Chapter 6206

As Maria said goodbye, Lily felt a deep sense of sadness.

She realized how much she had grown fond of this little girl, almost to the point of saying she had truly come to care for her.

If she could, she would have gladly spent three days and nights chatting with Maria, sharing all the thoughts she had kept hidden, believing that a genuine friend was hard to find.

Maria, too, held great admiration for Lily.

In her hundreds of years of existence, she had never had a true friend with whom she could share her thoughts so freely and without pretense.

Adopted children will always remain just that—adopted. Despite being raised by someone who shared some secrets, there remained an inevitable gap in experience and social standing. As a traditional Chinese woman, she felt compelled to project a strong maternal presence.

Before Charlie, she always felt she had to humble herself, acknowledging that he had saved her life and shared an intimate connection with him.