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?

didn’t erase the fact that, while she and John were still together, he’d thrown Elsa a wedding just to make

kiss him, massage her ankle, tie her shoelaces, and buy her strawberry

have to sleep with another woman to

betrayals–lines you crossed that still counted as

stop making a

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

“We’ve already broken up.”

just a beat, then 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 devote yourself to her. As for us… we have nothing

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keep this up? I’m not breaking

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

it was again–she was the one

time John said that, she

she was too

her head up and stared at him, eyes cold and sharp. “You won’t break up with me? Then can

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

a lot of final

to marry you. Her wish is to voice Siren. So what if her

“Lily, you’re being ridiculous!”

frown deepening like it could cut

to say, “I’m not marrying Elsa. I’ll never sleep with her. I won’t

phone rang loudly,

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