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Lily replied, “Yvonne, you clearly framed me, what gives you the right to act like the victim? You rabid dogs really do love biting people at random, huh?”
Ivan nearly choked from laughing at that.
He couldn’t help chiming in, “Ignoring your symptoms isn’t going to cure anything. If you’ve got rabies, better go get your shots! Or yank out those dog teeth before you bite anyone else!”
“You wench!”
The moment Lily called her a rabid dog–and Ivan actually laughed at her–Yvonne lost it.
She didn’t dare lash out at Ivan, so all her fury landed squarely on Lily.
She raised her hand and swung hard at Lily’s face. “You tried to ruin me! I won’t let you off!”
But Lily wasn’t about to stand there and take it.
Back when she loved John with her whole heart, she’d tolerated Yvonne’s tantrums just because of that love.
But now, Yvonne was nothing.
She lifted a hand to catch Yvonne’s wrist and planned to slap her right back.
But John moved faster.
He caught Yvonne’s wrist mid–air, his voice sharp as a blade. “Enough! Yvonne, you did try to frame Lily. Apologize to her!”
“Ugh…”
Not only had she failed to land a hit, now she was being forced to apologize–Yvonne was so humiliated she burst into tears.
She had always had a secret crush on Simon; there was no way she could stand being embarrassed like this in front of him.
She tried to cry her way out and run, but John’s grip was like a steel clamp–she couldn’t escape.
And then came his voice again, colder than ice, “If you don’t, don’t expect another cent of your allowance.”
Yvonne’s tears fell harder, fat and fast, burning with shame.
She hated bowing her head to someone she saw as beneath her. But she was used to blowing through money like water, she couldn’t handle going broke.
Gritting her teeth, she finally muttered, “Lily, I’m sorry.”
“Sorry for what? I can’t hear you.”
Lily knew that even if she said nothing, Yvonne, the parasite she was, would never stop coming after her. So why let this slide like it was nothing?
Hearing that, Yvonne trembled with rage and cried harder.
But for the sake of her allowance, she still shouted through sobs, “I’m sorry! I shouldn’t have framed you! I was wrong!”
“Yvonne, don’t cry
Elsa knew how to play the part of the gentle, kind soul. After softly comforting Yvonne, she turned to John. “John, don’t be too hard on Yvonne,. She’s just immature–not malicious.”
Ivan hadn’t planned on coming to Elsa.
But hearing that sickly sweet act, he couldn’t help but turn to her. “Elsa, Yvonne pulled a stunt that low, and you still want to
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claim she doesn’t have a bad heart? And you–what’s your deal? Is it your eyes or your mouth that’s broken? You were right there. You saw everything. So when Yvonne dragged Lily through the mud, you just stood there looking all sad and helpless, playing the victim while egging her on? Come on. Let’s be real. You and Yvonne were in it together. Don’t you think you owe Lily an apology too? For always pretending you’re some innocent saint while throwing her under the bus? Elsa. Apologize”
The blood drained from Elsa’s face.
Five years ago, she had accidentally learned that Simon had been searching for a girl named Lizzy.
He had given that girl a finely crafted marble pendant, with the initial of his name engraved on the inside.
Back in college, she and Lily had both been part of the drama club.
During one performance, they’d been changing clothes together, and she’d noticed Lily wearing that exact pendant.
Because no accessories were allowed onstage, Lily had left it the dressing room. Elsa had snuck over to check it and confirmed the initial was Simon’s.
That day, only she and Lily had changed in that room. She hadn’t been stupid enough to steal it right then.
But later, when the time was right, she’d quietly taken the pendant–and used it to reconnect with Simon.
Simon’s ties to the Luke family were incredibly close.
He had taken her to dinner with them several times. The powerful couple who led the family treated her warmly, and Ivan had always shown her respect and gratitude.
She never imagined he’d turn on her for Lily–accuse her of being a manipulative wench and demand she apologize.
The pride in her bones couldn’t take Ivan’s accusations. And there was no way she’d lower her head to someone as low–born as Lily.
She lifted her chin, eyes cool and laced with pain, as if she refused to be tainted by the filth of the world.
Seeing her like that, both John and Simon’s expressions darkened.
“Ivan, are you insane? How could you say that to Lizzy?
“Ivan, apologize to her!”
But Ivan wasn’t fazed at all by their pressure. He still wore that lazy, mocking grin.
“She has the guts to pull this kind of filth, but no one’s allowed to call her on it? You’ve done plenty for Elsa all these years. Whatever you owed her, you’ve paid it back. I suggest you start showing sorke restraint. Or when my brother wakes up, he might just break your legs.”
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