As the sun shone brightly, A family on a trip, unaware of the life-altering tragedy that was about to strike. In a split second, everything changed. A screech of tires, a blinding flash, and the family gone, one survivor, a 12-year-old Lily found herself lying on the ground, forever silenced. The accident left her with a profound loss - her hearing, her innocence, and her sense of security all gone in an instant.

In the days and weeks that followed, Lily fell into a deep depression, she had to rely on hearing aids for the rest of her life. The once vibrant girl became a mere shadow of her former self, her laughter, smile, and all emotions gone. Lily wished She wasn't the only survivor, Everyday Lily thought of ways to die. Lily was left alone with her pain, struggling to find hope in a world that had turned dark and cruel.

Her aunt took her in but abandoned her as soon as she turned 18, Lily learned to navigate the world in silence, relying on her hearing aids to bridge the gap. Yet, despite her efforts, she felt like an outsider, always on the fringes of conversation and connection. The darkness of night became her enemy, a time when her isolation felt most acute.

But it was during the daylight hours that Lily's struggle truly intensified. Every interaction, every attempt to communicate, felt like an uphill battle. She longed to be understood, to feel a sense of belonging in a world that seemed determined to keep her on the outside. As the weight of her loneliness pressed down upon her, Lily began to wonder if she would ever find her place in the world again.

Lily, now 18, was a hard-working student who was constantly juggling her college studies and job to pay off her tuition fees. Despite the challenges she faced, she always managed to stay in the top 3 of her class. One day, a junior approached her and asked her to be his tutor. With a heavy heart, Lily informed him about her deafness, which had caused her to feel isolated and friendless in the past. However, the junior surprised her by responding without hesitation, "As long as we can communicate, there's no problem," Lily was greateful and accepted his offer

The library where Lily usually tutored the junior was closed, so he recommended going to a nearby café where not many people visited. Suddenly, a group of men barged in and held the junior up by his collar while repeatedly asking, "Where is your brother? How dare he run away with our money? Tell us where you hid him." Lily and the junior were scared, while the junior kept on saying he hadn't seen his brother for months and did not know anything. The men kept on shouting in the junior's face, threatening him. Lily took a step towards them, scared, and said, "The one you're looking for isn't him, so let him go, or I'll call the police." One of the men took a step towards Lily, snatched her phone while she struggled to get it back. He slapped her across her face, and suddenly, a deep voice behind the man said, "How dare you slap her?"

As everyone turned around, a deep voice from behind, a cold aura filled the room. It was none other than Liam, Junior's older brother and the cold Mafia leader whom the thugs were looking for.

Liam suggested taking the matter outside, with a cold expression. As the thugs left the cafe, Liam stayed put. The thugs started laughing and taunting Liam, asking if he was scared and couldn't fight them. Liam replied that they weren't worth dirtying his hands for and that his assistant and close buddy, Lucas, would handle it.

Lucas beat up every thug while Liam sat down with his younger brother, Leo, who was Lily's Junior. Meanwhile, Lily was confused about the situation, but Junior held her hand, apologized, and asked her to sit. the three of them sat together and suddenly Leo started yelling at Liam for not being there for him and causing all the trouble. Liam couldn't say anything as guilt took over him.

At that moment, Lucas came inside to inform Liam that everything was clear outside. Liam excused himself and left with Lucas, saying that he had come back to make up for his absence and that he would see him at home. Lily could see that Liam cared deeply about his brother Leo. She suggested that they stop there for the day and asked Leo to go home and not wander around.

Leo once again apologized to Lily and asked her if she was okay she replied by saying she was good, and not to worry about her, Leo said he'd make up for this and invited Lily to his house saying today's dinner is on me, Lily turned down his offer saying "did you forget your older brother just returned after few months? u guys should have a good talk over dinner, it's not appropriate for me to be there" Leo replied "It's alright, after all, it'll be awkward dinner with him alone, if you are present, I'll be comfortable, please take up my offer"

Lily replied, "Earlier did you call me sister?" Leo replied "Aren't you? My older sister? your presence gives me a sense of an older sister who looks out for me and nags me when I'm wrong you're also my one and only friend" Lily replied "I'm grateful that you consider me an older sister and you're friend, not just a senior who tutors you, to be honest Leo you're also my one and only friend, I'll take up your offer and be there on time" "I'll text you my address" Leo said as he leaves...

------Dinner time-------

While Lily is on her way to Leo's house she passes by a donut shop and it suddenly occurs to her that going empty-handed at Leo's house wouldn't be nice after all I'm visiting his house for the first time, I should bring something along, Lily buys a box of donuts and heads towards Leo's house...

Since it was Lily's first time being invited to dinner she was nervous, Lily's heart was pounding as she arrived at Leo's house for dinner. As soon as she knocked on the door, It was Liam who opened the door instead of Leo and welcomed her with a deep tone that left her feeling more uneasy.

As soon as they sat down at the dinner table, Lily tried to put her unease aside and passed the donut box to Leo, thanking him for inviting her. But Liam's questioning soon brought her back to her initial worries. His questions sounded more like he was sharing her information than asking for her information. Lily couldn't help but suspect that Liam had already done a background check on her.

As Liam continued to probe, Lily couldn't help but feel frustrated. If Liam already knew about her background, why was he questioning her? She decided to turn the focus around from her. "What's your occupation?" she asked, her voice steady despite her nerves.

For a moment, Liam went quiet. And then, suddenly, Leo interrupted. "Let's stop all this interrogation and have dinner," he said, trying to lighten the mood. But Lily couldn't shake off the feeling that something wasn't right. She couldn't wait to leave Leo's house and go home, where she could try to make sense of all that had just happened.

on the other hand,

Liam had always been protective of his younger brother, Leo. Liam always looked out for Leo, But now that Leo had met someone new, Liam couldn't help but feel a twinge of jealousy.

Leo had introduced his new friend as his older sister, but Liam was skeptical. He couldn't shake the feeling that something was off about her. So he asked his friend Lucas, who was good at digging up information, to do a background check on her.

To Liam's surprise, Lucas couldn't find any information about her other than her usual daily life. This only made Liam more suspicious, and he became increasingly sensitive to her being close to Leo.

Liam tried to play it cool, but he couldn't stop thinking about who this girl was and why she was so close to his brother. He even found himself following her on social media, trying to piece together any clues about her past.

As the days went by, Liam's protective instincts kicked into overdrive. He started to question everything she said, looking for any sign of deceit or ulterior motives. But no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't seem to find any evidence against her.

Eventually, Liam realized that he was being unfair to his brother and his brother's friend. He had let his jealousy and suspicion get the best of him, and it was starting to drive a wedge between him and Leo.

With a heavy heart, Liam decided to let go of his doubts and try to accept his brother's new friend. It wasn't easy, but he knew it was the right thing to do. After all, Leo deserved to have friends and Liam didn't want to be the one holding him back, he didn't let anyone get close to him or his brother since he had experienced the real world and now only trusted his brother and Lucas. This is the reason why he was uneasy about Leo finally getting a new friend but what made him on guard was the fact he couldn't dig up much information about Lily as if someone had hidden her identity.

In the end, Liam learned that sometimes it's better to trust the people you love than to let your fears and doubts consume you. So he let his guard down around Lily and accepted her as Leo's friend. But he was still curious about her Identity