Born Again To Love You More
CHAPTER 35 FRIENDS

Lily stared blankly at Febi, as if a huge rock had struck her heart. It felt so stifling, knowing his best friend had betrayed him, his voice involuntarily trembled.

"I'm sorry I let you guys down by voting, Lio," Lily said softly.

Lily's eyes reddened, tears welling up at the end of her eye patch. Lily lowered her head, many thoughts on her head at this moment. He wanted to say a lot of things but his mouth seemed to be sealed.

Lily was confused she didn't know what was wrong. His heart denied the cruel reality before him. However, his brain kept saying that they had indeed had a fight before. Maybe his best friend has really changed.

Seeing the scene in front of him Alion could not stand, after being silent for quite a long time and just watching. She approached Lily and hid the girl's fragile shoulders in her arms.

"You're not wrong, they're wrong" whispered Alion gently.

Lily flinched, her eyelashes trembled and a drop of tears came down her cheek.

"Lio," called Lily in a hoarse voice.

Just one word he mentioned, but it seemed to explain all the grievances in his heart.

"Hmm, I'm here," replied Alion softly.

Trying to hold back the emotions in his heart. "This is not the time" he said.

Alion ignored everyone, easily holding Lily and carrying her left a mess in the living room.

Upon reaching the end of the stairs, his light-hearted eyes swept over the group of people below him. And sharply beckoned Zayyan without anyone knowing.

In the room.

Lily was silent from the moment she got to her room, she didn't cry or make a fuss. However, this even made Alion's heart hurt. Alion knew being betrayed by the closest people was a very painful thing.

As if understanding each other, Alion asked nothing and just calmly accompanied Lily. Alion wanted to give her girl time to digest what had happened. He didn't want to force her to understand everything at once.

After a long silence, Lily raised her head and bit her lips, her voice trembling withstanding the cries.

"Am I a bad friend, Lio?" lily looked in Alion's eyes.

As soon as Lily finished asking, she felt a tight grip, and a gentle stroke on her head.

"No," replied Alion hoarsely.

Her voice was so deep, but when she heard it Lily felt calm. All the bad thoughts in Lily's brain seemed to disappear instantly. The confidence and support that Alion gave her made Lily's mind clear.

Febi is her best friend, Lily knows her very well. His trust in his best friend can't just be undermined by one mistake.

They were not together for two days. Even Lily has been through two lives and she is very clear about the nature of her best friend.

Lily doesn't know why Febi hates Alion so much. Even the three of them became hostile because of it. But, Lily was sure her best friend wouldn't hurt her, let alone plot to hurt Alion, there was no way her best friend was so, there must be something behind it all.

"Did the two men lie and trap Febi?" lily asked doubtfully.

Alion originally wanted to explain when her girl calmed down. Seeing him so easily guessing it, he nodded lightly,

“True.”

The girl's clear apricot eyes flickered, a smile appeared on her thin lips, and there was a slight twinkle of hope in her eyes.

"I know, my best friend couldn't have been" said Lily softly.

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Returning his gaze in front of him, a girl he knew very well was looking down.

He and his family have known Febi a friend of his sister's. His brows furrowed tightly, Zayyan understood Alion's intent. It wasn't this girl who brought these two men to injure Alion.

It might be true that he had exchanged maps, but to contact these two people. There was no way a little girl like her would dare to do so.

"I know you well, it's probably true that you've switched maps. But, order these two to injure Alion. Heh, you better admit everything clearly," Zayyan said emotionally.

Zayyan stared cynically at the two people crouching in front of him. From his current position, he could see the two men trembling as he finished speaking. I don't know who's so stupid trying to frame a little girl.

"Do they think everyone is easily fooled," Zayyan was upset.

Not immediately getting an answer, Zayyan who impatiently waited, finally said a cruel word.

"You know this includes an attempted murder case. Although not old enough, you can go to juvenile prison" Zayyan threatened.

Febi lowered her head in fear, all her pride was gone, she did not want to be imprisoned. Febi timidly began to explain honestly what she had done.

Starting from his quarrel with Lily, then the night he asked for a map and was spotted by arumi SECertarian OSIS. Although it doesn't explain the real reason why he hates Alion. Febi didn't cover up anything else about what she had done.

"I really don't know how these two men came to appear in the forest. I regret having done this brother,” said Febi desperately.

Seeing that the situation was not good for the two of them, one of the men was about to open his mouth to say something.

"This girl's not lying...."

However, it was not finished he said there was already a voice interrupting him.

"Shut up," Zayyan snapped.

Zidan also saw Zayyan's gesture and directly brought these two men. Together with Agas, Alvaro and Alvano they head to Zero's headquarters.

Finally Zayyan and Febi left in the room. About where Lily's parents are. From the beginning they did not interrogate the perpetrator.

When Lily returns home, Lily's father and mother decide to go to Lily's grandmother's house. They want to rest themselves after being tired of keeping in the hospital.

Returning to Zayyan, he sharply looked at his sister's best friend, he snorted in annoyance and said.

"I hope you're not hiding anything anymore. If I knew you were doing more than this. Then, it doesn't matter if you're my sister's best friend, Lily. I myself will put you in jail with my hands" Zayyan said rudely.

"Sorry brother, Zay," said Febi fearfully.

This incident really became a bad shadow for the girl. No matter what bad thoughts he had before. She was a little girl who had not experienced the cruelty of the world.

"Go! Don't go near my sister anymore" Zayyan said again.

****

Tokk.

The sound of knocking on the door broke the silence between Lily and Alion.

Zayyan opened the door and walked into Lily's room, looking at the two couples in front of her, his eyes staring intently.

"What are you doing with the door closed" Zayyan said angrily.

Alion rolled his lazy eye hearing the word his senior said. Her complex sister's attitude always appears whenever she is close to Lily.

"No brother, Alion just comforted me from now on" Lily said.

Lily looked a little confused by her brother's presence. He thought back to his best friend. Curiously Lily searches behind her sister, hoping to find someone.

As if understanding what Lily was thinking, even Alion who was silent spoke up.

"How?” ask Alion briefly.

Zayyan did not want to respond to Alion, but seeing her eyes ask her sister, she reluctantly said what happened.

"It wasn't Febi, it was true that he swapped the map, but he just wanted the two of you to get a little lost. About the two men who suddenly appeared and injured you, he doesn't know what," Zayyan explained.

Alion who was sitting next to Lily, frowned, her eyes dimmed at the thought of something.

Alion had expected from the start, he wasn't so easily fooled. At first he thought the girl would firmly not admit it. But I don't know what the problem is, he lies and almost makes Lily misunderstand.

Thinking of who was behind this, Alion's eyes became gloomy and full of hostility.

But hearing her girl's soft voice, the hostility in her eyes faded a little.

"Hmm, I know Febi can't be. We just had a little fight, which is why he got upset and switched maps. But, I know Febi can't possibly have intended to hurt us" Lily said.

"Yahh well, but still his actions were bad. You can't be friends with people like that anymore" Zayyan said.

Lily lowered her head, slowly she nodded obediently. It's been her choice to be with Alion in this life.

He will not hate his best friend for what has happened. However, as long as they could not accept Alion along with him. Lily could no longer be friends with them.

"I understand brother," said Lily obediently.

Seeing that his sister had completely understood, Zayyan immediately coded Alion, trying to say that they should leave.

"Good if you know, big brother will go to take care of something with Alion. You rest obediently at home" said Zayyan.

Zayyan lightly stepped out his legs leaving the two couples. Zayyan understood his sister's feelings, and right now only Alion could comfort him.

Alion stood before Lily, without saying anything, gently carrying Lily in her arms.

"I won't be long and will be back soon" said Alion.

"Hmm, I'll wait," Lily replied.

Releasing his embrace, Alion left Lily's room to the place where Zayyan had been waiting for her.

Feeling the residual warmth that Alion left behind. Lily nodded back at the two lives she had been through. Inexplicably Lily feels that this is related to the accident that has taken Alion's life in her first life.

Although it should have happened ten more years. Lily was still worried that her rebirth had changed something.

Lifting the phone in her hand, Lily squeezed a contact.

"Hallo."

"Can we meet. There's something I want to ask."

"Now, in the usual place."

Tuuuttt

The phone is closed.