The Broken-hearted She And The Icy He

Chapter 218 A Line Crossed

Chapter 218 A Line Crossed

Her gaze landed on him, filled with sharp ridicule. You defended Wendy and Ela without quenvie couldn’t tell right from wrong, and practically fed your brain so a dog Do you even know why I ended up in the men’s restroom just now? Because Wendy and her precious daughter for ked me inside the private dressing room and sent two men to strip me and take photos to blackmail me into barking down. They want to destroy me. They want me ruined. And you expect me to just forgive that Wenly had somene ram into me with a car and then framed me for drunk driving I’ll see her pay for that. And I’ll see her pay for what happened tonight too. As long as I’m breathing. Fll make sure the pays for everything she’s done

“That’s not possible….

Simon stared at her, stunned.

The drunk driving setup–he already knew that had been Wendy’s doing.

But he’d loved Elsa for so long, and through her, he’d come to accept Wendy as family. He didn’t want to believe Wendy could stoop so low, to the point of sending someone to take indecent photos

He opened his mouth, trying to defend her. “Wendy would never.

“Lily!”

Before Simon could finish, James‘ voice rang out.

Grace had asked James to swing by the theater and take Lily home. After his meeting, he had Ashton drive straight over. But just as Ashton parked, James received Lily’s distress message.

He didn’t waste a second. He’d rushed toward the dressing rooms like the place was on fire, only to find her gone. He instructed Ashton to detain the two men found inside, along with the shady figure lurking in the hallway, then hurried downstairs to search for her.

When he finally saw her, she was covered in digt and dust, her face smeared and clothes a mess. It was obvious she’d gone through something harrowing.

His heart twisted violently.

“James…”

it. Whenever she saw Simon, she just wanted to argue or slap him. But with James… her chest flooded with heat and pressure. Suddenly, she felt

she knew

froze on

expected Lily to suddenly leap forward and hug hire. His instinct was to shove her away. He didn’t like physical contact

then he

were hazy and trembling, filled with silent sorrow

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in them coiled around his heart like a net. He couldn’t move. The hand he had lifted to push her away

attempt at

alone made the tears Lily had tried to hold bark finally spill over. The fear. the humiliation–it all came crashing down in waves. Her body trembled as she leaned into his embrace, unable to stop the tears rolling

Her tears were warm.

scorching his

fingers trembled. Then he gently patted her

his expression

happened–maybe offer some explanation for peeking.

knew James had no interest in Lily. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have arranged

them.

stirred something bitter inside him. As if Lily’s proximity tainted that untouchable man somehow.

hated it.

his teeth, he spat out, “Lily, what

both Lily and James

stiffened. Disgusted with himself, he