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James scoffed. “Give her another chance? So she can hurt someone else?” He had never believed that showing mercy to the wicked was an act of kindness. Turning a blind eye to evil only ensured that more innocent people got hurt. His lip curled into a cold sneer. “You’re overestimating yourself. No one in the…

He wasn’t giving up that easily. Before John could speak again, Elsa’s hoarse, tear-laced voice cut through the room. “John, Simon… when my mom called me, she really sounded awful. I didn’t know she was faking it-L swear I didn’t. I would never stoop so low as to frame someone. I don’t approve of what…

But he knew his grandfather’s temper. If he left now and Henry found out, he’d be throwing another heart attack performance, and James wouldn’t hear the end of it. He walked to the nearby recliner and said coolly, “Don’t worry about me. I’ll stay here tonight. Once Grandpa calms down, I’ll leave.” “As for the…

“Lily!” The blood in John’s eyes surged again. He had been so sure Lily could never leave him. Ever since Elsa returned, it had always been Lily causing trouble. He had never once seriously suggested they part ways. He’d thought if he finally put his foot down, she’d panic, maybe soften up. He never expected…

Elsa staggered, her legs giving out beneath her as she collapsed to the ground in a disheveled heap. John rushed to catch her, and she trembled helplessly in his arms. “No… no, it’s not possible… My mom will be fine. If… if anything happens to her, I don’t want to live either!” Her voice broke…

Slowly, he turned his head, eyes locking on Lily’s neck. That pale, delicate neck-now bruised and marked, the red prints darkening to a sickening blue-purple. It was a horrifying sight. She had already been through so much tonight-wounded, terriffed, pushed to the edge. And he… he was supposed to be her potential partner. Not once…

As the Luke family gathered around Lily, all trying to comfort her and case her pain, John’s bloodshot eyes glowed with fury. His face, however, had gone ghostly pale. He had always believed Lily loved him deeply-that she’d never leave him. He couldn’t bring himself to believe she’d ever marry someone else. But the way…

Elsa’s face went stiff. She hadn’t wanted John to find out that Lily and James had already gotten their marriage certificate. She was scared he’d go nuts trying to win Lily back-scared he’d leave her side for good. But then she remembered: Lily’s reputation was toast after this whole drunk-driving incident. Whether it was John,…

John didn’t like Lily calling him a secondhand man. It stung. His face darkened like a storm cloud, but he forced himself to keep calm for fear of losing her. “Once Wendy wakes up, I’ll talk to her and ask her to settle things peacefully. I won’t let you go to prison. Tomorrow, I’ll go…

To him, Lizzy had always been a warm little sun. Her joy and optimism had helped him through his darkest times. She had healed his heart. Of course he couldn’t stand seeing her cry like this. “John, Simon, I really should’ve been the one to die.” Elsa’s sobs turned to full-body heaves. “What did my…