Chapter 99 Too Late for Regret
Chapter 99 Too Late for Regret
Seeing that it was almost midnight, John felt a rare flicker of unease.
Why hadn’t she come to him yet?
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Could it be that during their phone call earlier, his tone had been too harsh and now she thought he wouldn’t help her? Was she curled up somewhere alone, quietly licking her wounds?
It wasn’t until after he’d called her that he learned she had been drenched with several buckets of ice water by crazed netizens.
The thought of her soaking wet, huddled in a corner, silently crying-
Suddenly, it felt like a knife twisting in his chest.
He had to find her.
He couldn’t let her be left alone to suffer–what if she cried herself to sleep tonight?
She was always blocking his number, so he had prepared over a dozen backup phones.
He grabbed one of them and was about to call her to ask where she was so he could go pick
But before he could dial her number, a news alert popped up on his screen.
her
- up.
-Shocking twist. Mathilda was the real bully.
Mathilda was the bully?
John’s hand trembled violently. He immediately tapped open the article..
The article included the full video James had obtained from Quincy.
In the footage, Lily was clearly pushed to the ground by several girls. They kicked her hard in the stomach, again and again.
It was obvious they were taking revenge on Mathilda’s behalf.
As Lily lay curled on the ground in pain, barely moving, they egged Mathilda on to do something-
Mathilda spat on her with a sneer–then slammed her foot down on Lily’s face.
And in the split second when Mathilda lifted her foot, Lily, who had just been slumped on the floor in agony, suddenly stood up–and slapped Mathilda hard across the face.
The clip that had gone viral before had none of this. It only showed Lily slapping Mathilda.
And because there were several girls beside Lily in that footage–faces pixelated–everyone had jumped to the conclusion that she was the bully.
Even he had believed that.
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He thought Bodger and the others had gone after Lily because she’d picked on Mathilda first and brought it on herself.
He never imagined that Lily had never bullied Mathilda at all. That it was Mathilda who had led those girls to attack Lily–then twisted the truth and painted herself as the victim.
Lily had told him before–Mathilda was two–faced, always bullying her, setting her up.
He had been her boyfriend. He should have believed her. Should have stood by her side.
But after seeing the online video, he still instinctively assumed she was lying. That she was the bully
When she needed comfort, care, and protection the most, he had turned around and accused her instead -had even forced her to apologize to Elsa.
That the hell had he done?
Overwhelming regret tore through him like a tidal wave.
It felt like a dull blade was sawing at his heart, inch by inch..
Like he was being skinned alive.
Even breathing had become torture.
The pain was so sharp it made him hunch over.
Right then, he wanted nothing more than to see Lily.
But Wayne had already checked–there were no hotel records under her name anywhere in Capital City.
He had no idea where she was. He couldn’t even rush to her, couldn’t hold her, couldn’t kiss her.
With trembling fingers, he unlocked his phone and dialed her number.
He called five or six times in a row.
No answer.
She must’ve cried herself to sleep.
Unable to reach her, he started sending messages.
In all the years they’d been together, she had always liked him too much, cared too deeply. He had always held the upper hand.
Most of the time, when they fought, he never had to comfort her–she would calm herself down and then take care of him again, like nothing had happened.
He was used to being in control. Used to being the one in power.
He wasn’t used to lowering his head.
But now, he regretted everything. He missed her so much. He had no choice but to swallow his pride.
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“Lily, I saw the full video. I misunderstood you. I was wrong. I should’ve believed you instead of blindly following what everyone else was saying. I really… I miss you. I’m admitting I was wrong. Let’s stop fighting, okay? Where are you staying right now? I’ll come get you in the morning. We’ll go to the civil office and get our marriage certificate. Lily, I only took care of Elsa because I felt responsible. She’s dying. 1 pitied her. I didn’t want her to have regrets. But the one I truly want.. is you. When you wake up, send me your address. Let’s get married.”
John had always been proud. He thought lowering himself to admit fault would make him feel humiliated.
But after sending those messages, he didn’t feel bad at all.
In fact, there was a strange sense of lightness.
He had finally admitted he was wrong–and she would definitely forgive him.
Tomorrow, once they got their marriage certificate, she would come back to their marital home.
And when that happened, no matter how stormy the world outside was, someone would be waiting with a warm light for him to return. That place wouldn’t just be cold bricks and walls anymore,.
It would be their home.
And his heart would no longer be alone.
