The Broken-hearted She And The Icy He (Lily and John) novel Chapter 264

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Chapter 264 Elsa Tries Sympathy

Chapter 264 Elsa Tries Sympathy

The banquet hall took up a huge footprint, and the second–floor hallway was wide and spacious. But with so many people charging up at once, it still felt crowded.

When they were downstairs in the banquet hall, John had been desperate to see Lily, desperate to ask her how she could betray him, how she could hurt him like that.

Blood runs deep. And when he finally stood outside the lounge door, ajar and just inches from him, he realized he didn’t have the courage to push it open.

He couldn’t bear to see Lily tangled up with another man, so shameless and wild.

Simon didn’t have the courage either.

A few days ago, James had told him Lily didn’t want to continue their arranged dates.

It tore him up inside. Lily would rather mess around with some sleazy old man than choose him, Simon!

Ivan’s eyes had gone red from holding back his emotions.

He couldn’t stand the thought of the sister–in–law he’d always respected and loved being preyed upon by some filthy outsider.

He wanted so badly to pull her out of this mess.

But what would happen if he barged in and threw that door open?

Lily’s shame, her vulnerable, devastated state–it would all be laid bare in front of everyone. She wouldn’t survive that kind of blow,

“Everyone, get back!”

Seeing the crowd in the hallway surging forward, necks craning to get a look at the spectacle, Ivan’s temples throbbed with rage.

He wanted to gouge out every pair of eyes in that hallway–keep them from gawking at his sister–in–law’s pain.

But while people feared the Luke family, Ivan didn’t have the same commanding presence as his older brother. His warning made a few people flinch, but the crowd still shoved forward, relying on strength numbers.

“Madam Mary, are you alright?”

Elsa noticed that Mary’s radiant face had gone completely pale, her body swaying as if she might collapse. She stepped in with a faux–concerned gesture, catching Mary’s arm and adding fuel to the fire, her tone delicate and laced with judgment.

“I really didn’t expect Lily to be so tactless to do something like this, on your birthday of all days. She really shouldn’t have. But as a fellow woman, I can’t help but feel sorry for her too. She’ll be talked about, mocked, judged, it’s all such a waste. Madam Mary, what was she thinking?”

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Chapter 264 Elsa Tries Sympathy

Elsa said all this to plant a seed–to make Mary believe Lily wasn’t just shameless, but had embarrasse her, ruined her birthday celebration.

She wanted Mary to turn against Lily, to despise her completely.

In her mind, with Mary’s status and pride, there was no way she’d tolerate such a scandal at her own event. She had to hate Lily now,

Too bad Elsa had never truly understood Mary.

Her sly little act didn’t make Mary hate Lily–it just made her hate her even

more.

Mary was exhausted, physically and emotionally. She didn’t have the strength to argue. Without a word, she coldly flung Elsa’s hand off.

She closed her eyes in pain, then forced herself to take one heavy step after another until she reached the lounge door, raising her hand to open it.

But Yvonne beat her to it.

Before Mary could even touch the doorknob, Yvonne shoved the door wide open.

In an instant, the filthy sounds coming from inside–the unmistakable noises of two bodies entangled- stabbed into everyone’s eardrums.

Yvonne lit up, brimming with twisted satisfaction.

She arched her brows, her voice proud and mocking, “Didn’t I tell you? That tramp Lily really is shameless. Pulling out every trick in the book to get some old man into bed!”

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