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 off

increase the investment

Daniel fell silent.

had heard Elsa’s audition

good–very good. But her voice and delivery were both just a notch below

to settle for

hundred million was too big

“…Fine. We’ll use Elsa.”

meddling in personal affairs, but Lily’s audition had

and couldn’t help but say more than he usually

you’re replacing her with Elsa–have you thought about how she’ll

didn’t reply

once been deeply passionate about

beautiful and powerful. She’d even

was

be after getting

His chest tightened painfully.

he still refused to

is Elsa’s

his voice was low and firm.

She’ll have more opportunities. But if

the other end, Daniel’s

agree

a role that belongs

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afraid Lily will

you afraid this will scar her

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

Lily… leave him?

made John’s chest seize again–unbearably

instinctively rejected

but John cut him

no friends. I’m

words were hard

another word,

other end of the call, Daniel

their circle always said Lily was blindly loyal to John–more loyal than a dog—and would never

feelings change. Nothing in this world lasts

had a feeling… one day, John

the conference

before the meeting, so she sat in the hallway scrolling through her phone to pass

she saw Elsa’s latest

I want something, it always ends up in my

intertwined, along with an

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