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Chapter 188 A Slap to the Face

Chapter 188 A Slap to the Face

Henry clutched his chest and let out exaggerated groans, all while sneaking glances at James to observe his reaction. James frowned.

He didn’t want to see Henry suffer a heart attack. And he certainly didn’t agree with what Simon had said. His voice came out cold. “Simon, shut your mouth. There are too many inconsistencies in this case. Lily may not be the one at fault. Until the facts are clear, you have no right to accuse her.”

Lowering his gaze, he caught sight of the red marks on Lily’s neck again.

For some reason, he really hated the color red today. Those marks made his chest tighten with irritation.

His tone grew even colder. “Simon shouldn’t have put his hands on you, Lily. Hit him back.”

Henry immediately stopped groaning, hiding a grin behind his hand.

Lily instinctively looked down at her own hands.

Simon was James‘ cousin. She genuinely hadn’t expected him to tell her to hit him.

James‘ sense of right and wrong was sharp. He stood by principle, not by blood.

She actually wanted to hit Simon.

But he was Nancy’s nephew, and Lily liked Nancy too much to feel comfortable raising a hand in front of her.

Nancy noticed her hesitation and gently encouraged her. “Simon was the one in the wrong. You should absolutely hit him back, Lily. Do it.”

Not just Simon–if any of her three sons ever raised their hands against a woman without cause, she’d insist the woman hit back even harder.

With Nancy’s approval, Lily had no reason to keep holding back.

Steadying herself, she walked right up to Simon and, without hesitation, slapped him hard across the face. “Lily!”

Simon’s face turned gray.

strike him

James–who never even liked Lily–to be the

the hit by both his beloved aunt and his most admired cousin left him simmering with rage and frustration. He lost control of his

her that you told her to go on a blind date–with me!

lost it?!

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The entire room froze.

Lily

do it.

eldest grandson had really sent his own wife to

stopped pretending to have heart trouble and just shut down emotionally. Blanc and

could believe their son had done something so absurd–setting up his

felt deeply guilty toward

wasn’t upset was John. The dark cloud hanging over him lifted, and the bitter jealousy in his

to divorce

was–he had someone he liked. Why would he ever allow his

marrying into the Luke

had heard about James‘ engagement to Mathilda. The Ginger family probably didn’t want to sacrifice

thought James would

made for her. She still cared about what they buried beneath the silk tree. There was no way she’d stopped loving him so

Trying

filled him with

gone too far this time. He wouldn’t make it easy for her anymore, wouldn’t offer her an easy out

to be kicked out of the Luke family, with nowhere to go–then she’d come