Anthony understood the situation. Lilly had returned hastily and was not dressed appropriately for the season.
She must have come back with Ivan. If he was not mistaken, this coat should belong to Ivan.
But didn't Ivan come back earlier? Anthony looked silently at the front door and asked, "Is Ivan coming in for a meal?" Since he was already at the doorstep, it wouldn't hurt to have a meal together before leaving.
Lilly waved her hand and said, "He said he wanted to rush back home. Mrs. Shaw has prepared dinner, and he's afraid she will wait too long." Anthony nodded. Lilly came back with Ivan as expected.
However, he wasn't too concerned. He knew very well that Lilly was single-minded and treated Ivan like a brother. They were probably just good friends.
As for Ivan... Anthony didn't want to mention it for now.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtHe remained silent while Matthan kicked and made a fuss. "Lilly! Lilly! Hug me!" Lilly looked at him in surprise and said, "You can talk now!" She was about to reach out and hug Matthan, but Josh took the opportunity and rushed forward before embracing Lilly tightly.
Hannah was a step behind, but she didn’t mind. She forcefully joined in the embrace.
The two of them hugged Lilly and cried, "Lilly... You're back, Lilly... I've learned a new skill for bypassing firewalls. I'll demonstrate it to you later!" Lilly was speechless.
"Lilly!" Josh sobbed. "You're finally back! I've leveled up. I'm now a fully upgraded Amysmodeus!" Lilly exclaimed, "Wow! Josh, you're amazing!" However, being a fully upgraded Amysmodeus in the Human Realm was just the beginning of the Underworld. It meant that he could start traveling between the Underworld and the Human Realm.
Now, the two of them were almost the same height. Lilly praised him and patted his back.
Josh and Hannah refused to let go of Lilly. She was almost losing her balance. They had only taken a few steps inside the house, but they were pulling her so much that she couldn't enter.
Bettany looked at the children and couldn't bear to look away. She kept nagging. "Go inside first. Hurry up!" Drake sneered. "How old are you? Aren't you embarrassed?" He handed Matthan over, and Matthan immediately hugged Lilly's neck. Lilly had no choice but to hold him tightly.
Josh and Hannah were squeezed to the side, and Drake took the opportunity to stand next to Lilly and said, "Go inside quickly!" Lilly saw Zachary standing silently on the side and smiled brightly. "Zachary!" Zachary immediately smiled and nodded. "Mm!" Lilly then called out one by one. "Uncle Anthony, Uncle Max, Uncle Gilbert!" Max said, "Hey! Lilly!" Gilbert said, "Come in quickly." In the living room, Hugh couldn't help but stand up and walk quickly to the entrance hall with a stern face while saying, "Why can't you say whatever you have to say inside? Why are you all pulling Lilly?" Bryson didn't look away. He wanted to laugh but did not dare to. Liam spoke little as always, but his face showed the gentleness left by the passing years.
Lilly entered the house while holding Matthan and walked up to Hugh. She hugged him using one hand and said happily, "Grandpa! I'm back!" Hugh wanted to say something, but it seemed like there was sand in his eyes, so he could only repeat. "Good! Good! It's good that you're back!" Blake said in the dining room, "Let's eat!" Anthony said calmly, "Lilly just came back, and it's so cold outside. She should wash her face with hot water first!" Her ankles were exposed, which indicated that the clothes she was wearing inside were very thin.
She was also wearing Ivan's coat, with the zipper pulled up, and she didn't take it off when she entered the house. This indicated that the clothes inside were not only thin but perhaps also worn out, and she didn't want everyone to see them.
Drake immediately pulled Matthan over, and Anthony pushed Lilly's shoulder before leading her toward the staircase.
"Go ahead." Lilly felt warm in her heart and said, "Okay." Bettany wanted to ask Lilly to change her shoes when she entered but then noticed her exposed ankles.
How could someone have exposed ankles in the middle of winter? Lilly must have suffered outside...
But she could only pretend not to know anything and kept nagging, "Stop crowding around. All of you go wash your hands and eat. Matthan, where's your milk bottle?" Matthan protested. "No bottle!" He had grown up. He didn't drink milk anymore. He wanted to eat and gnaw on drumsticks! Lilly laughed and went upstairs.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmAt this moment, the small ghost beast finally had the opportunity to catch its breath and climbed back onto Lilly's shoulder.
"Squeak!" Its young master had so many family members! She had family members that loved her so much! It couldn't even make it into the list. It was just squeezed off into the snow pile, and the young master didn't even notice! It was being chased by a terrifying woman! Sob! Sob! Sob! Squeaky was no longer the only favorite.
Downstairs, Lisa burst in energetically. "Where is Lilly!" In the blink of an eye, she ran out and ran back for nothing. She also encountered a small ghost beast hiding in the snowdrift outside! Ghost beasts were rare in the Human Realm. The spiritual essence of bird beasts was much weaker compared to that of humans. If they failed to cross over to the underworld after death, they would quickly dissipate.
Surprisingly, a small ghost beast was hiding in their house! Lilly seemed to be unaware of its presence.
So, Lisa quickly attempted to catch it while running around in the snowy outdoors, but she couldn't even grasp a single strand of its hair.
After observing the small ghost beast darting inside, she promptly followed.
Anthony looked at her, who was covered in snow, and felt extremely helpless. Despite being grown up, she still acted like a child.
He brushed off the snowflakes from Lisa's head silently and asked her to remove her cotton slippers before handing her a towel as he passed by.
"Have a seat.” Lisa replied stubbornly, "No. | want to find Lilly." Although she stubbornly refused, her body instinctively sat down. Anthony used the towel to wipe off the snow and water from her feet...