The Broken-hearted She And The Icy He

Chapter 368 The Bitter Price

Yulia was clearly terrified of going to jail.

She sobbed uncontrollably, her voice choked with panic and despair.

But to Lily, her tears weren’t the least bit pitiful. She wasn’t about to play the saint and let her off.

Yulia had already called once before, pleading to avoid detainment.

Back then, she’d put on the same heartfelt act Tull of guilt, full of tears- yet none of it had stopped her from targeting Lily again.

And now, she clearly knew Lily was pregnant.

She had drenched her in freezing water and tried to shove her off the stage- her aim was obvious: she wanted to kill Lily’s baby.

If James hadn’t shown up just in time to catch her, the baby would’ve been lost.

If things had gone worse, Lily might’ve hemorrhaged like Elsa had been forced to undergo the same surgery, or worse… she and the baby might not have survived at all.

Why should she forge any of that?

“Yulia, you led the attack against me. Don’t you think there should be consequences?”

Lily’s voice was ice–cold, every word deliberate and firm. “Getting expelled, being sued, going to jail – all of it is exactly what you deserve.”

“Lily!”

Cornered and humiliated, Yulia was seething inside.

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But that’s the way people like her were if Lily had been weak and helpless, she would’ve screamed at her, maybe even threatened her with revenge.

But now that Lily stood tall, backed by real power, Yulia didn’t even dare curse at her, let alone retaliate.

Lily ended the call.

ounce of blame and hatred onto

she wouldn’t have lost everything, wouldn’t be hated by

end, Elsa was the one who ruined

carry it to her

get out of bed and wash up when

James stepped out, shirtless.

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filtered through the curtains, casting a warm golden glow across his body, making the contours of his

His physique was incredible.

than the currently popular “lean

but never exaggerated.

skin, firm chest, chiseled abs, and pronounced V–line as he walked toward her, it was honestly overwhelming. He

in his room before, he always came out of the shower fully dressed, making sure she didn’t see a hint of

because he assumed it was still early and she

Look ategy

she politely turned her head

and she immediately

he’d made had gotten a lot of

asking how his “seduction plan” was going and even gave him

had shared how he’d managed to “climb the ranks” as

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and had mistresses of his own. So, he played the nice guy, always checking in on her, flashing his abs when he could. Eventually,

husband, and he was the official

had never pursued a woman before, let alone tried to seduce

everyone said it worked, he figured he

And yet…

didn’t even get a chance to use his

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