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With that, his long, straight legs strode forward, and he quickly made his way downstairs.
“Wait…”
Lily wanted to say they could get the divorce certificate first, and he could go to Velkaria afterward.
But he was already walking so fast. Clearly, whatever was happening in Velkaria was urgent.
And she’d woken up late. Rumor had it there’d been a surge in divorce filings lately, and if they went to City Hall now, they’d likely have to wait in line. She didn’t feel right calling after him.
Tomorrow and the day after were the weekend; City Hall would definitely be closed. That meant they’d have to wait until Monday to register the divorce.
She’d need to cancel tonight’s flight first.
If he came back before Monday, she could just rebook her ticket for that day.
“James…”
Everyone in the Luke family knew that James and Lily were supposed to register their divorce today, they were all waiting downstairs for the two of them.
Even Victor was home today.
When they saw James leave in a rush without saying a word, Ivan and the others all turned to Lily.
“Lily, wasn’t James going with you to get the divorce certificate? Where’s he rushing off to?”
“He said something urgent came up in Velkaria and he needs to handle it.”
Blanc, who had been sitting on the sofa in silence, frowned suspiciously.
How come I haven’t heard of anything that urgent in Luke Corp that needs the little punk to handle personally? Was he deliberately stalling to avoid the divorce?
Almost immediately, he dismissed the thought. If the little punk really didn’t want a divorce, then why was he the one pushing Lily into blind dates and encouraging her to flaunt affection with Jackson?
James owned quite a few businesses; it was probably an issue with one of his own companies in Velkaria that required his presence.
“That brat!”
Henry, who currently couldn’t stand the sight of James, slammed his hand on the coffee table. “He’s the one who insisted on divorcing Lily over some random fling; now he can’t even show up on time to sign the damn papers? What a disgrace!”
Lily knew James hadn’t missed the appointment on purpose.
After all, he was the one who wanted the divorce the most.
She didn’t want the elders to criticize him and instinctively spoke up in his defense. “It really was an emergency. When he comes back, we can just go get the divorce certificate on Monday-it won’t be too late.”
“Lily, you’ve been wronged.”
Grace stood up, eyes red, and held Lily’s hand as she slipped a luxurious red jade bracelet onto her wrist.
Feeling the smooth warmth against her skin, Lily instinctively looked down-only to see a dazzling red jade bracelet, as vivid as a sunrise.
She remembered seeing this exact bracelet once in the promotional catalog of an auction.
Reportedly, it had been the finale piece of that auction and had sold for a staggering a few million dollark
She hadn’t expected the Luke family to be the ones who bought it.
The bracelets Grace and Nancy had given her before were already lavish enough. Now that she and James were divorcing, there was no way she could accept something this extravagant. She quickly reached to take it off.
“Grandma, I can’t accept this bracelet. And the other two you gave me before, L.
“Keep it!”
Grace pretended to be stern. “If I say you keep it, you keep it! If you don’t, I’ll get upset!”
Lily continued, “I…”
“Lily, if Grandma wants you to have it, then just take it,” Nancy said warmly as she fastened a stunning ruby necklace around Lily’s neck.
Because the bracelets Grace and Nancy had given her before were so expensive, Lily had rarely worn them; she was worried some crazed lunatic might damage one of the Luke family’s heirlooms.
At the moment, the only jewelry she wore on her right wrist was this exquisite red jade bracelet.
And paired with the white dress she was wearing today-its pale base setting off the red hues of the jade bracelet and ruby necklace-the entire ensemble was dazzling, elegant beyond words.
Red jewelry really did bring out the complexion; it made Lily’s delicate face glow even brighter.
The longer Nancy looked at her, the more satisfied she felt. “Lily looks amazing in red jewelry-like at fairy. That rotten James really has no taste. What’s so great about a boyfriend anyway, why must he-
“Forget it, let’s not bring up that little punk. No matter what, even if you and James get divorced, Lily, you’ll always be my daughter.”
Grace nodded repeatedly.
She, too, felt Lily had suffered countless grievances after marrying into the Luke family.
She wasn’t a superstitious person.
But after that little punk fell into a coma and stayed unconscious for years, it was only after they followed the master’s advice and found a girl to marry into the family that he finally woke up.
Even though she believed in science, she couldn’t help but think it was thanks to Lily that he’d regained consciousness.
Even if James had never woken up, just the fact that Lily had been willing to marry a man in a coma for the family’s sake was a kindness the Luke family should remember for a lifetime.
She couldn’t bear to let Lily go. She ached for her. She was terrified Lily would be hurt again.
So she wanted to give Lily everything precious she had. But since she owned too many pieces of jewelry, dumping them all on Lily at once would probably scare her off. She’d have to give them one piece at a time.
“Lily is always our sis-in-law!” As soon as Grace finished speaking, Ivan immediately added his support.
Even Victor, usually so stingy with words, solemnly declared, “You’ll always be family.”
Listening to their voices, wrapped gently in Grace and Nancy’s embrace, Lily felt an overwhelming sense of warmth.
She made a solemn promise to herself. You will always be my family, too.
Even if they one day lived in separate worlds, the warmth the Luke family had given her would remato etched in her heart for a lifetime.
Meanwhile, in the doctor’s office, Elsa nearly lost her mind when she heard the diagnosis.
“What? An ectopic pregnancy?”
She had specifically taken ovulation-stimulating injections and arranged to sleep with a man-just so John would believe the baby was his. Who would’ve thought that after all her scheming, the child she’d worked so hard to conceive turned out to be an ectopic pregnancy?
The doctor, while sympathetic, couldn’t hide the truth.
Glancing at her test results, he sighed and said, “An ectopic pregnancy is extremely dangerous. In severe cases, it can even threaten the mother’s life. Ms. Elsa, I strongly recommend terminating the pregnancy as soon as possible.”
Terminate the pregnancy…
Elsa’s face went white as a sheet. She clenched her fists so tightly that her nails pierced the skin of her palms, but she didn’t even feel it.
After a long silence, she spoke slowly, each word practically obsessive, “Doctor, I will not terminate this pregnancy.”
She simply couldn’t accept that the child she had gone to such great lengths to conceive couldn’t be born.
But since this child was fated never to enter the world, she would ensure it still had the highest possible value. This child would die.
But it wouldn’t be from an abortion. She would make everyone believe Lily had killed it-out of jealousy and cruelty.
She would prepare a spectacular, unforgettable performance for Lily and watch her fall from grace, ruined beyond salvation.
Worried that she might get nauseous during the performance, Lily those not to eat dinner after rehearsals that afternoon.
While the others went off to eat, she remained onstage, running through a few movements over and over again.
The previous performances had already been a massive success.
Still, Lily wanted to refine the details even further-to give the audience the best experience possible.
“Lily.”
Immersed in the emotional highs and lows of “Cherry”, Lily suddenly heard Elsa’s voice.
She turned instinctively, and was startled to see Elsa standing silently behind her, though she had no idea when she’d even arrived.
Now that she was pregnant, Lily knew she had to be especially cautious around Elsa. She immediately took 23 several steps back to put distance between them.
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