The Broken-hearted She And The Icy He

Chapter 18 A Love Divided

“I won’t force you again. I meant what I said–after we’re married, we’ll be a real couple. Not before. But from now on, don’t see Simon again, and stop thinking about him.”

“Let go of me!”

Lily had always despised that weirdo Simon–there was no way she’d ever “think about” him.

But that didn’t mean she wanted to be in John’s arms.

The scent of Elsa’s perfume still lingered on his body, and it made her skin crawl.

“John, you just slept with Elsa and then forced yourself on me. You’re disgusting.”

“What the hell are you talking about?”

John frowned. “I only take care of Elsa out of pity. Nothing has ever happened between us. How could I possibly sleep with her? Can you stop overthinking everything?”

Lily didn’t respond right away.

Her mind wandered back to that phone call tonight.

She had only heard Elsa’s moans–John’s voice never came through. It was possible Elsa faked those sounds on purpose.

Maybe they hadn’t actually slept together tonight.

But so what?

the fact that, while she and John were still together, he’d thrown Elsa

lap in the office, kiss him, massage her ankle, tie her shoelaces,

have to sleep with another woman

were emotional betrayals–lines you crossed that still

stop making a

her thoughts, she heard his voice again. “Move back home. I’ll have someone go to

“We’ve already broken up.”

stay friends with my ex or keep entangling myself with them. You want to take care of Elsa?

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planning to keep this up?

keep pushing. His dark eyes, which had just

again–she was the one “making

time John said that,

tonight, she was too drained

him, eyes cold and sharp. “You won’t break up with me? Then can you stop seeing Elsa? Can you stop hugging her, stop kissing her, stop

“Elsa only has six months left. Her final wish is for me to stay by her side. Why do you

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Her wish is to marry you. Her wish is to voice Siren. So what if her wish is to sleep with you? To get legally married? To have a child? You going to grant

“Lily, you’re being ridiculous!”

sharp, his frown

to others. But he didn’t want to lose Lily, so he forced himself to say, “I’m not marrying Elsa. I’ll never sleep with her. I won’t let her set foot in this house and disturb you again. Can you please

finish, his phone rang loudly, urgent and

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