The Broken-hearted She And The Icy He

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

tried to object, but John cut him

investment by 100

Daniel fell silent.

had heard Elsa’s audition

and delivery

didn’t want to settle

films were expensive. And a hundred million was too

“…Fine. We’ll use Elsa.”

meddling in personal affairs,

help but say more than he usually

you thought about how she’ll feel? She is

didn’t reply

Lily had once been

excitedly telling him Siren was beautiful and powerful.

dream was right

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

His chest tightened painfully.

still

Elsa’s final

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

have more opportunities. But if Elsa misses this one, it’ll never come

end,

agree with

role that belongs to Lily and

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afraid Lily

will

heart goes cold, there’s no warming it back up. John–aren’t you afraid Lily might leave you

Lily… leave him?

thought made John’s chest seize

instinctively rejected

talking, but John cut him off

no friends. I’m all she has. Why would she

were hard to

another word, John

Daniel stared at his darkened

always said Lily was blindly loyal to John–more

in this

had a feeling… one

called Lily into the conference room

time before the meeting, so she sat in

saw Elsa’s latest Facebook post–visible

something, it always ends up

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