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“Nancy, what are you saying?”
Luna knew Nancy didn’t always approve of her, but she hadn’t expected her to say something so harsh.
She didn’t want the Luke family thinking she was deliberately attacking Lily, so she quickly said, “I just don’t want James to be ruined by Lily. She’s a vicious, shameless, dirty thing who doesn’t deserve him. While she was living in comfort with us, what kind of life did Mathilda have? She was cold, hungry, and tortured daily. Lily stole more than ten years of Mathilda’s life-how dare she try to steal her husband too?”
“You really are sick in the head.”
Nancy’s voice turned even colder as she looked at Luna.
“Mathilda was trafficked because your Ginger family didn’t take care of her-not because of Lily. Sixteen years ago, Lily didn’t beg you to adopt her. Even if she had hoped to be adopted, Mathilda’s disappearance had nothing to do with her. How is that ‘stealing her life”? And you say Lily lived in luxury? Sixteen years ago, I wanted to adopt her too. If she’d come to the Luke family, she would’ve had a far better life than what she got with you Ginger people. I truly regret letting your tears sway me back then-I gave up the chance to adopt her because of you!”
“I’ve already had Lily’s registration removed from the Ginger family. From on, she belongs to the
Luke family and has nothing to do with your Ginger family. If any of you dare to harass her, bully her, or insult her again, you’ll be going up against me-Nancy. Now get out!”
“Nancy…”
“Madam Nancy…”
Luna and Bodger were both stunned.
Sure, Nancy and Luma had had their disagreements over the years, but they’d never truly fallen out-just drifted apart.
Neither of them had expected Nancy would go this far for Lily, even to the point of cutting ties with Luna.
Mathilda trembled with rage.
Lily-the thief who had stolen her life-why did she get so much protection?
Grace and Madam Nancy turning on her mother… it was all Lily’s fault!
But she knew throwing a tantrum wouldn’t help. So she wiped her eyes, walked forward tearfully, and pitifully clung to Nancy’s arm.
Madam Nancy, Mom didn’t mean anything bad. She just wants James to have a child of his own, to he happy
She wanted to be the one to give him that child.
“Let go.”
Nancy was not one to tolerate hypocrisy. She didn’t even bother pretending with Mathilda.
She yanked her arm free and snapped, “Whether James has a child or not is none of your business! You’re way out of line! Mathilda, always playing the victim, always crying-your tears are cheap.”
“Madam Nancy…”
Mathilda burst into tears.
Watching her sob like she might drop dead any second made Nancy feel nothing but disgust. She immediately ordered the housekeeper to show them out.
Luna and the others didn’t want to leave with their mission unfinished.
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But with the Luke family clearly siding with Lily and unwilling to be swayed-they had no choice. They didn’t want to damage the relationship with the powerful Luke family either. For now, they could only leave and regroup.
In the car, Mathilda sniffled miserably.
“Mom, Bodger… does this mean I really can’t marry James?
She wiped her eyes with the back of her hand, voice trembling with emotion, “James is so handsoine, amazing. I really do like him
“If Lily stays in the Luke family, she’ll just turn them against us. But if I marry into their family, I can hela elevate Ginger Corp to the next level.”
Luna and Bodger adored Mathilda. Of course they wanted her to get what she wanted.
And of course, they dreamed of uniting with the Luke family in a powerful alliance.
But the Luke family had been so firm in their stance at the moment, neither of them could think of a way in.
Mathilda, seeing their troubled expressions, casually added, “Lily’s so lucky. Even after bullying me so badly back then. Madam Nancy and the rest still like her, still protect her. I really envy her.”
The truth? Lily had never bullied Mathilda,
Mathilda and her friends had ganged up on Lily, and Lily had finally fought back-slapping Mathilda once.
But Mathilda’s friends had filmed the moment she got slapped.
After seeing that video, the Ginger family had decided Lily was cruel and abusive. Their hatred for her only deepened.
Luna and Bodger both perked up at Mathilda’s words.
That’s right-they still had that old video of Lily slapping Mathilda.
If they could get everyone to believe Lily was a bully, the Luke family would surely start to hate her too. and turn to Mathilda instead!
“That Ginger family is just shameless! Lily didn’t sell Mathilda-how dare they pin the blame for that on her?” Ivan was still furning after Luna and her crew had left.
“Unreal. What’s next? Mathilda can’t take a dump and they’re gonna blame Lily for that too?” he huffed.
You watch your mouth…”
Grace gave Ivan a playful glare at yet another bathroom metaphor.
She noticed Lily’s eyes and nose were still red, and her heart ached all over again. lly. “Good girl, Gently, she wiped away the tear tracks at the corners of Lily’s eyes and spoke to her don’t let it get to you. If the Ginger family looks down on you, that’s their blindness. Anyone who throws away someone as good as you isn’t worth grieving over. Our Lily is blessed-nothing but good days ahead.”
“Grandma…”
Grace’s warmth was too much. Lily threw herself into her arms, unable to hold back anymore.
“Silly child…”
Grace patted her back gently, her face full of loving wrinkles.
When Luna said Lily was infertile, Lily had thought for sure the Luke family would pressure her to divorce James immediately,
She never dared imagine that Grace and Nancy would say what they did.
The Luke family was… just too good.
To outsiders, they stood tall with principle and confidence. No one could look down on them.
But with family, they were sincere and warm-the kind of upright character that came from deep within.
The more time Lily spent with them, the more she liked them.
And the harder it was to imagine letting them go..
But in six months, she would have to.
And because they were so, so good to her… she couldn’t stand in the way of James’s true happiness.
The dubbing work for Born Defiant was nearly complete.
After wrapping up the final session that afternoon, Lily didn’t return to the Luke family estate right away.
Instead, she headed to another recording studio for a different project.
The director of Spoiled-Randall-called to let Lily know she’d been selected after her audition. She’d landed the voice role for the eighth female lead and was asked to come in to record.
Usually, when Lily went to a recording studio, it would be filled with staff.
To her surprise, the Spoiled studio only had Randall inside.
Still, Randall had a reputation in the industry for being upright and professional-well-respected, even admired. So Lily didn’t think much of it.
She greeted him politely. “Sit. I’m here.”
“Lily, about the character Yingniang, there are a few things I need to go over with you.”
The moment Randall saw Lily’s face, a flash of amazement swept through his eyes.
He’d seen photos of her before.
He’d already thought she looked better than most popular actresses in the industry, but he’d assumed it was just camera magic. In person, she was even more stunning-her presence even stronger.
He quickly buried the lust that flickered in his gaze and picked up the script, approaching her with a professional demeanor.
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