Jude, upon hearing this, froze, his eyes no longer filled only with pain, but with a dense and unyielding aura of hostility.
Before Wendy's illness had worsened, she had already made arrangements for Lily Shaw. With tears and pleas, she had begged him to take care of Lily Shaw behind her back when she was still young and ignorant…
Recalling that scene, Jude's eyes instantly grew moist. That frail, paper-thin Wendy was something he had seen for the first and only time.
Now, seeing Lily Shaw sobbing uncontrollably while tightly holding onto him, he couldn't help but wonder: if Aiden Grant were to betray her like Justin Shaw did, her temperament being so akin to Wendy's, would she also fall into despair and harm herself?
Lily Shaw was unaware of Jude's change in aura, nor could she see the hostility in his eyes, much less know what he feared most in his heart.
Once she opened up, she couldn't stop talking.
