A Promise To The Beloved (Completed)

3. The Stranger...

"Why so, Miss Jones ? Is it because you are hiding something?" he asked narrowing his eyes on her as his lips curled into a slow smile that didn't meet his eyes.

'Oh no! Does he know about Sam?' Lilly  looked at him in shock

"Or are you keeping someone's existence a secret?" he asked again.

'He can't know about Sam.'
Lilly panicked. "N- no...I-"

Before she could speak further Ashton pushed the door and entered the house. Lilly was shocked. He had distracted her and had pushed his way in the house.

"What do you think you are doing?" she asked angrily as she followed him to the living room.

"Where is he?" he asked. His gaze roaming around as if looking for something or...someone.

''W- who?" Lilly tried to act nonchalant.

"Don't act coy." he turned to look at her and warned. "You know well enough I am asking about my brother's child, Samuel King."

"His name is Samuel Jones." she stressed on the surname.
"And he is not your brother's child."

"That is not for you to decide."

"Oh really? Then who has the right to decide? Your brother?" she asked her words laced with acid.
"The last time I met your brother he denied Sam's existence."

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She remembered how her sister always used to sing praises of her boyfriend,  Sebastian whom she had met at her part time job. Lilly was in her hostel at that time studying for her final year . As she had gotten busy with her exams she had failed to notice the decreased number of calls from her sister. She had thought it was because Sarah got busy with her boyfriend and she didn't want to disturb her as finally after so many years her  elder sister was living for herself. She was enjoying a life she deserved.

But when Lilly reached home she was shocked to find her sister 7 months pregnant. After asking her a hundred times Sarah had finally opened up about her relationship with Sebastian. He was not what Sarah had thought him to be.

He had chased Sarah relentlessly and sweet talked her into his bed and finally when he was done with her he revealed  it was all a bet. Nothing more, nothing less.

He never called her or showed up after that. When Sarah found out about her pregnancy and went to him, he threw  money in front of her and told her to abort the child.

But Sarah had wanted to keep the child.  She still loved Sebastian and Lilly had no idea why. She could see the tears behind her sister's forced  smiles.

So one day she finally decided to meet Sebastian King in person. She found the address to his apartment where the guard informed her that Sebastian was partying in a club. She reached the club and looked for him but all her thoughts of trying to talk him into paying a few visits to her sister were crushed when she found him sitting on a couch with girls on both his sides. The way they were sitting and leaning onto one another was way too intimate.

She turned around to leave but remembered the doctor's words.
'Your sister needs to be happy. The time is critical for her and the child.'

Lilly  had tried her best to bring a smile on her face but all the attempts went in vain and now Sebastian was her last hope.

So stepping on her pride she decided  to confront him. She walked up to him and introduced herself.

"Hello, I am Lilly Jones."

Sebastian looked at her from head to toe as he asked, "And what do you want?"

" I am Sarah Jones' sister."