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

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

have to sleep with

emotional betrayals–lines you crossed that still counted as

stop making

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

“We’ve already broken up.”

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 devote yourself to her. As for us…

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planning to keep

hadn’t expected her to keep pushing. His dark eyes, which had just calmed, flared red

it was again–she was the one “making a

time John said that,

tonight, she was too drained

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

is for me to stay by her side. Why do

has a lot

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

“Lily, you’re being ridiculous!”

frown deepening like

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.

could finish, his phone rang loudly, urgent and

caller ID