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 a wedding just to make

on his lap in the office, kiss him, massage her ankle, tie her shoelaces, and buy her strawberry

have to sleep with another woman

were emotional betrayals–lines you crossed that still counted as

stop making

thoughts, she heard his voice again. “Move back home. I’ll have someone go to the hotel and pack

“We’ve already broken up.”

keep entangling myself with them. You want to take care of Elsa? Good. We’re done

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planning to keep this

her to keep pushing. His dark eyes, which had

was the one “making

John said that, she found it

was too drained to

won’t break up with me? Then can you stop seeing Elsa? Can you stop hugging her, stop

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

sure has a lot of final

Her tone was cool, 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. So what if her wish is to sleep with you? To get

“Lily, you’re being ridiculous!”

frown deepening like it could cut

he didn’t want to lose Lily, so he forced himself to say, “I’m not marrying

could finish, his phone rang

caller ID