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.

hearts

to comfort her, hiccuping from

didn’t mean it tonight. It’s all Lily’s fault for provoking you. I won’t ever

in the past. I’ll take

have doubted what you said about

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“Guys.

still gasping between

deep down,

her brothers had chosen to trust her. To

knew–they still cared

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and untarnished,

to drag Lily through the mud–ruin her

could

James didn’t want to return home

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

returned directly to

James aside to discuss

study for over

the bedroom door, he heard Lily

paused slightly, then

ball, eyes shut tight, tears silently falling from the corners of her eyes. Clearly in the grip

didn’t want

and the others might think he’d bullied

he decided to

“Lily. Wake up.”

“Mom…”

Lily was still crying.

cold–longing deeply for

her mother was far, far away. No matter how hard she

“What did you say?”

so soft James couldn’t hear clearly. He stepped closer

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