Chapter 117

Chapter 117 Punishment

"Let

me hear Eva's voice. I need to know she's safe."

Leonard's cold, emotionless volce came through the phone. Lily glanced at me and nodded, signaling for me to speak.

'I'm fine, don't worry."

I tried to keep my voice calm, but Leonard became increasingly agitated.

"Eva, are you okay? Did she hurt you? Where are-"

"Leo, are you out of your mind? You think I would let her tell you where she is?" Lily waved the knife in front of my face, warning me to stay silent.

"Just clear my name on Twitter. If I'm leaving the country, I can't be a fugitive.

"None of this was my fault. Just tell everyone you made it all up."

*Remember: Lily, the innocent woman who was deceived by you, the woman you forced to get rid of her

child. Got it?"

"Fine."

I could

expecting to see positive comments about me in

as she hung up

half-hour felt like an eternity. The delivery guy called Lily outside, leaving me alone

from eating the oatmeal earlier and

at what

about a quarry on the outskirts of town that had been shut down after an

an hour later, Lily came back, holding my phone in her hand, a

this! Leonard really did it. Isn't he

I could sense the

so much. Look at him, taking all the blame, playing the perfect husband. The internet's

that he's willing to throw himself under the bus.

he also said he had always loved Lily and had no feelings for me anymore. The netizens were divided. Some saw him and Lily as the perfect couple, believing he'd been forced to slander her out of some twisted loyalty

had already lifted the

incredible? Mr. Harmon can fix anything. Just

Love that comes too late is worth less than

"He's

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