Chapter 7 Mr John, You’ll Regret Losing Lily

“Don’t cry, Elsa.”

Elsa tilted her chin in her usual prideful way, but her tears welled at the corners of her eyes, like cracks forming in delicate crystal. It made her look fragile–something that stirred a man’s instinct to protect.

Seeing her like that made John feel deeply unsettled. He couldn’t bear to let her down.

He gently wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes and softly coaxed her. “I’ll call Daniel right now.”

Daniel picked up almost immediately.

He assumed John was calling about Lily getting cast as Siren–probably to remind him to take care of her. Before John could speak, Daniel chuckled.

“John, you’ve been hiding a treasure. Why didn’t you ever say anything?”

“You don’t need to worry–your-”

Your Lily is so talented, I’ll absolutely take good care of her.

But before he could finish, John interrupted him flatly.

“Elsa wants to voice Siren.”

“…What?”

Daniel was caught completely off guard.

Once he gathered his wits, he said quickly, “The role has already been cast. Lily’s our Siren.”

“Her tone, her delivery–she fits the character perfectly. There’s no way I can replace her.”

Lily…

Hearing her name, John couldn’t help but picture her crumpled on the private room floor the night before, blood trickling down her temple.

He didn’t know if her wound still hurt.

And the look in her eyes–that deep, unspoken disappointment and heartbreak–twisted something in his chest.

But then he thought about how he had the rest of his life to spend with Lily… and how Elsa might not have much time left.

So his voice stayed cold.

“Give the role to Elsa.”

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John, you

but John cut him off

increase the investment by

Daniel fell silent.

had heard

good. But her voice and delivery were both just

to settle for

films were expensive. And a hundred million

“…Fine. We’ll use Elsa.”

in personal affairs, but Lily’s audition had left

valued talent, and couldn’t help but say more

her with Elsa–have you thought about how she’ll feel? She is your girlfriend, after all. Honestly, this

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knew Lily had once been

him Siren was beautiful and powerful. She’d even said once, If I ever get to voice Siren, I’ll

that dream was right in

heartbroken she’d be after getting replaced… maybe even

His chest tightened painfully.

still refused to

Elsa’s

low and firm. “I don’t want

have more opportunities. But if Elsa misses this one, it’ll

other end, Daniel’s frown

couldn’t agree

that belongs to Lily

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you afraid Lily will resent

afraid this will scar her heart

it back up. John–aren’t you afraid Lily might leave you

Lily… leave him?

made John’s chest

instinctively rejected the

John cut him off

She has no family, no friends. I’m all

were hard to

another word,

of the call, Daniel stared at his darkened screen and

was blindly loyal

in this

a feeling… one day, John would

called Lily into the conference room to sign the

just finished lunch. There was still some time before the meeting, so she sat in the hallway scrolling through her

she saw Elsa’s latest Facebook

want something, it always ends

two hands intertwined, along with

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