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?

hadn’t crossed that line, it didn’t erase the fact that, while she and John were still together, he’d thrown Elsa a wedding just

office, kiss him, massage

to sleep with another woman

emotional betrayals–lines you crossed that

making

again. “Move back home. I’ll have someone

“We’ve already broken up.”

said coldly, “I don’t have some kind of kink where I stay friends with my ex or keep entangling myself with them. You want to take care of Elsa? Good. We’re done now–go

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long are you planning to keep this up?

her to keep pushing. His dark eyes, which had just calmed,

was again–she was the one “making a

time John said that, she found it

she was

Then can you stop seeing Elsa? Can you stop hugging her, stop kissing her, stop

has six months left. Her final wish is for me to stay by her side. Why

a lot of final

her gaze distant. “Her wish is for you to stay with her until the end. Her wish is to marry you. Her wish is to voice Siren.

“Lily, you’re being ridiculous!”

voice grew sharp, his frown deepening like it could

explaining himself to others. But he didn’t want to lose Lily, so he forced himself to say, “I’m not marrying Elsa. I’ll never

could finish, his phone rang loudly, urgent and

ID flashed: