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Elsa and Mathilda had a habit of disabling surveillance before making trouble.
So James had a backup surveillance system installed-one they wouldn’t see coming. That way, the moment they tried anything shady, he’d have all the proof he needed.
“James, what did you say?”
This time, Elsa was completely stunned.
She thought she’d covered every angle. She was sure she’d win. She never imagined James would’ve had secret surveillance running.
How could he be so devious?
Lily was disgusting, trashy, low-class, and totally shameless. And James still kept protecting her like she was precious. Was he out of his mind? How could he be this cruel to me?
“Elsa, are you seriously this dense? Mr. Luke made it crystal clear-he doesn’t consider you family. So maybe stop going around pretending you two are even related.”
Ashton didn’t even flinch at Elsa’s fury. He just looked away, calm and cold, and tapped play on the video he’d pulled up.
“Then I heard a voice call to me-it was my wife, come back after three years apart..”
“Lily.”
On the big screen, Lily was standing on stage in costume, reciting a monologue, her voice low and steady. She was completely immersed in the performance. Suddenly, Elsa crept up behind her like a shadow.
The second Lily heard Elsa’s voice, she froze, then quickly stepped back. It was obvious she didn’t want to be anywhere near her-like she was bracing for Elsa to snap or try to blame her for something.
Elsa’s expression was twisted-bitter and smug-and then she spoke again.
Then came her words, “You’re the reason I lost my baby.”
Everyone watching was confused. Elsa looked fine. Lily hadn’t touched her. So how did that even make sense?
And then-before anyone could blink-Elsa suddenly flung herself off the edge of the raised stage, like she was having a full-blown breakdown.
In an instant, Elsa’s white dress bloomed red with blood. The sight was gut-wrenching-raw, desperate, and tragic.
Everyone heard her cry out in agony, her voice trembling with panic and pain. “It hurts. Please, someone save my baby…”
She sounded heartbroken, helpless. But her eyes told a different story. Behind the tears and the pain, there was a flicker of satisfaction-like everything was going exactly as planned. There was something off in her eyes-like a chill sliding down your back before a storm hits.
The video cut off there.
But the footage had been clear-too clear. Every single detail captured in perfect resolution. There was no way to spin it anymore. The truth was out.
Yulia shot Lily a vicious glare, jaw tight, eyes burning with frustration.
But James stood right beside Lily, and with him there, Yulia didn’t dare make a move. All she could do was clench her fists and keep quiet.
Her little entourage-some real friends, others hired to stir things up online-looked visibly tense.
If Lily had truly been the heartless villain who caused Elsa’s miscarriage, then going after her would’ve been seen as justice. No one-even the police-would’ve questioned them.
But now it was clear-Lily had been set up.
Which meant their actions weren’t justice at all. They’d helped the wrong side. And now they were terrified James would come after them for it.
Gasps rippled through the audience as the video ended. One after another, people were left stunned, trying to process what they’d just seen. Elsa’s manipulation had rattled them to their core.
Lily’s fans were overwhelmed with heartbreak and guilt.
“So it really was all a setup… I should’ve done something. I should’ve helped Lily when those people went after her. I feel awful.”
“Same here. I just froze when I saw Elsa covered in blood. I didn’t know what to think… And now I realize it was all staged. Poor Lily.”
“She was slapped over and over. People dumped buckets of ice water on her. What if Elsa sent those people too? How could she do that to Lily?”
“My heart hurts for her. I just want to give her the biggest hug right n
The shift in the room was immediate. The sympathy was pouring toward Lily-and the heat was turning on Elsa, She felt her composure start to crack.
Elsa bit her lip so hard it split, blood trailing down her chin. But she didn’t seem to notice.
The big screen had gone dark.
And yet, she still couldn’t believe James had revealed her like that. He made sure everyone saw her for what she truly was-cold, manipulative, and dangerous.
And it wasn’t just this audience.
People in the crowd had been live-streaming. This was already blowing up online. The video was probably trending by now.
Everything she’d worked for-her carefully built reputation, her polished image-it was crumbling. James and Lily destroyed all of it.
When John saw the first clip, he started to sense something was off.
But that second video? That was the breaking point. It was undeniable-and it hit like a punch to the gut.
Even now, with the screen black and silent, John just stood there, staring, completely frozen.
“Go on, Elsa,” Ivan’s voice cut through the tension, dripping with scorn. “Keep running your mouth. Keep telling everyone Lily’s the reason you lost the baby.”
That snapped John out of his daze.
A storm brewed in his eyes as he looked down at Elsa in his arms-like he was finally seeing her for who she was.
He hated the thought of Lily carrying another man’s child. But he never meant to keep hurting her like this-never meant to keep getting her so wrong. Because every time he did, he watched her pull farther and farther away.
If that happened-if she truly gave up on him she’d never come home again,
After a long silence, his voice came out low, almost broken, “Elsa… why would you do this to Lily? You could’ve just ended the pregnancy. It was ectopic. Why go so far to make everyone believe Lily was responsible? Do you have any idea what that kind of accusation could do to her? It could’ve destroyed her completely.”
As he spoke, his eyes shifted to Lily.
She was still curled up tightly in James’s arms.
Like she’d finally found the one place she felt truly safe.
Seeing her so completely attached to James-so full of trust and longing-tore John apart inside.
What if he had stepped in earlier? What if he’d protected her when they tried to shove her off that stage… when they dumped freezing water on her? Would she be in his arms now, instead?
He’d pictured a life with her-growing old side by side. A quiet life. A love that lasted. Just the two of them, always.
But somehow, everything he did just kept pushing her further away.
And now, that realization hit so hard, it felt like he couldn’t breathe.
No matter what he did, it was never enough to make things right.
“I… I didn’t mean for it to go this far…” Elsa finally sensed the distance in John’s voice. Then she saw Simon -still staring silently at Lily-and her voice cracked. “Simon, please… I swear I didn’t mean for this to happen…”
But after seeing that footage… Simon was just as shaken. He couldn’t say a word.
Simon couldn’t wrap his head around it. The girl he once cherished like a rare treasure-his bright, loyal Lizzy-had turned into someone capable of this. Someone who would go to such extremes just to hurt Lily.
And yet, even as he stared at her now, memories of another time came rushing back….
“Simon, don’t be scared. I’ll stay with you, no matter what.”
“Come on, Simon, smile for me. Smiling brings good luck. Someone’s going to come rescue us soon!”
“Simon, if you’re hungry, bite me, I can take it. Just hang on, okay?”
“Simon… Simon…”
Back then, Lizzy lit up everything around her. She was warmth, she was hope.
He used to believe no one could ever be more optimistic, more full of life than her. He truly believed that kind of kindness couldn’t be tainted-that no matter how much time passed, she’d always stay that way.
But now, standing in front of him in her twenties, she was a different person.
His heart refused to accept it, but the thought kept creeping in. Could Elsa really be the same Lizzy he once knew?
He didn’t mean to say it out loud, but it slipped out anyway. “Are you really my Lizzy?”
“Simon…” Elsa’s lips trembled, her face drained of all color. Her body went limp, and she nearly slipped out of John’s arms.
She couldn’t believe he would even ask her that, That he would look at her-and doubt her.
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