The Broken-hearted She And The Icy He (Lily and John) novel Chapter 184

er 184 She’s Your Cousin–in–Law

Chapter 184 She’s Your Cousin–in–Law

“How dare you?! Say it!”

“It was Wendy who framed me! Simon, you’re a blind idiot with a rotten brain. You’re sick!”

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Lily knew exactly what Simon and John wanted–to see her beg, to see her grovel, to see her admit guilt in front of Elsa.

But she hadn’t done anything wrong. Why the hell should she apologize?

The commotion Simon caused was loud enough that John quickly noticed.

In John’s mind, Lily was still his woman. No matter how unforgivable her actions might be, he didn’t want Simon laying a hand on her.

And yet, looking at her so defiant, so proud, so unrepentant, he forced himself to ignore the pain in his chest and watched with cold eyes.

He was waiting–for her to cave, to admit fault, to beg him to save her.

“Let me go! I need to get back and get the evidence!”

Lily was furious. She raised her hand and slapped Simon across the face.

Simon froze.

He couldn’t believe she’d actually dare to hit him again.

But in that moment, he also got a clear look at her.

Her face was flushed from lack of oxygen, but she still looked deathly pale. Her left arm was bleeding. The fabric around her lower leg was soaked through with red.

Clearly, she was injured too.

A sharp wave of pain burst in his chest, uncontrollable and immediate–and his grip on her eased just slightly.

But then he remembered: this woman had hurt someone. She had struck him.

And yet he still felt sorry for her?

He hated himself for it.

So, as if to prove to himself that he didn’t care, he tightened his grip–harder than before, like he was ready to snap her neck.

“Lily!”

Lily still hadn’t returned to the Luke family estate, and Grace was getting anxious.

She had just been about to ask James to go find her when Ivan spotted the headline online–Lily drunk

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driving and injuring Wendy.

They hadn’t wasted a second. They rushed straight to the hospital.

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And now, seeing Simon nearly choke Lily to death, Ivan panicked and sprinted over. “Are you out of your damn mind?! What the hell are you doing to Lily?! Aren’t you afraid my brother’s gonna break your legs?!”

Huh?

John’s eyes snapped up.

Did he just call…?

Victor, the second Luke son, was buried in research. He hadn’t been home since Lily and James registered their marriage.

The Luke family cared deeply for Lily.

Tonight, everyone but Victor had come to the hospital.

John’s bloodshot eyes scanned Grace’s face.

She and Lily were the only women in the room besides his own mother.

Ivan would never call either of them “sister–in–law.”

And Elsa? That was out of the question.

That only left Lily.

So Ivan was calling Lily “sister–in–law“?

But Lily was his girlfriend. His woman. Why the hell would Ivan call her that?

Had Ivan lost his damn mind?

Elsa’s face went stiff.

She hadn’t wanted John to find out that Lily and James had already gotten their marriage certificate.

She was scared he’d go nuts trying to win Lily back–scared he’d leave her side for good.

But then she remembered: Lily’s reputation was toast after this whole drunk–driving incident. Whether it was John, Simon, or even James, none of them would want her anymore.

With that in mind, she calmed down.

Simon was using way too much force. Ivan, worried about hurting Lily, didn’t dare yank too hard. He I couldn’t pull Simon away.

Panic rising, he yelled again, “Let her go, bro! She’s your sister–in–law!”

James‘ brow furrowed slightly.

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Since he and Lily were divorcing soon, he hadn’t planned on announcing their marriage publicly.

He hadn’t expected Ivan to say it out loud like that.

But sooner or later, he’d have to come clean with Leila about being married–there was no point hiding it.

So he didn’t scold Ivan.

Instead, his gaze landed on Lily–and he finally took in how she looked.

Her face twisted in pain.

Red marks were blooming across her throat from Simon’s grip.

Blood was still seeping from the wound on her left arm, and it looked raw and messy.

Her pant leg was soaked through–her leg was clearly injured too.

James‘ frown deepened.

He wasn’t sure why, but he found the sight of all that blood oddly unpleasant.

Everything about her current state bothered him.

He hated seeing a man bullying a woman. And even though he wasn’t fond of Lily, she’d been cooperative about the divorce. He had promised to protect her until it was finalized.

He wasn’t going to stand there and watch Simon assault her.

His voice turned sharp. “Simon. Let her go.”

“Simon, let go of her! Lily’s your cousin–in–law. You can’t strangle her like this!” Grace was nearly in tears as she rushed forward, trying to push Simon off Lily.

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