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Elsa continued speaking. “My baby is gone… I’ll never have the chance to be a mother again… I came here. today because I wanted to have a proper conversation with Lily to make peace with her before I die, but I never expected her to… I went through so much pain just to keep this child. I can’t accept that my baby left this world before I did…”
“I’ve said it before-I don’t have a fake, disgusting cousin like you, so stop clinging to family ties that don’t exist.”
James gave Elsa no courtesy whatsoever. After a brief pause, he added, “You threw yourself off the stage just to frame Lily. You’re in pain? Didn’t you bring that on yourself?”
“James!”
“James!”
Hearing how cold and harsh his words were toward Elsa, both John and Simon-who had always treated her like a precious gem-instantly turned grim.
John clutched Elsa even tighter, barking at James, “Apologize to Elsa!”
Simon’s voice was full of fury.
“James, you really crossed a line. Lizzy cared so much about her baby-how could she possibly use that baby’s life just to frame Lily? It was Lily who ruined her! Lily did something not even animals would do; she deserves to feel every ounce of the pain Lizzy went through! You shouldn’t be protecting her; you should’ve thrown her off the stage, cracked her skull, and made her kneel to apologize to Lizzy!”
“Nonsense!”
Dennis was so angry, he could hardly catch his breath.
Mary stepped forward and, without hesitation, slapped her own son across the face. “Just because Elsa says it, it must be true? Simon, are you stupid?”
Simon was completely stunned by the slap from his own mother.
He couldn’t believe it, his lifesaver had been so terribly wronged, and not only was his mom not standing up for her, not demanding justice for her, she’d actually slapped him.
“Mom… you hit me?”
Simon stood frozen in place for a long moment before finally speaking, his voice thick with disbelief and hurt.
“Lily hurt Lizzy this badly. Because of her, Lizzy can never be a mother again. Her cruelty might even speed up Lizzy’s death. Doesn’t she owe Lizzy an apology?”
“Shut your mouth!”
Mary slapped him again. “You’ve got no critical thinking; you’re being played like a fool. Why shouldn’t I slap you?”
“Mom!”
Simon hadn’t expected another slap-and worse, Mary’s words were clearly insulting Elsa. His voice rose several pitches, laced with open anger.
“What the heck did Lily do to brainwash all of you? Can’t you see how badly she hurt Lizzy? You-
“Idiot. Shut up.”
Jamie was so furious, he kicked Simon. “If you raise your voice at Mom again-still blind, still spouting nonsense-believe me, I’ll break your legs.”
“I…”
Simon wanted to say he hadn’t actually yelled at Mary. He just felt she was being unfair and unreasonable -he’d hoped she could look at the situation objectively.
But seeing the scowls from his grandpa and dad-the way both of them looked ready to beat himn senseless -he chose to stay quiet for now.
Back when Wendy had gotten into trouble, Jamie and Mary hadn’t stepped in to help; Elsa had already felt. deeply disappointed in them.
But still, she had saved Simon’s life-she never imagined that Jamie and Mary wouldn’t give her even the smallest ounce of respect. That they would, without hesitation, side with Lily.
Her heart filled with bitterness and grievance. Her lashes trembled, and tears, cold and proud, spilled from her eyes.
She didn’t want Jamie and Mary to keep being blinded by Lily. After a cold, shaky breath, she swallowed her sobs and said, “Mr. Jamie, Madam Mary… it’s true-Lily killed my baby. I know we both loved the same man, and yes, there’s been tension between us. But my child was innocent. What right did she have to take his life so cruelly? I’m seriously ill. I don’t have much time left. That baby was my only hope, the one thing keeping me going. Without him… what reason do I have to keep living?”
“Elsa, you’ve been targeting Lily from the very beginning-you were always trying to take what was hers.”
Mary had once appreciated that Elsa had been there for her foolish son during his darkest hours. If Elsa had behaved herself, Mary would never have spoken harshly to her.
But since Wendy and Elsa returned to the country, the things they’d done had repeatedly trampled Mary’s values and crossed her bottom line.
Lily, on the other hand, was one of their own. And Mary-who had never tolerated injustice-had truly reached her limit.
“How many times has Lily said it?/She broke up with John a long time ago; she doesn’t want that philandering scumbag anymore. Yet you and that vile mother of yours just won’t leave her alone, what is wrong with you two? Tonight’s performance meant everything to Lily. I don’t believe for a second that she would’ve pushed you off the stage she loves so much, right before the show.”
“…”
Elsa’s face looked so pale, it was as if someone had painted it over in white. She couldn’t believe it-Mary didn’t even know the truth, yet had already decided it was her who framed Lily!
“It really was Lily, she lost control and pushed me off the stage…”
Elsa shut her eyes in pain, as though all the darkness in the world had chosen to cling to the once proud and radiant cold rose.
Just before her eyes closed, she gave Yulia a subtle glance. Yulia caught on immediately and stepped forward. “Madam Mary, we all saw what happened. Lily deliberately pushed Ms. Elsa off the stage. And everyone knows Ms. Elsa has cancer-she doesn’t have much time left. She even refused painkillers just so she could carry this baby to term. She loved that child with all her heart. Why would she ever use him to frame Lily? We were all there. We can testify-Lily is the one who killed Ms. Elsa’s baby!”
The moment Yulia finished, her group of girlfriends chimed in one after another.
“That’s right, we all saw it! Lily shoved Ms. Elsa off the stage with such cruelty!”
“She even said she’d make sure Ms. Elsa would never be a mother again!”
“She’s so despicable, so shameless! Mr. John didn’t want her because she wasn’t good enough-she couldn’t compare to Ms. Elsa. Instead of improving herself, she grew resentful and took it out on Ms. Elsa by murdering her unborn child!”
Even the hired hecklers joined the chorus of blame.
“Everyone knows how pathetically obsessed you are with Mr. John-willing to throw away your dignity and future!”
“But if Mr. John doesn’t want you, then he just doesn’t. Even killing Elsa’s child won’t win you his heart!”
“Are you brain-damaged? Go to the hospital and have that thing removed!”
James held Lily even tighter, his gaze sweeping coldly over every face in the crowd.
His features were too refined-his presence far too powerful. When his icy glare landed on them, even Yulia and her crew froze in fear, silenced on the spot.
His voice, detached and cutting like icicles, rang out again.
“My wife and I are deeply in love. Why would she ever want the heart of a heartless, fickle man like that?”
The room erupted in shock.
At Mary’s last birthday banquet, many in their social circle had learned that Lily was actually the daughter- in-law of the wealthiest family
But most netizens had no idea.
They all thought Lily had been abandoned by John, still clinging to memories of him and scheming desperately to replace Elsa.
No one had imagined that Lily had long since married James!
John was outstanding in every regard; the Jones family was one of the top elite clans in Capital City.
But the Luke family was the top family-undisputed number one. Clearly, they outshone the Joneses by far.
And as for James-his face, his body, his abilities-he surpassed John in every way. To have a man like that by her side, Lily had absolutely no reason to pine for an ex who had betrayed her.
James kept speaking.
“My wife detests being harassed by John, Elsa, and the rest of them. She would love nothing more than for Elsa to give John dozens of children and completely tie him down. Why would she ever push her off the stage?”
“If Lily’s already married to someone far better than Mr. John, then yeah, there’s really no reason for her to do something so stupid as kill Elsa’s baby.”
“Exactly-why mess up her hands when she’s got the status of daughter-in-law to the most powerful family in town?”
“Lily was about to perform tonight. What was Elsa even doing on her stage? Maybe this really was Elsa staging the whole thing, trying to frame her!”
Hearing people suggest she had set Lily up made Elsa’s already pale complexion turn several shades whiter.
She was shaking with rage. A bunch of blind idiots!
Trembling, she clung tightly to John, her voice bitter with humiliation.
“John, I used to dream about having a child with you… I loved our baby so deeply. I would’ve rather died than let anything happen to him. He meant everything to me-how could I ever use his life just to frame Lily? James, stop twisting the truth!”
John shouted furiously at James, then turned his sharp, dagger-like gaze on Lily.
“Lily, kneel. Apologize to Elsa!”
“You want my wife to apologize to some lying, fake-innocent wench? In your dreams.”
James shot John a cold, dismissive look before turning to Elsa with pure contempt.
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