The Broken-hearted She And The Icy He

Chapter 140 I’m Not Your Mother

“I’m not a bad person… I was just afraid of losing you…”

“Mathilda…”

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As Mathilda expected, after hearing that, Jonah and Sean no longer scolded her. Their eyes filled with. sorrow and pity

She let out a quiet sigh of relief.

Still, she knew—even if her brothers pitied her and tried to protect her, what happened tonight had planted a thorn in their hearts.

And if she wanted to pull it out–if she wanted them to fully love her again–she needed to go all in.

Her entire body trembled with sobs, as if life had lost all meaning. “I know.. you’re probably heartbroken over Lily right now. You think I’m cruel, selfish, fake. But I’m not that kind of person… I’ll die. I just hope that after I’m gone, you won’t hate me anymore…”

With that, she suddenly turned and jumped into the fountain.

“Mathilda!”

Jonah and Sean had both been momentarily distracted.

Seeing Mathilda plunge into the fountain snapped them out of it.

They treasured her far too much to ever watch her drown in front of them–especially when she couldn’t

swim.

They leapt into the fountain without hesitation, carefully pulling her back up onto the shore.

Mathilda was still crying–pitiful and fragile, helpless and breaking.

Jonah and Sean couldn’t stop thinking about the cold look in Lily’s eyes earlier, her beautiful peach blossom gaze filled with distance and resentment as she stood soaked to the skin.

But they told themselves–Mathilda only framed Lily tonight because Lily had deliberately provoked her with cruel words.

And years ago, many people had witnessed Lily hurting Mathilda. The bullying had been real.

their hearts still

to comfort her, hiccuping from

all Lily’s fault for provoking you. I won’t ever yell at you again. I won’t let you suffer anymore.

the past. I’ll take better

said about Lily you. Protect you. I

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“Guys.

still gasping

down, she

her brothers had chosen to trust her.

she knew–they still cared

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and untarnished, her brothers might

drag Lily through the mud–ruin her

she could never climb

James didn’t want to return home soaked and risk

to a hotel so she could clean up and change into fresh

to

James

stayed in Blanc’s study for over

opened the

slightly, then

into a ball, eyes shut tight, tears silently falling from the corners

didn’t want

by morning, Grace and the others might think he’d bullied

he decided to wake

“Lily. Wake up.”

“Mom…”

Lily was still crying.

felt so cold–longing deeply for her

was far, far away. No matter how hard she tried, she couldn’t reach

“What did you say?”

so soft James couldn’t

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