Chapter 4 They All Forced Lily to Apologize to Elsa

As if realizing something, John let out a cold laugh.

So that’s what this was–Lily was throwing a tantrum and threatening him with a resignation. Playing hard to get, was she?

He knew better than anyone how much she wanted to be his personal assistant.

She’d buttered him up for days just to land that role.

If he really approved her resignation, she’d be the first to panic.

She needed a lesson–to understand she had gone too far this time.

“Sign it.”

After letting out that icy aura, John added coldly, “And when you do, tell her–if she resigns, she better never come back.”

Wayne shrank his neck.

He wanted to say Lily seemed completely determined this time, like she never intended to come back at all.

But the killing intent radiating from John was too terrifying, so he kept quiet.

He just nodded and respectfully went to sign off on her resignation.

Once Wayne signed, Lily quickly completed all her paperwork and left the company.

Almost the moment she got back to the hotel, a message came in from John.

“Come to Flora Club.”

Flora Club–the place John always took his friends for drinks and parties.

Lily had broken up with him. She had no intention of going.

She was about to refuse when another message followed:

“If you still want your parents‘ keepsake, be in front of me in half an hour.”

Lily desperately wanted to get that pendant back. She didn’t dare delay and rushed to Flora Club.

Inside the private room, Elsa and several of John’s close friends were already there.

When Lily pushed open the door, she immediately saw John seated in the center of a deep red leather couch, Elsa curled up beside him.

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Elsa lifted her chin proudly, striking and radiant as ever.

John sat protectively at her side, every movement full of tenderness and care.

Lily felt a sharp sting behind her eyes.

But she had come for a reason. She swallowed the bitterness and stepped inside.

“Apologize to Elsa!”

The moment John saw her, he slammed his glass down at her feet.

“How dare you send thugs after Elsa to steal the pendant? If Simon hadn’t happened to pass by and save her, she would’ve been assaulted by those animals!”

His friends all jumped in, shouting their indignation.

“Hey, you, that was too much!”

“We get that you’re jealous of Elsa, but this? You can’t just send people to attack her!”

“Apologize to Elsa now. Maybe if she lets it go, John will still forgive you!”

Elsa…

frozen, face

way to be nice to his friends, always trying

in all the years she was with John, not one of them ever called her by

to think they were just

finally understood–they had never lacked manners. They simply knew John didn’t truly care about her.

in the palm of his hand. So now, they all worshiped

“Lily, apologize to Elsa!”

in her ear.

anything. Of course she

anyone to

said you were

cut her off without letting her finish. “I’ll say it one more

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Elsa wouldn’t lie…

almost laughed

the truth? But

together,

trust me, just a

easy for him to

anything wrong. I won’t apologize to

her

we send her to jail? I didn’t do this. I’m not admitting to it. Call the police if you want. If they find me guilty, fine- but they’ll

“John… I didn’t lie…”

trembled,

looked soft and wounded. It only

Lily

the pendant and

you’ll never

dropped

parents, after studying with

piece of Hetian jade–one

seeing it brought back

Jones family

her own

pendant had been stolen by those

lost it while saving his

he didn’t

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if his heart

he should’ve returned it to

as leverage

don’t be so hard

smug glance, then pretended to smooth things over. “I don’t care about the

glass of wine? Let’s just call it even

this, John

unable to say no to the sickly Elsa,

man wasn’t

when she saw him nod, her eyes

knew she couldn’t

too much. The doctor had warned her never to

full of guilt, promising to get stronger, to protect her,

Elsa, he made her suffer over and

“I’ll drink.”

She didn’t explain.

who didn’t believe her

wanted was to get

hard liquor on the table and gave

drink all of these, will you give it

darkened like a gathering

some reason, Lily’s

so

believed–Lily could never truly leave

Even if Lily had just sent thugs to get the pendant and not to hurt Elsa, the scare alone was enough. He wouldn’t let

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voice turned cold.

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