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“Elsa, did it work? Did you and John finally-?”
“No!” Elsa ground her teeth. “He didn’t touch me! I could tell-he was struggling. But he still didn’t do it! Mom, tell me… what does Lily have that I don’t? I didn’t even wear anything tonight! And he still wouldn’t touch me!”
To be fair, Elsa was indeed exceptional. Since childhood, she had always been the school beauty.
She was smart, a top student, and extremely talented in voice acting.
But there was always someone better. In terms of both appearance and ability, Lily was a step above her.
Still, Wendy was her mother. Blinded by maternal love, she believed Elsa was perfect-and Lily wasn’t even worthy of carrying her shoes.
Wendy couldn’t stand to see Elsa belittle herself and quickly comforted her. “My precious daughter is beautiful and outstanding-she’s a goddess in the eyes of countless men. How could she possibly lose to that little tramp Lily? The only reason she has John’s heart is because she acts like a shameless slut in bed, using every trick in the book. I’ve had someone tailing her for a while now. Tomorrow she’s going to a recording studio in the eastern suburbs. I’ll make sure someone gets her sent to The Charmer. Once she starts working there, becomes just another toy for men to use, do you think John will still want her? Not only will John toss her aside like trash, the Luke family will be utterly humiliated. They’ll cut her off completely. That filthy muck from the gutter-how could she ever compare to you?”
“Mom, are you serious? You can really get Lily sent to The Charmer tomorrow?” As soon as Wendy confirmed it, Elsa broke into a radiant smile.
What kind of place was The Charmer?
A paradise for men. A hellhole for women.
It was where men went to blow off steam and seek wild thrills. Everything there was off the rails. Some women went to work at The Charmer for quick money, but even if they made a fortune, they came out ruined. That alone said everything about how twisted the men there were.
With a face like Lily’s…
There was no way she’d come out of there in one piece.
The more Elsa thought about it, the happier she became. But she wanted Lily to suffer even more, so she added a few instructions. “Mom, don’t you know the manager at The Charmer? Talk to him. Tell him to assign Lily to a bunch of mentally twisted perverts tomorrow night. I want her reeking and wrecked. She’s not allowed to come back from this.”
Wendy had already thought of that.
She smiled brightly and listed off a few names for Elsa. Elsa’s lips curved into a satisfied grin.
Tomorrow night, Lily was going to have one “fun” evening.
At the pace The Charmer pushed its girls-day and night, back to back-Lily wouldn’t last a month before she was totally destroyed.
Perfect.
Lily woke up early that morning and stayed curled up in her warm bed, mindlessly scrolling through short videos.
The algorithm pushed her yet another video of John and Elsa.
Neon lights flickered as the two of them made out wildly in a car. John even gave Elsa an expensive purple diamond ring, like some devoted suitor.
The internet was drooling over them.
Everyone envied Elsa for marrying a man like John-rich, handsome, and so “deeply in love.” People were practically begging them to have kids.
Back when she and John had just broken up, videos like that used to feel like knives to Lily’s heart.
But now, she realized she had truly moved on.
Watching their sappy videos again, there wasn’t even a flicker of pain-just disgust.
It felt like stumbling across one of those cringe couple videos strangers post online. Just gross.
That particular video of John and Elsa going at it in the car had gone viral. It kept popping up on her feed. Fed up, Lily finally tossed her phone aside and got ready to get up and wash.
Her phone pinged with a notification.
“You there?”
She’d added a bunch of people on WhatsApp back in college. Most of them hadn’t talked to her in years, and some she didn’t even remember.
She figured it was probably an old classmate, so she politely replied, “Hi, can I help you with something?” As soon as she responded, the person sent over a photo. Less than ten seconds later, it was deleted.
But this time Lily was fast. She screenshotted it in time and saved it.
The photo was of John and Elsa.
Elsa was sitting on John’s lap with her face tilted up, and he had his head buried in her chest, biting her like a man possessed.
Absolutely wild.
The photo had clearly been taken from surveillance footage.
Lily instantly understood-it had to be Elsa’s burner account.
Elsa was losing her mind again.
With a kind and gentle tone, Lily replied, “You two actually look great in those scandalous pictures. Why enjoy them alone? How about I share them online so everyone else can join in? I’ve already saved them, after all.”
Sure enough, as soon as she hit send, Elsa freaked out on the other end.
“Lily! Delete that picture right now! Don’t you dare! You’re such a-“
Lily knew exactly how to win an argument over text. The less she replied, the more the other person fumed, helpless and frustrated.
So she blocked Elsa’s burner without hesitation.
Almost immediately after, her phone rang with a sharp, urgent ringtone.
It was an unknown number. After a pause, she decided to pick up.
*Lily, who said you could leave? Where were you last night after you walked out? You went to hook up with some random guy to piss me off again, didn’t you?”
John had gotten home that morning and found Lily missing. He was already in a foul mood. After asking Mandy, he found out Lily had left right after he did the night before, and it pushed him over the edge.
“I’m waiting for you at home. You’ve got twenty minutes. Get back here. Now.”
Lily figured John had real potential as a time management guru.
Last night, he was biting down on Elsa like a man starved. And now, first thing in the morning, he wanted her to go find him again…
There was no way Lily was going to humor John’s madness. She simply sent him the photo she had saved.
“John, I don’t touch men who’ve been used by other women. It’s gross. So do me a favor and stay far away from me.”
With that, she blocked his number.
She knew John’s temper well-he definitely wouldn’t have wanted Elsa to send that kind of photo to her. He was sure to go confront Elsa about it.
But with Elsa’s flair for drama and pretension, she’d probably coax him back in no time, and they’d be tangled up together again like nothing ever happened.
Whether they fought or fawned over each other, it had nothing to do with her.
She didn’t care anymore.
She only sent that photo to let him know, once and for all, that he made her sick-and she never wanted to’ be disturbed by him again.
“Good morning.”
Lily had been in a foul mood after waking up to the sight of that disgusting couple, but Elias’s message made everything feel like sunshine and spring.
She clutched her phone and smiled like an idiot for nearly thirty seconds before replying, “Good morning.”
Any time spent with Elias made her feel at peace.
They chatted a little more, and after washing up with a heart full of joy, Lily headed downstairs.
She never expected to see Simon sitting in the Luke family’s living room.
He was holding an enormous bouquet of pale pink roses.
As she got closer, Lily realized they weren’t just pink-they shifted from soft pink to a warm apricot hue, too beautiful to be real.
A breeze drifted in, carrying a subtle scent of tea and fruit.
It was obvious these were the expensive Juliet roses-famously called “three-million-dollar roses.”
Sure, she and Simon had met for a blind date last night, but they hadn’t ended things on good terms. No way she was narcissistic enough to think those flowers were for her.
She averted her gaze coldly and walked straight into the dining room.
The elders were all out today, and Lu Huaixu had left early as well. That meant only Lily and James were eating breakfast at home.
Just as Lily walked into the dining room, James stepped out of his room.