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

the investment

Daniel fell silent.

had heard Elsa’s

her voice and delivery were both just a notch below

didn’t want to settle

And a hundred million

“…Fine. We’ll use Elsa.”

meddling in personal affairs, but Lily’s audition had left an

help but

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

didn’t reply

had once been deeply

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

now, that dream was right in her

imagined how heartbroken she’d be after getting replaced… maybe even

His chest tightened painfully.

still refused to

is Elsa’s final

his voice was low and firm. “I don’t want her to leave

But if Elsa

other end, Daniel’s frown

couldn’t agree with

belongs to Lily and giving

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afraid Lily

you afraid this will scar

it back

Lily… leave him?

chest seize again–unbearably

instinctively rejected the

but John cut him off

leave me. She has no family, no friends. I’m all she has. Why would she leave

words were hard

another word, John

call, Daniel stared at his darkened

blindly loyal to John–more loyal than

change. Nothing in this world

a feeling… one day, John would

called Lily into the conference room to

the meeting, so she sat in the hallway scrolling

she saw Elsa’s latest

I want something, it always ends up

intertwined,

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