad mood, why don't you drink with me?"

Abby is not a coward either. She orders a bottle of whisky generously and says, "OK, it is not easy for me to get drunk once. I'm going to drink with you."

The wine is quickly served. They get a plate of fruit for free. Lily puts a slice of lemon in the glass and pours some whisky. And then she clinks glasses with Abby and says, "Thank you for drinking with me."

Abby smiles, "You're welcome."

Lily drinks the spicy liquid. When she is in a good mood, she doesn't think alcohol is a good thing. When she is in a bad mood, it really helps alleviate her anxiety.

"What's the matter with you two this time?" Abby asks.

Lily thinks of the conversation between them last night and feels upset. She says, "He got a case. It's dangerous. I don't want him to go. But Rex thinks that he has the obligation to stand up as a lawyer."

"Is it dangerous?"

"Yes," Lily says solemnly, "It's very dangerous."

"Talk with him. He will understand you. You have been going through so many difficulties, and such a trivial matter won't keep you apart."

"I had talked with him, but..." Lily hesitates. She looks down at the wine in the glass, as if her heart is soaked in it. She says, "I don't know if I did the right thing."

Abby knows that Lily is in a dilemma again. As a woman, she can understand Lily. She comforts Lily, "Actually, both of you are right. However, your positions are different, and your points of view are different. I know that you are worried about his safety. Rex definitely understands that, too. He will not blame you."

Lily doesn't feel much better. She says, "I sent Adair to school today. He said that he wanted to be an outstanding lawyer like his parents. Abby, I don't know what to do..."

As a wife and a mother, she doesn't want Rex to take any risks. However, when she thinks about the significance of this case, she feels that she was very selfish and insignificant.

"Lily, everyone is selfish. I know that you have a sense of justice, but I don't want this sense of justice to become a shackle that makes you choose what you don't like."

Lily also wants to make a choice regardless. But if she stops Rex to do something, she is afraid that she would never let it go. Even if she will let it go, what about Rex?

She knows Rex well. He looks aloof and indifferent, but in fact, he is enthusiastic and active in dealing with the cases. Although his enthusiasm is well concealed by him, Lily can still feel it because she is the same kind of people.

Essentially, they share a lot in common.

Lily and Abby drink glass after glass of whiskey. They finish half of a bottle of whiskey and Lily is drunk. Abby's alcohol tolerance is better than Lily's, so the former is a little sober and rational.

They talk and drink. Neither of them pays attention to the cellphones on the table. When Lily goes to the washroom, her phone lit up again. Abby glances at it. It is Rex.

She doesn't think too much and answers the phone, "Rex, your wife is with me. Don't worry..."

Rex has called eight times before, but no one answers the phone, so he is on the verge of losing his temper. When he hears Abby's drunk voice, he can't hold back his anger any longer. He glances at the clock on the wall. It is ten-fifteen in the evening. Great.

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