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If she wasn’t Lizzy, then who did he think she was?
Lily? That worthless girl? How could he?
Elsa’s blood boiled. She hated Lily for always taking what belonged to her, for always trying to ruin her life. But Elsa was too proud to scream or break down in front of everyone. Instead, her eyes filled with humiliation and fury as she looked at Simon and asked, her voice raw and shaking.
“How could you say that? How could you even think that about me?”
As she spoke, she raised a delicate necklace just enough for him to see-a symbol from their past.
Simon’s eyes locked on it immediately.
His doubts began to fade.
Of course… she remembered what they went through together. And she still had the necklace he’d given her with his own hands. How could she not be his Lizzy?
Still, part of him couldn’t reconcile the woman in front of him with the girl in his memories. He didn’t
> want to believe that Lizzy-the one who had stood by him in their darkest hours-could grow up to be this selfish. Cruel. Willing to do anything to get what she wanted.
But no matter how much she’d changed, she had been there for him. She’d walked with him through those hopeless days. He couldn’t turn his back on her.
After a long silence, Simon’s voice was low and hollow.
“Lizzy… Don’t ever do something like this again. Framing someone, hurting yourself, dragging someone else’s name through the dirt… That’s not okay. None of this is okay.”
There was still a note of disappointment in his voice.
Still, Elsa let out a small breath of relief.
Because at least Simon still cared.
Then, noticing Lily’s gaze lingering on the necklace, Elsa quickly slipped it back beneath her shirt. If Lily recognized it… if she remembered where it really came from… So before anyone could get a better look, Elsa quickly tucked it back under her shirt.
But Lily had already seen it.
She hadn’t caught the full design-Elsa had kept most of it covered-but something about it looked familiar. Too familiar.
It looked almost exactly like the necklace Simon had given her sixteen years ago.
She remembered it clearly. It had been stolen from her back in college.
Could it be that Elsa had taken it?
But then again, it didn’t make sense.
Back then, Elsa had everything. She was admired, popular, and wealthy. Her family hadn’t fallen yet. She and Lily had barely crossed paths-there was no reason for tension between them.
Plus, the design wasn’t custom. Simon’s gift hadn’t been one of a kind. It was possible that Elsa’s necklace just happened to look similar.
Still… it mattered. That necklace had been tied to the two most terrifying, unforgettable days of Lily’s life. The days she’d shared with Simon.
If there was even the slightest chance it was hers, she had to know.
She’d wait for a chance to see it up/close-to check if it had the engraving.
Just a single letter: Z.
“Elsa, you set Lily up-and you let these clueless idiots attack her. You need to apologize.”
Lily was still lost in her thoughts when Ivan’s voice cut through, sharp and loud.
James held Lily even tighter. “Apologize,” he ordered coldly.
To James, a forced apology meant nothing. But he still wanted Elsa to apologize to Lily in front of everyone. This wasn’t about sincerity.
This was about making Elsa say the words out loud-about eting her to publicly admit what the d done Once she apologized, she couldn’t deny it anymore. It would be a confession in front of everyone.
And once she admitted it? She’d face every consequence. All of them. No escaping it now.
“James…” Elsa’s eyes filled with tears. That familiar, proud, pitiful expression returned.
Ivan wasn’t buying it.
“Oh, please,” he scoffed. “You screw people over, then act like you’re the victim. What is wrong with you?
“I didn’t mean to frame Lily. I… I didn’t do it on purpose…”
Elsa’s voice trembled as she tried to talk her way out of it.
Ivan let out a cold, humorless laugh and cut her off mid-sentence. “Didn’t mean to frame Lily? You expect us to believe Lily made you do it? Here’s a tip-if you screw up, own it. Stop acting like you’re the victim.”
His words were brutal. Blunt and offensive. And for someone as proud as Elsa, it felt like a slap across the face. Her face flushed, and for a moment, it looked like she might pass out from humiliation.
John didn’t look much better. His expression had gone dark.
After helping Elsa to sit on the ground, he turned and looked down at her, his voice cold and sharp. “Elsa, what you did was wrong. You went too far. You owe Lily an apology.”
“Apologize!”
“Say you’re sorry!”
“You need to apologize!”
Voices broke out across the crowd, swelling louder with every second. The room was turning-everyone demanding Elsa own up to what she’d done.
Elsa’s body trembled with rage. Her jaw clenched so hard, she could taste blood in her mouth.
She hated the thought of lowering herself in front of Lily. Not in front of all these people. But after tonight, the damage was done. The outrage in the room was boiling over..
If she kept resisting, the public would turn on her completely. There’d be no coming back from it.
She couldn’t stand the thought of losing everything because of Lily.
So, for the sake of salvaging what little she had left, she forced herself to swallow her pride. Just for now.
She closed her eyes for a beat, and when she opened them, a single tear slid down her cheek. But her posture stayed rigid, her chin tilted high. “Lily, I’m sorry,” she said tightly, every word soaked in bitterness. “I made a mistake tonight. I wasn’t thinking clearly. I truly regret what I did. I hope… I hope you can forgive me.”
“No,” Lily said calmly. “I don’t forgive you.”
Elsa had wanted to destroy her-drag her name through the mud and leave her with nothing. She didn’t just want Lily broken-she wanted her to lose her baby. Lily wasn’t a pushover, and she definitely wasn’t a saint. A fake apology wasn’t going to erase any of that.
She didn’t want anyone else falling for Elsa’s act either. Lily wasn’t about to forgive someone just because they got backed into a corner and said the word “sorry.” She stood her ground. “I don’t believe for a second that you ‘weren’t thinking clearly. You cut the theater’s security. You brought Yulia and her people to help you pull this off. This whole thing was planned. And this so-called regret? It’s fake. You’re just trying to win sympathy and clean up your image, not because you actually think what you did was wrong.”
“She’s right!” someone in the crowd shouted.
Lily’s supporters spoke up immediately..
“Why should a simple apology crase what she did?”
“She tried to ruin Lily-why should she be forgiven?”
“Exactly. We’ll never forgive someone who deliberately sets out to hurt others.”
“Keep her canceled! For good!”
The wave of support crashed down hard.
Elsa trembled harder now.
She’d thought lowering her head-swallowing her pride-would earn her sympathy. Forgiveness.
Instead, these idiots were siding with Lily. Lily had them completely wrapped around her finger.
She’d already apologized. What else did they want? cold.
That’s when James’s voice rang out again-calm, but ice “You should’ve apologized to Lily. But you’re right-you don’t deserve her forgiveness.” He stared her down without a shred of warmth. “And since you’ve admitted what you did, it’s time to face the cons?quences. Lily and her co-star were both injured tonight. The stage is trashed. The performance is canceled.” His tone didn’t waver. “Here’s what you’re going to do: every person who bought a ticket gets double their money back. Anyone who traveled-you’re covering their flights and hotels. You’ll pay for the medical bills. And for everything you put them. through.”
Elsa’s hands curled into fists.
The theater seated nearly 300 people. Ticket prices ranged from 30 to 100 dollars. And every single seat. had sold out.
Just the double refunds would cost her at least 250,000 dollars.
Throw in travel reimbursements, damages, and medical costs? She was looking at a minimum of 400,000 dollars. And with James involved? He wouldn’t let her off easy. If anything, he’d push the total closer to – 700,000.
The worst part? She didn’t have that kind of money.
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