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He had already promised to take responsibility for her, to marry her. Yet here he was, forcing her to bow to that woman,
No-she couldn’t accept it.
She sniffled, her voice cracking. “I didn’t steal! Why are you all helping Lily smear me? I only took a few things from the house. What did I do wrong?”
Only a few things…
Grace and Nancy exchanged glances, both seeing the same disdain reflected in the other’s eyes.
They had both gifted Lily jewelry, clothing, handbags. But once given, even they wouldn’t dare touch them again.
For Marilyn to sneak into Lily’s room, rummage through her belongings, and help herself-it was inexcusable.
“You call it just a few things?”
Lily’s eyes narrowed, her voice edged with steel. “Half my closet has been stripped, my jewelry cabinet nearly emptied. And you call that a few things?”
Her voice cut like a whip. “Marilyn, I advise you to return everything you took. My jewelry room is under surveillance. If you insist on claiming what you stole, I won’t hesitate to call the police. Let them settle it.”
In truth, Lily wanted to go straight to the authorities.
But Marilyn was the woman Victor had chosen. For the family’s sake, Lily held back-for now.
Still, she would keep every shred of evidence.
“What did you say? You installed surveillance in your bedroom? Are you some kind of pervert?”
Marilyn froze, her face blank with shock.
A bedroom was for sleeping-she had never imagined Lily would dare put cameras inside.
Lily was speechless at her ignorance.
Of course she would never place cameras in her be or walk-in closet.
But her jewelry room was different. Filled with priceless pieces, it had to be monitored. Even if the servants normally wouldn’t touch her things, people’s hearts couldn’t be read. Protection was necessary.
She didn’t waste another breath on Marilyn. Her words were cold and sharp. “Return everything. Or I call the police.”
“You’re being unfair!”
Marilyn clutched the pendants at her chest and stumbled back. “Lily and I are both daughters-in-law of the Luke family., Why do you shower her with jewels but give me nothing? Those treasures belong to the Luke family-they should be half mine! So what if I took a few pieces?”
Grace shut her eyes for a long moment.
When she opened them again, the disgust in her gaze was vast and fathomless.
They had never intended to play favorites.
But Marilyn’s actions were beyond contempt. The Luke family’s wealth was not conjured from thin air-why waste it on a scheming, dishonest woman?
If Victor wanted to spend his own fortune on her, they wouldn’t interfere.
But their property? Even if she coveted it, she would never get it.
Grace had no patience left. “Ivan, call the police. Give everything back to Lily.”
At the word “police,” Marilyn’s blood ran cold.
Though every part of her ached at the thought of surrendering what she had taken, she forced herself to comply for now. She could wait. Once Lily lost her child and was cast out of the Luke family, all of it would belong to her anyway.
Through gritted teeth, she stripped the jewelry from her body piece by piece, her heart bleeding with every clasp undone.
“And the rest?”
When Marilyn stopped moving after handing over the items she wore, Lily’s voice cut like a blade.
Grinding her teeth, Marilyn fought the urge to scream.
She hated the thought of giving up what she had already stashed elsewhere, but she remembered-the cameras in Lily’s jewelry room. She had no choice.
Stomping her foot in frustration, she finally led them to Victor’s room.
Inside his wardrobe, which once held only men’s clothing, hung rows of women’s couture.
All brand new, tags still attached-most of them pieces James had sent for Lily.
The closet shelves were lined with limited-edition handbags.
Ivan picked one up. It was heavy. Suspicion flickered across his face. He yanked it open-and sure enough, it was stuffed with glittering jewelry,
“You’re really going to marry a thief?”
Ivan’s patience snapped. He had wanted to respect Victor’s choice.
But Marilyn’s petty thefts, her disgraceful behavior, were intolerable,
He couldn’t stand the thought of such a woman becoming his sister-in-law.
“Marriage is for life,” he said bluntly. “Think carefully.”
Mon,
Victor’s face was iron.
He knew he had touched Marilyn, and that meant he owed her responsibility.
But theft disgusted him to the core. Doubt gnawed at him, weighing down every word.
After a long silence, he finally said coldly, “I feel no love for you. Even when I’m sober, I can’t bear your touch. If we marry, we will only ever be husband and wife in name. If you refuse, I will compensate you financially.”
“My first time was with you-you must take full responsibility!”
Marilyn panicked.
Yes, she knew he would offer money-tens of millions, at least. But compared to the Luke family’s vast fortune, it was nothing but scraps.
And worse, she had already bragged to Zhou Xinghui and her so-called friends. If Victor refused to marry her, they would mock her to death.
Terrified he would change his mind, she broke down in tears again. “You promised to take responsibility! I’ll never anger Lily again, no matter how much the elders favor her. I won’t touch the family’s things without permission. Please, Victor-I might already be carrying your child. You can’t abandon us…”
His child.
Victor shut his eyes, sickened.
He couldn’t even imagine what kind of creature the two of them might bring into the world.
But last night, he had been the one to lose control. He had given his word.
And because of that, he was bound. He couldn’t walk away. hapter 507 Forced Responsibil
When Victor finally opened his eyes again, the clarity they once held was gone- replaced by bloodshot red, his gaze clouded with exhaustion and torment.
He drew a deep breath, his voice low and heavy. “Fine. Since you insist on marrying me, I will marry you. But before the wedding, don’t come to the Luke estate again. After the wedding, we’ll live elsewhere. I’ll have someone send you home.”
Marilyn bit down hard on her lip.
When he had once promised responsibility to Adeline, his voice had been magnetic, moving, filled with tender affection. Now, when he said he would marry her, it sounded as though it weighed on him like chains.
How could he treat her like this?
Marilyn’s heart twisted with hatred.
She hated the unfairness of heaven, hated the blind eyes of the Luke family who treasured Lily-a discarded shoe, in her eyes-while ignoring her brilliance, her worth.
She wanted to scream, to rage. But Victor’s coldness warned her-push him further, and he might refuse her altogether. For now, she could only leave.
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