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

investment by

Daniel fell silent.

heard Elsa’s audition

was good–very good. But her voice and

to

a hundred million was too big to

“…Fine. We’ll use Elsa.”

personal affairs, but

help but say more than

deal with Lily this morning. Now you’re replacing her with Elsa–have you thought

didn’t reply

once been deeply passionate about voice

excitedly telling him Siren was beautiful and powerful. She’d even said once, If

now, that dream was right

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

His chest tightened painfully.

he still refused to

Elsa’s

was low and firm. “I don’t want

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

the other end, Daniel’s frown

agree with John’s

belongs to Lily and giving

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Lily will resent

afraid this will scar her

warming it back up. John–aren’t you afraid

Lily… leave him?

thought made John’s chest seize

rejected the

kept talking, but John

family, no friends. I’m all

words were hard to

another word, John hung

the call, Daniel stared at his darkened screen

was blindly loyal to John–more loyal than

Nothing in

had a feeling… one day,

assistant called Lily into the conference room

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

saw Elsa’s latest Facebook post–visible

want something, it always ends up in my hands.

showed two hands intertwined, along

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