Chapter 129 No Way Back
Chapter 129 No Way Back
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“You’re really not afraid she’ll get jealous? Not afraid she’ll throw a tantrum? John, stop the car! I don’t love you anymore. I mean it–please, I’m begging you. Leave me alone!”
It was their two–year anniversary. How could she say she didn’t love <b>him</b>?
The blood in Jolm’s eyes spread like wildfire, turning the whites red and raw. It was as if he wanted to drag Lily into the mes with him–down into the blood–soaked abyss–bound together in ruin and obsession. even if it meant hell itself.
He didn’t want to hear another <b>word </b>of her rejection. His voice turned cold, threatening. “Lily, stop trying to provoke me. I don’t feel anything romantic for Elsa, so stop picking fights with me over <b>her</b>. Just behave. and stay by my side. As for what happened with Simon tonight–I’ll pretend it didn’t happen.”
Lilyughed <b>harsh </b><b>and </b>incredulous.
No romantic feelings <b>for </b>Elsa?
No feelings, yet he’d been all over <b>her</b><b>? </b>
No feelings, yet they’d kissed?
No feelings, yet his lips had been pressed to Elsa’s chest?
And now he wanted to erase what she supposedly did with Simon? Like he was doing her some big favor?
Even if something had happened with that weirdo Simon, what right did John–her ex–have to say anything about it?
She stared at the <b>lights </b>flickering outside the car window, <b>her </b>chest tightening with panic.
They were getting closer to his vi.
She needed to get out
Now.
Drawing in a shaky breath, she forced herself to speak through clenched teeth. “I’m not trying to provoke <b>you</b>. When I said I didn’t love you anymore, I meant it. And I really do want to let you and Elsa be together. You holding onto me like <b>this</b>. it’s exhausting. If I could have one wish. it’d be to live the rest of <b>my </b>life <b>without </b>ever seeing you again!
John was convinced it was all <b>an </b>act–a game.
In his eyes, this <b>was </b>just her way of testing him, trying to force his hand, make him abandon Elsa and choose her.
But even if he knew she was bluffing, the way she drew that line between them–so sharp, so cold–it still cut deep
He didn’t respond. Just mmed <b>his </b>foot on the gas and sped toward the vi like a man possessed.
Chapter 129 No Way Back
The moment the car stopped in front of the main house, he finally disabled the child lock.
Lily didn’t hesitate. She lunged for the door and tried to escape.
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But before she could even take a step, he was on her–dragging her back with one arm and hauling her upstairs.
“Lily, stop this nonsense!”
He pinned her to the bed. She fought him, wild and desperate, but his eyes were dark and full of danger.
Her struggle had torn open the top button of her blouse.
He was about to scold her again when his gaze dropped–and froze.
Her shirt had gaped open, and her pale corbone–and the skin below–was mottled with faint bruises.
Dark, purplish marks.
Marks another man had left behind.
She had really let another man <b>touch </b>her.
She had betrayed him.
She had cheated on John<b>. </b>
How could she?
Lily’s skin was too fair, too delicate.
Even after a full day, the traces James left on her body hadn’t faded.
If anything, the red had deepened into a deeper violet, turning more striking, more ring
Just the knowledge <b>that </b>she’d gone on a date with Simon and pushed him against the wall had nearly driver John mad.
But now–seeing those <b>marks </b>with his own eyes–jealousy exploded through him like a bomb, ripping apart <b>what </b>little sanity he had left.
His bloodshot eyes gleamed like a demon’s, ready to drag her down with him.
The veins bulged across his knuckles. The pressure in the room turned suffocating.
Then suddenly–violently–he yanked open her cor, practically growling through his teeth. “Lily! How dare you let another man touch you? Did you sleep with Simon?”
“John, you’re beyond help!”
<b>Lily </b>shoved his hand off her body with everything she had.
She could feel how dangerous this <b>was</b>. She had to get away.
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Chapter 129 No Way Back
But the second she freed one arm, both of his hands came down, locking her in ce, pinning her shoulders so tightly she couldn’t move <b>an </b>inch.
She waspletely done with him.
He wasn’t her boyfriend<b>. </b>He wasn’t anything to her anymore.
She owed him nothing.
Not her time.
Not her answers.
But she knew if he fully snapped, she’d be the one to pay the price.
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She swallowed her rage, pushed down her disgust, and said coldly. “There’s nothing filthy going on between me and Simon. Let me go. I want to go home.”
<b>Go </b>home…
This was their home. Their marital home<b>. </b>
They were in their bedroom–their house.
Where else did she want to go?
Did she want to humiliate him even more! Turn him into a joke?
And then–his mind snapped to another image.
That face. That wless, untouchable face.
James
Could it be… it wasn’t Simon?
Was it James who left those marks on her body?