The Broken-hearted She And The Icy He

Chapter 3

hapter 3 Spiraling, Unraveling, Lost in Her Wake

“Lily…”

Wayne Hunter had come to the CEO’s office to give his report.

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Most employees at Jones Corp had no idea about Lily and John’s relationship.

But Wayne, trusted by John for years, knew everything.

Seeing Lily, he instinctively greeted her–only to catch sight of what was happening inside the office.

He froze, horrified.

Then quickly slapped a hand over his mouth.

He looked at Lily, his eyes full of awkwardness and sympathy.

“Elsa, I’m sorry.”

John had been momentarily distracted, stunned for a good ten seconds before he quickly pulled away from Elsa.

“I’m not blaming you,” Elsa said coyly, cheeks flushed. “My shoelace came undone.”

Hearing that, Lily’s dull gaze dropped to Elsa’s shoes.

Elsa was stunning.

Bright, bold, beautiful in an almost aggressive way.

Today, she wore crisp designer white sneakers, paired with a white blouse and a pleated pink skirt. Youthful and radiant, she looked exactly like a campus sweetheart.

John didn’t say anything.

But his actions spoke louder.

He gently lifted Elsa onto the desk, then knelt to tie her shoelace. His movements were so careful, they almost looked reverent.

elegant fingers slowly and intently tie the lace, Lily couldn’t help but remember

their love was still new, he had once said to her, “Lily, meeting you is the happiest thing that’s ever happened to me. I’ll protect you, treasure you,

him with all her heart, like a fool, thinking she was the luckiest

hand in hand, they saw a guy bending to tie his girlfriend’s shoelace. She’d snuggled into John’s arms and teased, “Would you

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answered that it was pointless to

obvious what he meant: no,

snow. She thought his aloofness made sense–it wasn’t in his nature

long as she had a place in his heart, it

him so tenderly kneeling for Elsa, Lily finally understood. Love could win

principles, all his “can’ts,”

just didn’t

that was fine. They would

It was fine.

stood outside the door, quietly watching as he tied

each other, the unspoken

watched as the boy she had once loved so deeply blurred into

John’s arms again, Lily didn’t

walked quickly toward the

“Ms. Lily!”

had done for John

leave, he ran

just now had been too damning. He didn’t

don’t read into it. Honestly, the boss still really loves you. The last time you two fought, he got drunk and kept calling your

already broken up with

knew Wayne meant well, but she didn’t let

loves me? He loves me, so he married Elsa on my birthday? He loves me, so he’s tangled up with her like that, unable to let go?

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was the head

need his.

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this? Does

always been loyal to

John getting back together with Elsa, not after she abandoned

John had treated

Wayne understood–leaving John might actually be the

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