The Broken-hearted She And The Icy He

Chapter 223 Blood for Blood

Chapter 223 Blood for Blood

But Simon didn’t believe a word Lily said.

He also didn’t want to disappoint his precious Lizzy, so his voice came out cold and cruel.

“Lily, I don’t want to hear your excuses. I just want to see you pay in blood.”

But she wasn’t making excuses.

She was telling the truth.

A crushing sense of helplessness devoured Lily’s heart, followed by a tidal wave of emotions that left her too drained to even want to keep fighting.

But why?

Why should she be the one to suffer the consequences when someone else had done wrong?

The one who deserved to die wasn’t her–it was Elsa, that venomous snake, and those two blind fools, John and Simon.

She didn’t want to die. She didn’t deserve to die.

And yet, it felt inevitable.

“Lily!”

Just when she thought John was going to break her neck and toss her over the railing, the stairwell door burst open again–and James came striding in.

He caught sight of Lily–most of her body already past the edge of the railing–and his heart nearly stopped.

Normally calm and composed, he actually lost his cool for once.

His eyes burned with fury. In a blur of motion, he shot forward and drove his fist squarely into John’s face. At the same time, his other arm wrapped tightly around Lily’s waist, pulling her securely into his embrace. The sheer terror of what could’ve happened still gripped him like a vice. Even with her safely in his arms, he couldn’t shake the fear.

Just moments ago, John had been tightening his grip, and Lily had truly believed she was going to die. She hadn’t expected James to appear out of nowhere and drag her back from the edge of hell.

In that instant, it was as if the world around her disappeared. The only thing she could see, the only thing she could feel–was James.

Earlier, when they’d hurt her, when she’d been cornered, all she felt was fury, fear, and injustice.

ears, all she felt was a

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Blood

trembled. Tears spilled down her cheeks

by her. And this was the second time he’d saved her tonight.

couldn’t

of it all was too much. Her legs were weak,

his arms, letting her

usually hated physical

his arms like a wounded

away

seemed to pierce deeper, carrying her fear and pain straight

loosening his grip, he

“James?”

arrive so soon. He thought James would stay behind to help Ashton deal with Jyro and

clearly didn’t appreciate James meddling in what he saw as his own

You should stay out of it. Lily was selfish

meanwhile, couldn’t stand the sight of Lily wrapped in James‘ arms. The image rubbed

wrong way.

himself–his cousin had no feelings for Lily. That thought gave him a twisted sense

away from her and said, “Elsa’s bleeding. This can’t just be

actually laughed–cold

curled in contempt, his eyes gleaming with

his voice as icy as a frozen blade. “So what gives you the right to lay a hand on her? Lily is

me

Blood

lashes trembled, Tears spilled down her cheeks and soaked into his

second

couldn’t help

too much. Her legs were weak,

she allowed herself this moment, resting in his

hated

right now, with her trembling in his arms like a wounded child,

away

to pierce deeper, carrying her fear

his grip, he found himself holding