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Truth be told, Jyro would’ve dly shoved the video in James‘ face if he could.
But with his hands and feet tightly bound, there was no way he could reach the phone in his pockets
Ashton bent down and retrieved it for him.
Meanwhile, John hade to the theater to persuade Lily to move back into the marital home. He also hoped to convince her to make peace with Wendy.
Elsa, paranoid that old feelings might reignite between them, had followed close behind.
She thought everything had already gone ording to n–that Lily had been photographed and it was all settled.
Never in her worst nightmares did she expect to hear Wendy’s venomous voice–dripping with malice- just as she and John stepped into the dressing <b>room</b>.
“One million in cash. I brought it. Once you strip Lily and get the photos, I’ll pay the remaining five million. Remember, nothing can go wrong this time!”
Elsa went pale as a sheet, her body barely holding upright. If she hadn’t grabbed John’s arm with all her strength, she would’ve copsed right there.
Wendy, trying to guarantee nothing went <b>wrong</b>, had delivered the money in person.
She never imagined Jyro would record everything.
Did this mean… her mom was really going to jail?
Elsa hadn’t even recovered from the shock when Lily’s mocking voice cut in, cool and sharp..
“Simon, John, I assume you both just saw the video. Wendy was going to have someone strip me and take those <b>kinds </b>of pictures to force me to ‘reconcile‘ with her. She never intended to leave me alone. All she ever wanted was to destroy <b>me</b>. Now, do you still think I’m being unreasonable for holding her <b>ountable</b>? Are you still going to pressure me into forgiving her?”
Neither John nor Simon spoke right away.
They both looked <b>stunned</b>, as if the very foundation of their beliefs had just been shaken.
After a long pause<b>, </b>John <b>finally </b>muttered, “No… Wendy wouldn’t do something like this…”
He truly couldn’t believe Wendy–graceful, poised, and elegant–was capable of orchestrating such a vile plot.
But when he snatched the phone from Ashton and saw the video with his own eyes, there was no denying
Wendy’s face was twisted and vicious on screen. Her voice unmistakable. It couldn’t be faked.
He <b>had </b>no choice but to believe it now.
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And the thought that Lily had almost been photographed like that made him sick with guilt and fear
Without a word, he stepped forward and kicked Jyro hard in the face.
“How <b>dare </b>you treat Lily like this? How dare you?!”
Jyro had assumed John, being on Elsa’s side, would never turn on him.
Cowering, he stammered, “Mr. John, please stop hitting met We were doing this for you! Wendy’s your mother–inw–we were helping her, so we were helping you!”
“Shut your mouth!”
John shot a quick, uneasy nce at Lily.
He hated hearing those kinds of words said in front of her.
His next kicknded even harder.
“Wendy is just a respected elder. Lily is my girlfriend. You dare try to take those kinds of photos of my girlfriend? You’ve got a death wish!”
Jyro was stunned.
Hadn’t Lily just said he <b>was </b>James‘ wife?
And judging from James‘ reaction earlier, the two clearly had <b>a </b>deep connection.
Everyone knew John and Elsa were married.
So how the hell was Lily John’s girlfriend?
He was full of questions–but none of that mattered. Every person in <b>this </b>room was someone he couldn’t afford to offend. All he could do was grovel for his life.
Elsa hadn’t expected John to say something like that either, not in front of everyone.
Humiliation mmed into her like <b>a </b>wave. Her vision went dark, and she nearly fainted.
John had gone up to deal with Jyro and the others, so he wasn’t holding her anymore. She stumbled toward Simon, clinging to his arm for support.
Simon startled, instinctively pulling away.
“John, take care of Lizzy. Can’t <b>you </b>see she can barely stand?”
John was still fuming but heard the concern in Simon’s voice. After another vicious kick at Bob, he rushed back <b>and </b>carefully pulled Elsa into his arms.
“John, Simon… I really didn’t know my mother would do something like this,” Elsa said, her voice trembling. She was desperate to prove she had nothing to do with it. “I had no idea. She’spletely lost
it…”
Humiliated, she took a deep breath and forced herself to look at Lily. “Lily, I’m so sorry. I never imaging
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my mother would… Please believe me, she didn’t mean to go <b>that </b>far. Can you give her onest chance?”
“So she <b>can </b>keep trying to destroy <b>me</b>?”
Lily’s gaze was cold, disgusted.
“I only regret that the court moves too slowly. I want her in prison now.”
“I’m sorry. I’m sure she didn’t mean it.”
Elsa was proud by nature. Apologizing to Lily was already a bitter pill to swallow. And now, Lily’s relentless response stoked a fury in her that she could barely suppress.