The Broken-hearted She And The Icy He

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.

actually strike him in front

expected James–who never even liked Lily–to be

hit by both his beloved aunt and his most admired cousin left him simmering with

so desperate to get rid of her that you told her to go on a blind date–with me! And now you’re protecting her like this?

lost it?!

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The entire room froze.

to set Lily up

do it.

eldest grandson had really sent his own wife to meet other

stopped pretending to have heart trouble and just shut

something so absurd–setting up his own wife on a

felt deeply guilty toward

hanging over him lifted, and the bitter jealousy in his heart began

planning to divorce

had someone he liked. Why would he ever allow his family to force him into marrying a woman he

into the Luke family because James

The Ginger family probably didn’t want to

because she thought James would never wake

about what they buried beneath the silk tree. There was no way she’d stopped loving him so

jealous. Trying

filled him with

it easy for her anymore, wouldn’t

to divorce her, for her to be kicked out of the