Chapter 8 Rubbing Her Stomach, Tangled in Heat…

John stiffened, then subtly pulled away from Elsa. “Lily…”

“John, I earned the Siren role with my own ability. What right did you have to give it to Elsa?What right?!”

Lily had been barely holding back her emotions, but the sight of John and Elsa completely shattered her

composure.

And seeing Elsa still wearing her parents‘ pendant filled her eyes with a raw, rising hatred.

“And that pendant… that’s something my parents left me. What gives you the right to give it to Elsa? John, what gives you that right?”

“Lily!”

Seeing Elsa’s teary eyes and her trembling body, John’s gaze turned cold with disapproval.

“Can’t you stop being so unreasonable? Voicing Siren has always been Elsa’s dream. She only has six months left. Why do you insist on fighting her for everything?”

Unreasonable again….

Lily actually laughed.

She laughed so hard her eyes turned red, gleaming with bitter tears.

“John, voicing Siren was my dream too.”

If she’d landed the role through connections, and he took it back to give to Elsa, she wouldn’t have been this angry.

But she’d earned it with her own talent. He had no right to give it away.

“Lily, you’ll have more opportunities in the future. Elsa doesn’t have much time—”

Lily cut him off with a cold smile. “So just because she’s dying, she gets to wear the wedding dress I stitched by hand? Just because she’s dying, she gets to keep the pendant my parents left me? Just because she’s dying, everything I have must be handed over to her? Is her life the only one that matters? Does mine not count? Just because she’s dying, the whole damn world has to revolve around her? John, if you’re so obsessed with Elsa and want to take care of her, that’s your choice. But you have no right to use my things to please her or to mess with my life!”

John’s pupils contracted sharply at the hatred flashing in Lily’s eyes.

He had never imagined that she would look at him that way–like all her love had dried up, like she didn’t want him anymore.

For the first time, panic and unease surged through him.

“Lily…”

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That dull ache in his chest spread violently.

Just as he was about to say something, Elsa’s voice–hoarse and pained–cut through the tension.

didn’t know I was taking the role from you. I just really wanted to

grace, tears sliding silently

in the wind. It made people want to give her the

again,

later, blood stained

“Elsa!”

all about

around, quickly catching Elsa as

you okay? Are you in pain? Let’s

want to

weakly, her alluring eyes filled with fragile hope. “I want to sign the contract… I can’t

Let’s go

he scooped her up into his

gleamed with contempt and mockery, and it

he thought she was

run into his arms

one in the world could

never

Elsa didn’t have much time left. He couldn’t let her final days be

silently cry, he

you went too far today. I gave Elsa the role–this has nothing to do with her. Go back to the house tonight. And stop picking fights with Elsa. No more talk of breaking

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he didn’t accept the

heard the underlying message and

composed. Even if she wanted to tear

you misunderstand me, but there’s really nothing between me and John. I never wanted to take anything from you. I’d never hurt your

wanted

again. Elsa really had a gift for lying with a

take anything–yet she stole Lily’s wedding, insisted on wearing

she clung to the pendant Lily’s

didn’t want to

the point of arguing with shameless

her breath. She

John are so pure. Pure enough to kiss, pure enough to get married. Why don’t

and strode out of

“Lily!”

went dark, the

thought of

jealous tantrum was completely

stomach really

Elsa’s soft voice interrupted.

didn’t chase

be

held Elsa tighter and said gently, “Let’s go upstairs and sign the contract. We’ll head straight back

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