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 voice Siren… it’s my final

her eyes with stubborn grace, tears sliding silently

proud red rose crying in the wind. It made people want to give her the world just to

coughed again,

blood

“Elsa!”

all about comforting

around, quickly catching Elsa as she

you okay? Are you in pain? Let’s go back to

don’t want to go

fragile hope. “I want to sign the contract… I

go sign

she’d fall, he scooped her up into his

eyes gleamed with contempt and mockery, and it made John feel

she

down. Give her a little space and she’d run into his arms on her own. Half the time,

in the world could love him more

never leave

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

to silently cry, he frowned and

nothing to do with her. Go back to the house tonight. And stop picking

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was clear: he didn’t accept

underlying message and clenched her

she wanted to tear Lily to pieces, she still looked at her

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

wanted to take

again. Elsa really had a gift for lying with

anything–yet she stole Lily’s

to take anything–yet she clung to the pendant Lily’s

want to take

the point of arguing with

her breath. She just

pure enough to get married. Why don’t you go

turned and strode

“Lily!”

went dark, the air around him

never thought of

was

my stomach really

Elsa’s soft voice interrupted.

chase after

be

tighter and said gently, “Let’s go upstairs and

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