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Chapter 348 The Truth Beneath the Surface

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Simon couldn’t wrap his head around it. The girl he once cherished like a rare treasure-his bright, loyal Lizzy-had

turned into someone capable of this. Someone who would go to such extremes just to hurt Lily.

And yet, even as he stared at her now, memories of another tcrushing back....

“Simon, don’t be scared. I'll stay with you, no matter what.”

“Con, Simon, smile for me. Smiling brings good luck. Someone's going to crescue us soon!”

“Simon, if you're hungry, bite me, | can take it. Just hang on, okay?”

“Simon... Simon...”

Back then, Lizzy lit up everything around her. She was warmth, she was hope.

He used to believe no one could ever be more optimistic, more full of life than her. He truly believed that kind of

kindness couldn’t be tainted-that no matter how much tpassed, she'd always stay that way.

But now, standing in front of him in her twenties, she was a different person.

His heart refused to accept it, but the thought kept creeping in. Could Elsa really be the sLizzy he once

knew?

He didn’t mean to say it out loud, but it slipped out anyway. “Are you really my Lizzy?”

“Simon...” Elsa’s lips trembled, her face drained of all color. Her body went limp, and she nearly slipped out of

John’s arms.

She couldn't believe he would even ask her that, That he would look at her-and doubt her.

If she wasn't Lizzy, then who did he think she was?

Lily? That worthless girl? How could he?

Elsa’s blood boiled. She hated Lily for always taking what belonged to her, for always trying to ruin her life. But

Elsa was too proud to scream or break down in front of everyone. Instead, her eyes filled with humiliation and

fury as she looked at Simon and asked, her voice raw and shaking.

“How could you say that? How could you even think that about me?”

As she spoke, she raised a delicate necklace just enough for him to see-a symbol from their past.

Simon's eyes locked on it immediately.

His doubts began to fade.

Of course... she remembered what they went through together. And she still had the necklace he'd given her

with his own hands. How could she not be his Lizzy?

Still, part of him couldn't reconcile the woman in front of him with the girl in his memories. He didn’t

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want to believe that Lizzy-the one who had stood by him in their darkest hours-could grow up to be this selfish.

Cruel. Willing to do anything to get what she wanted.

But no matter how much she’d changed, she had been there for him. She’d walked with him through those

hopeless days. He couldn't turn his back on her.

After a long silence, Simon's voice was low and hollow.

“Lizzy... Don’t ever do something like this again. Framing someone, hurting yourself, dragging someone else's

nthrough the dirt... That's not okay. None of this is okay.”

There was still a note of disappointment in his voice.

Still, Elsa let out a small breath of relief.

Because at least Simon still cared.

Then, noticing Lily’s gaze lingering on the necklace, Elsa quickly slipped it back beneath her shirt. If Lily

recognized it... if she remembered where it really cfrom... So before anyone could get a better look, Elsa

quickly tucked it back under her shirt.

But Lily had already seen it.

She hadn’t caught the full design-Elsa had kept most of it covered-but something about it looked familiar. Too

familiar.

It looked almost exactly like the necklace Simon had given her sixteen years ago.

She remembered it clearly. It had been stolen from her back in college.

Could it be that Elsa had taken it?

But then again, it didn’t make sense.

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If there was even the slightest chance it was hers, she had to know.

She'd wait for a chance to see it up/close-to check if it had the engraving.

Just a single letter: Z.

“Elsa, you set Lily up-and you let these clueless idiots attack her. You need to apologize.”

Lily was still lost in her thoughts when Ivan’s voice cut through, sharp and loud.

James held Lily even tighter. “Apologize,” he ordered coldly.

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To James, a forced apology meant nothing. But he still wanted Elsa to apologize to Lily in front of everyone. This

wasn’t about sincerity.

This was about making Elsa say the words out loud-about

eting her to publicly admit what the d done Once she apologized, she couldn't deny it anymore. It would be a

confession in front of everyone.

And once she admitted it? She'd face every consequence. All of them. No escaping it now.

“James...” Elsa's eyes filled with tears. That familiar, proud, pitiful expression returned.

Ivan wasn’t buying it.

“Oh, please,” he scoffed. “You screw people over, then act like you're the victim. What is wrong with you?