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Chapter 218 A Line Crossed

Chapter 218 A Line Crossed

Her gaze landed on him, filled with sharp ridicule. You defended Wendy and Ela without quenvie couldn't tell

right from wrong, and practically fed your brain so a dog Do you even know why | ended up in the men’s

restroom just now? Because Wendy and her precious daughter for kedinside the private dressing room and

sent two men to stripand take photos to blackmailinto barking down. They want to destroy me. They

wantruined. And you expectto just forgive that Wenly had somene ram intowith a car and then

framedfor drunk driving I'll see her pay for that. And I'll see her pay for what happened tonight too. As long

as I'm breathing. FIl make sure the pays for everything she’s done

“That's not possible....

Simon stared at her, stunned.

The drunk driving setup-he already knew that had been Wendy's doing.

But he’d loved Elsa for so long, and through her, he’d cto accept Wendy as family. He didn’t want to believe

Wendy could stoop so low, to the point of sending someone to take indecent photos

He opened his mouth, trying to defend her. “Wendy would never.

“Lily1”

Before Simon could finish, James’ voice rang out.

Grace had asked James to swing by the theater and take Lily home. After his meeting, he had Ashton drive

straight over. But just as Ashton parked, James received Lily's distress message.

He didn’t waste a second. He'd rushed toward the dressing rooms like the place was on fire, only to find her

gone. He instructed Ashton to detain the two men found inside, along with the shady figure lurking in the

hallway, then hurried downstairs to search for her.

When he finally saw her, she was covered in digt and dust, her face smeared and clothes a mess. It was obvious

she'd gone through something harrowing.

His heart twisted violently.

“James...”

Lily couldn’t understand it. Whenever she saw Simon, she just wanted to argue or slap him. But with James... her

chest flooded with heat and pressure. Suddenly, she felt small and helpless.

The overwhelming fear and indignation from earlier short-circuited her thoughts, and before she knew it. she

was rushing toward him, throwing herself into his arms.

James froze on the spot..

He hadn't expected Lily to suddenly leap forward and hug hire. His instinct was to shove her away. He didn’t like

physical contact with her.

But then he looked down

Her large, teary eyes were hazy and trembling, filled with silent sorrow and vulner.

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Those eyes looked so much like Leila’s.

The fog in them coiled around his heart like a net. He couldn’t move. The hand he had lifted to push her away

instead fell gently onto her back.

A clumsy attempt at comfort.

He didn’t pull away. That fact alone made the tears Lily had tried to hold bark finally spill over. The fear. the

humiliation-it all ccrashing down in waves. Her body trembled as she leaned into his embrace, unable to

stop the tears rolling down her cheeks.

Her tears were warm.

They soaked through his shirt, scorching his chest like molten needles piercing his heart.

His fingers trembled. Then he gently patted her back.

Simon stood nearby, arms awkwardly half-raised, his expression so dark it was nearly murderous.

When Lily had stepped toward him just now, he thought she was finally going to acknowledge what happened-

maybe offer sexplanation for peeking. Instead, she bypassed him completely and threw herself into the

arms of the one and only James.

He knew James had no interest in Lily. Otherwise, he wouldn't have arranged that blind date between

them.

But watching her cling to someone as cold and untouchable as James stirred something bitter inside him. As if

Lily’s proximity tainted that untouchable man somehow. And for reasons he couldn’t explain, he

hated it.

Grinding his teeth, he spat out, “Lily, what do you think you're doing?”

The sound of his voice jolted both Lily and James out of their daze.

James’ expression stiffened. Disgusted with himself, he took a step back.

Lily, mortified, quickly let go.

Shand guilt surged inside her.

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She knew James hated being touched.

He'd chere tonight just to help her, and she’d repaid his kindness by overstepping every line.

Her face was filthy. Her tears had mixed with the gron her cheeks and stained his once-pristine white

shir

It was disgraceful

He probably found her repulsive now.

The more she thought about it, the

worse she felt. hes felt healy

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She couldn't bring herself to say it. That she clung to him because the needed condor

him made her feel safe.

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