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John’s face was so dark it looked as though ink might drip from it; his fists clenched so tight they cracked. He suddenly yanked Elsa’s hand off his arm and stormed up the stairs.
Mary’s brows drew into a deep frown.
Is John out of his mind Lily was now married to her nephew. In what world is that a betrayal to him? But her worry for Lily left no room for irritation toward John. Steadying herself, she quickly followed him upstairs.
“If anyone dares take photos of my sister-in-law tonight-if anyone dares spread this around, they’ll be making enemies with the Luke family!”
Ivan was deeply worried about Lily. His face was cold as he threw down those words. His fingertips trembled: his whole body radiated pain as he headed upstairs.
Simon didn’t want to see Lily tangled up with another man
The moment he heard about her seducing an old guy, it felt like a knife in his chest. Still, seeing Ivan and the others heading up, he followed too.
The person enjoying all of this the most was Elsa.
How could she possibly miss out on something this entertaining?
She let out a fake sigh of pity, then followed Yvonne toward the second-floor lounge.
Mathilda and her three older brothers had also come to the Bale family estate tonight.
She and Yvonne were two peas in a pod; they got along famously.
As soon as Yvonne got wind of the “good news” from the servants, she couldn’t wait to share it with her.
The three Ginger brothers were in the rear plum garden, getting some air, so they hadn’t heard Yvonne’s shrieking.
Mathilda knew her brothers had never quite let go of Lily. She dreanted of the day they’d finally be disgusted by her. This is the perfect opportunity.
She rushed from the lotus pond nearby to the plum grove, her dewy eyes wide with worry and anxiety.
“Guys, something terrible just happened!”
“Mathilda, what’s wrong? Did someone bully you?”
“Don’t be afraid. I won’t let anyone hurt you.
“Was it Lily again? She’s always picking on you. If she messed with you again, Third Brother won’t let her get away with it!”
“She didn’t bully me.”
As soon as Mathilda spoke, tears streamed down her porcelain face like pearls, as if she were truly heartbroken and concerned for Lily
She sniffled, then continued, “Just now, I overheard someone say that Lily… she was upstairs in the lounge, in bed with some rich old man. Everyone’s heading to the lounge now. If they actually see her in bed with him, her reputation will be ruined. What can I do to help her? Guys, I’m begging you-please do something. We can’t let her name be destroyed like this.”
“What?”
The three Ginger brothers gasped at the same time.
Bodger’s expression turned pitch-black; his sharp, cold eyes grew dangerously stormy-like a hurricane about to break.
He’d been disappointed in Lily for a while now, for not knowing how to be grateful, for always hurting kind, innocent Mathilda,
But the bond they’d shared for over ten years wasn’t fake. Deep down, he’d always hoped Lily would come to her senses, apologize sincerely, and return to the Ginger family.
In truth, in the deepest part of his heart, he still saw her as his little sister.
He couldn’t accept that the warm, obedient girl she once was could turn into some promiscuous tramp who’d sleep with anyone!
Taylor’s handsome face had darkened to charcoal.
He couldn’t accept that Lily would do something so low, so shameful, so utterly revolting.
Sean, unable to contain his rage, punched the tree trunk beside him with full force.
Ever since he stopped suppressing his feelings for Lily, his desire for her-his need to possess her, had only grown stronger by the day.
When James stood up for Lily, it had made him bitter, jealous beyond reason.
But recently, he’d learned that James and Lily had filed for divorce. He realized James no longer wanted her, and that brought his obsessive heart a sliver of relief.
He’d been waiting for that divorce..
Waiting for her to be kicked out of the Luke family, left with nowhere to go, and finally forced to crawl back to the Ginger family, begging them to take her in.
When that day came, she’d belong to him, and him alone. No one else in her world.
He couldn’t believe she’d pull something like this before finalizing the divorce. How could she? She would pay for disobeying me.
“She’s cheating during her marriage. If the Luke family finds out, James will never forgive her! How is she supposed to live after this? We have to help her… we have to…”
All three Ginger brothers were desperate to find Lily. None of them had the time or energy to praise
Mathilda’s kindness or forgiveness.
Each of them wore an expression worse than the last. No one said another word. They all clenched their fists and, radiating pure, lethal fury, marched toward the banquet hall building….
Not long after, John, Simon, Ivan, and the others arrived outside the lounge.
The banquet hall building at the Bale residence was located behind the main residence.
The banquet hall took up a huge footprint, and the second-floor hallway was wide and spacious. But with so many people charging up at once, it still felt crowded.
When they were downstairs in the banquet hall, John had been desperate to see Lily, desperate to ask her how she could betray him, how she could hurt him like that.
Blood runs deep. And when he finally stood outside the lounge door, ajar and just inches from him, he realized he didn’t have the courage to push it open.
He couldn’t bear to see Lily tangled up with another man, so shameless and wild.
Simon didn’t have the courage either.
A few days ago, James had told him Lily didn’t want to continue their arranged dates.
It tore him up inside. Lily would rather mess around with some sleazy old man than choose him, Simon!
Ivan’s eyes had gone red from holding back his emotions.
He couldn’t stand the thought of the sister-in-law he’d always respected and loved being preyed upon by some filthy outsider.
He wanted so badly to pull her out of this mess.
But what would happen if he barged in and threw that door open?
Lily’s shame, her vulnerable, devastated state-it would all be laid bare in front of everyone. She wouldn’t survive that kind of blow,
“Everyone, get back!”
Seeing the crowd in the hallway surging forward, necks craning to get a look at the spectacle, Ivan’s temples throbbed with rage.
He wanted to gouge out every pair of eyes in that hallway-keep them from gawking at his sister-in-law’s pain.
But while people feared the Luke family, Ivan didn’t have the same commanding presence as his older brother. His warning made a few people flinch, but the crowd still shoved forward, relying on strength numbers.
“Madam Mary, are you alright?”
Elsa noticed that Mary’s radiant face had gone completely pale, her body swaying as if she might collapse. She stepped in with a faux-concerned gesture, catching Mary’s arm and adding fuel to the fire, her tone delicate and laced with judgment.
“I really didn’t expect Lily to be so tactless to do something like this, on your birthday of all days. She really shouldn’t have. But as a fellow woman, I can’t help but feel sorry for her too. She’ll be talked about, mocked, judged, it’s all such a waste. Madam Mary, what was she thinking?”
Elsa said all this to plant a seed-to make Mary believe Lily wasn’t just shameless, but had embarrasse her, ruined her birthday celebration.
She wanted Mary to turn against Lily, to despise her completely.
In her mind, with Mary’s status and pride, there was no way she’d tolerate such a scandal at her own event. She had to hate Lily now,
Too bad Elsa had never truly understood Mary.
Her sly little act didn’t make Mary hate Lily-it just made her hate her even more.
Mary was exhausted, physically and emotionally. She didn’t have the strength to argue. Without a word, she coldly flung Elsa’s hand off.
She closed her eyes in pain, then forced herself to take one heavy step after another until she reached the lounge door, raising her hand to open it.
But Yvonne beat her to it.
Before Mary could even touch the doorknob, Yvonne shoved the door wide open.
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