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John frowned.
Her sarcasm was grating. I hated that tone.
But he held it in.
Today is supposed to be a happy day. I don’t want to fight.
He was about to explain that nothing happened with Elsa, that she didn’t have much time left and he just wanted to be there for her a little longer-when Lily laughed coldly.
“You won’t ignore Elsa. You can’t even say one harsh word to her. You make promises to me, but the second she calls sounding sad, you drop everything and run to her. You’ll always make me the one who suffers. If I go back to you, all you’ll do is stab me in the heart, over and over again. Why would I do that to myself? My husband is kind, incredible, everything you’re not. Why would I give him up for a piece of trash like you? John, you disgust me. Go take care of your precious Elsa. And don’t ever bother me again. You’re bad luck.”
“Lily!”
John roared.
His temples throbbed.
He couldn’t believe she called him that. Again.
Disgusting? Trash?
He wanted to scream back, to curse her name-but before he could even react, the call ended.
She’d hung up. And blocked him.
Again.
Staring at the blacked-out phone screen, replaying the smug, fiery look she had while mocking him, John felt his eye twitch with rage.
After calming down, John finally saw things clearly.
She had picked a brutal fight, even dragged another man into it just to provoke me. All she wants is for me to give up on Elsa completely.
But Elsa is seriously ill. She can die any day. She needs me. And I had promised to stay by her side until the end. I couldn’t break that promise.
Begging Lily to come back had already been my biggest concession.
I couldn’t let her push me further.
Her tantrums and dramatic exits were just power plays to force me to choose. But someone with that much jealoury and possessiveness? There’s no way she really wanted to break up.
We had been through so much together for four years. In truth, we had officially gotten together two years ago, on the day I regained the ability to walk.
Tomorrow marked our two-year anniversary.
Last year, I had hidden diamond earrings inside a bouquet of roses and surprised her with a grand, romantic celebration.
But this year, there will be no surprises.
She was going way too far. I need her to understand that a little drama might be cute, but too much just made me resent her.
He would also make it clear that if she missed her chance today, I will never lower myself like this again.
If she still wanted this relationship, she better stop the games and be the one to apologize.
With that, John grabbed the custom engagement ring he had prepared for her and threw it in the trash.
His face darkened as he stormed off, slamming his foot on the gas.
The sight of Lily crying in front of her parents’ grave last night had been gut-wrenching.
Nancy worried that Lily was still stuck in a dark place emotionally, so she invited her out for a shopping trip to cheer her up.
Lily had nothing planned today. Since Nancy had gone out of her way to ask, she gladly agreed.
But right before they left, something unexpected happened.
Yulia, the long-faced girl who had poured ice water on her with a pack of mean girls, actually called her.
Yulia said the legal team at Luke Group was filing a lawsuit against her.
Her defamatory posts had gone viral online, with some being shared over 100,000 times.
Luke Group’s top-tier attorneys were accusing her of deliberate harm, saying she drove Lily into depression. They were demanding compensation for emotional damages and pressing legal charges
Yulia was just a student at a third-rate college. How could she possibly fight against the resources and legal firepower of Luke Group?
She was terrified of being sued, more terrified of being detained, and horrified by the idea of jail time.
She claimed she didn’t mean to attack Lily, online or in real life. That she was heartbroken from a recent breakup and lashed out in a moment of emotional instability.
Lily hadn’t expected Luke Group’s legal team to go that far for her.
Her heart felt warm and protected.
But no, I didn’t feel any holy compulsion to forgive.
I’d seen the things Yulia had posted, videos, nasty little essays.
Yulia had admitted to bullying people at school, selling herself on the side, knocking on professors’ doors in the dead of night, even being involved with multiple men at once, doing some seriously twisted things.
Sure, heartbreak hurts.
But did that give her the right to spread lies about me, humiliate me, dump ice water on me in public?
Last night, at my lowest, I had even considered ending my own life.
Yulia had known how devastating cyberbullying could be. She had known it could kill someone.
And still, she kept going. Like she wanted to push me off the edge.
No way is she getting forgiveness.
After Lily firmly refused, Yulia flipped and started cursing her out again.
Lily calmly replied, “Keep screaming. Once you’re behind bars, you probably won’t have the energy anymore.” Then she hung up and blocked her.
Last night was full of cold rain and sharp winds.
Today, the sun was warm and the breeze was soft.
Shopping arm in arm with Nancy, feeling her casual, caring presence, made Lily feel safe and content.
Nancy’s fashion brand, Aurelia, had become an international luxury powerhouse.
The largest mall in downtown belonged to the Luke family.
After grabbing afternoon tea, Nancy took Lily to the Aurelia boutique in the mall.
Just before they stepped in, Nancy received a phone call.
She stepped outside to take it and told Lily to go in and browse first, to pick out a few pieces she liked.
If she didn’t pick enough, Nancy joked, she’d be mad.
Lily didn’t love taking expensive gifts, but since Nancy insisted, she decided to choose two outfits.
Aurelia.
Just like Aurora. I adored the name, and I adored the style even more.
The moment her hand gripped the handcrafted brass door handle, inlaid with tiny diamonds, a soft cedar scent wrapped around her like a warm hug.
The store had nearly twenty-foot-high ceilings, with tall glass windows that let in elegant slashes of light and shadow.
Her eyes immediately landed on a deep red, square-neck, custom-made evening gown across the room.
Lily asked a store associate to take down a long gown she liked and headed into the fitting room.
She thought the dress looked great on her.
But the neckline was a bit too low. Her bust was naturally quite full, and this dress made it even more obvious. It felt a little uncomfortable. She decided to go with something with a higher neckline.
She was too focused on browsing to notice that Wendy and her daughter Elsa had also entered the store.
After putting the red gown back, she noticed a lake-blue dress and was about to ask an associate to grab it when Wendy’s shrill voice pierced the air.
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