Chapter 85 Flames and Cracks

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Simon’s face darkened as he gripped Lily’s shoulders tight voice low and sharp through gritted teeth.

“What did you just say? Say it again if you dare!”

“I’ll say it a thousand more times–you’ve got atrophied brain cells, and your brain’s been eaten by a dog.”

She didn’t even wait for a response. She stomped down hard on his foot.

Then, without looking back, she spun around with all the arrogance in the world and marched toward her car parked nearby.

Fury radiated from her every step–like a blazing flame, vivid and wild, searing his vision and scorching something deeper he couldn’t quite name,

Simon just stood there, stunned and wordless.

Even the bloodstains on her clothes were burning into his mind. And though he tried not to care, he found himself wondering–was she hurt anywhere else?

Did she bleed somewhere other than her face?

He wanted to ask. But by the time he gathered his thoughts, she had already sped away, the sound of her tires echoing down the street.

He was secretly relieved he didn’t ask. Because asking would have meant he cared.

But he didn’t care. He couldn’t

This woman humiliated Elsa. Right in front of him. She didn’t deserve an ounce of sympathy.

He told himself again and again.

He only cared about one girl in his life–Elsa.

Elsa again, he’d make

Lily’s

the memory of his hands touching her skin.

wanted was to

she got back to the Luke family estate, she went

she tried to shut the door that she realized the lock was broken. No matter how many times she fiddled with it, it wouldn’t shut

uneasy not being able to

she’d overheard the housekeeper say James was working late tonight. He

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home for hours. Besides, the bedroom door was closed–no one

she gently pushed the door mostly closed, stripped

cream

had already disappeared

put on another layer to treat the one Randall gave her. Already, the redness was

Nancy, even Ivan–they were all

about how in six months she’d have to leave the Luke

had already been unlucky enough to be forced into a sudden marriage. She couldn’t

at work for

garage,

to his sleeve instead–her tears soaking into the

he headed straight to the bathroom to

was

no

didn’t knock–just walked in, clothes

“Ah!”

had just finished her

out a scream,

emotionless face fractured

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