Chapter 10 Her Lips Were Way Too Soft
“Elsa, what happened?”
The moment John saw the blood, his expression changed drastically. He didn’t even bother handing Lily the medicine anymore. He rushed forward and grabbed Elsa’s hand, carefully checking her wound.
“John, don’t blame Lily.”
Elsa lifted her chin, her beautiful face tinged with a fragile pride.
“It’s my fault. It’s all my fault… Just like Lily said, someone like me, on the verge of death, really is disgusting. I borrowed her wedding dress, and she said it was bad luck. She’s right. Don’t blame her… it’s all because I’m dirty. I deserve this…”
With those words, she made it sound like she was taking all the blame.
But really, she was painting Lily as something far worse.
The implication was clear: she was hurt because of Lily.
That Lily had belittled her, humiliated her, trampled all over her dignity.
Sure enough. John’s face–so handsome it could’ve been the final project of a goddess–darkened like a storm swallowing a city.
A chill swept in, freezing everything.
“Lily. I was the one who lent Elsa the dress. She’s seriously ill, and you still insulted her and went so far as to stab her? Apologize to her!”
“I didn’t stab her. She’s lying
Lily had quietly recorded a video earlier.
But her phone had only 2% battery left, and the second the recording finished, it powered off
She knew John only believed Elsa.
She didn’t want to waste breath arguing. All she wanted was to get her phone charged and shove the evidence in Elsa’s face. “Lily, when did you become like this?”
John looked at her scrolling on her phone without the slightest hint of remorse, and the frost in his eyes deepened.
He yanked the phone from her hands and smashed it on the floor. “You keep hurting Elsa and still won’t admit it. This toxic, shameless side of you–disgusting!”
Turic. Disgusting.
The words cut deeper than blades, and for a second, Lily forgot all about picking up her shattered phone.
She knew his heart had been leaning away for a long time.
But after four years of clinging to each other through life and death, she’d never thought the day would come where he’d look her in the eye and call her disgusting.
“I’ve got proof. Elsa set me up.”
Lily tilted her head back, fighting back tears for a long moment before she managed to speak again.
“You call me disgusting, but what about you? No matter what Elsa says, you believe her. Even without evidence, you’ll stand by her no matter what. You believe her so much–if she said you were a dog, would you bark for her?”
“Lily”
Chapter 10 Her Lips Were Way Too Soft
John’s eyes flooded with fury. Her stubbornness, her defiance–it infuriated him.
“John, it hurts…”
Elsa staggered, her voice frail.
As she bent over weakly, the gold–trimmed pendant she wore slipped out of her blouse.
Lily knew there was no reasoning with Elsa. She’d never give back her parents” keepsake willingly.
So she moved fast. The moment her phone was plugged in, she darted forward, trying to snatch it back.
“What are you doing to Elsa now?”
John thought she was going to hurt her again,
He yanked Elsa behind him and shoved Lily hard without thinking.
Her injured forehead slammed right into the edge of a low cabinet.
The wound that hadn’t even fully healed split open again–blood flowed instantly.
“Lily…
Seeing her bleed, John’s rage vanished into a pit of pain.
His chest twisted in guilt, like needles stabbing over and over.
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John, don’t worry about me,‘ Elsa whispered hoarsely. “I am disgusting. I deserve it. Even if it kills me, I deserve it… Ugh-
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She suddenly spat out a huge mouthful of blood.
“Elsa!”
Blood trickled down her lips in thick, red drops.
John couldn’t look at Lily anymore.
He didn’t like seeing her hurt.
But she wasn’t going to die. And she would never leave him.
Elsa, though… her body was failing fast. She could close her eyes for good at any moment.
She was his first love. His teenage moonlight. Even if he’d been disappointed in her, given up on her, he couldn’t bear the thought of her dying so young.
Without another word, he swept her into his arms and rushed out of the room.
This time, Lily’s head really hurt.
Blood clung to her dark lashes, blurring her vision, but her mind was crystal clear..
John had pushed her for Elsa.
Even after she said she had evidence, he still didn’t believe her.
Her mom used to tell her that love was sweet. That it meant having someone. A place to belong. A soul no longer alone.
Her parents had each been drifting, alone in the world–until they met. Then, they were no longer lost souls, but husband and wife with a place to call home.
Lily had always believed love was sweet.
So why did loving John hurt so damn much?
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Chapter 10 Her Lips Were Way Too Soft
The pain spread from her temple to her chest.
It was agonizing and overwhelmingly painful.
She felt extremely suffocated.
After almost ten minutes, she finally managed to push herself up off the floor.
And she finally understood-
Love was only sweet if you loved the right person
Her pain… was because she’d loved the wrong one.
And now, she had to change that.
No matter how hard it was, she had to escape this suffering.
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Jyvonn
Yvonne had followed John from a distance.
Seeing him rush out of the hotel with Elsa bleeding from her hand, she naturally assumed it was Lily’s fault.
Outside, she ran into Simon.
She knew how protective Simon was of Elsa and immediately ran to him, asking him to punish Lily for what she’d done.
Lily hadn’t even had time to shut her door completely when-
Simon stormed in, rage rolling off him like a thunderstorm.
Bloody fragments of the wedding dress lay scattered across the floor.
Lizzy’s blood was everywhere.
He’d already been ready to tear Lily apart after hearing Yvonne’s version of events.
Now, seeing the carnage himself, he wanted to rip her to pieces,
“How dare you hurt my Lizzy again? How dare you!”
Simon lunged and grabbed Lily’s wrist, gripping it hard.
“You’ve hurt her again and again… Lily, you deserve to die! Come to the hospital and apologize to her. If she doesn’t forgive you you won’t need these hands anymore!”
Simon had confronted and threatened Lily many times since Elsa came back.
Lily hated him.
She had no desire to argue.
She quickly unlocked her phone to show him the video she’d taken.
But he thought she was trying to call for help. He slapped the phone from her hand and seized her other wrist.
His beautiful, carefree face was now twisted in hatred.
Trying to get help? You hurt my Lizzy. You’ll pay for it!”
He dragged her toward the door.
“I’ll say it one more time–go to the hospital and beg for forgiveness. Or I swear I’ll-
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Chapter 10 Her Lips Were Way Too Soft
Bang
He didn’t get to finish.
Lily suddenly lunged forward and slammed her forehead into his face.
He froze.
He couldn’t believe she’d just headbutted him.
He wanted to punish her. To make sure she’d never forget that hurting his Lizzy had consequences.
But in that moment, as her lips brushed the comer of his mouth-
Her lips were soft. Way too soft
He forgot everything.
That was his first kiss
And while he stood there stunned, Lily yanked her hands free and pressed play on the video.
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