Chapter 257 She Owes Me Love
Chapter 257 She Owes Me Love
Simon’s face darkened like a thundercloud; his voice turned so cold it could send chills down anyone‘ spine. Lily wasn’t the least bit intimidatedl
After punting some distance between herself and James, she snapped, “You’re insane.”
“Simon, show <b>some </b>respect to Lily!”
Ivan usually got along with Simon; but he respected James–and by extension, he respected his future sister–inw. He couldn’t stand Simon yelling at her like that.
And frankly, he thought Simon was totally ruining the vibe, James was finally showing some signs of straightness, maybe if he and Ashton hyped things up, big bro and sis–inw right even kies again.
Now with Simon shouting like that, there was no way Lily would be in the mood to kiss big bro again.
The more Ivan thought <b>about </b>it, the more he regretted bringing Simon along tonight, Huffing in frustration, he said, “Lily is right. She <b>and </b>James <b>are </b>husband and wife, legally married and protected byw. They can do whatever they want–it’s none of your business! If you ever disrespect her again, or help Elsa bully her, I <b>swear </b>I’ll make James beat the crap out of you! And I’ll go straight to grandpa and grandma, and tattle so they can beat you up too!”
Ivan, like Grace and the others, always stood by her unconditionally.
His defense warmed Lily’s heart, but a few of his words made her feel a little awkward.
She and James weren’t exactly a proper married couple.
Their rtionship was about to lose its legal standing.
Once the divorce cooling–off period ended, they’d be able to finalize the paperwork.
There was no way she could exin all that to Ivan, <b>so </b>she just snuck a guilty nce at James, silently hoping he didn’t misunderstand her intentions.
James gave a cool, indifferent nod. Clearly, he wasn’t about to take Ivan’s nonsense to heart.
“Lily’s not good enough for my <b>cousin</b>!”
Simon still couldn’t <b>shake </b>the image of Lily clinging to James just moments ago; it gnawed <b>at </b>him.
But he was <b>too </b>prideful to let anyone think he actually wanted to keep dating Lily.
His expression was icy as he ncell her way; his voice turned cial. “My cousin is exceptional. I just don’t want him sullied by a shameless woman like her.”
“Apologize to her, right now!” <b>Ivan’s </b>handsome face flushed red with anger the second he heard Simon <b>call </b>Lily shameless.
James‘ eyes also turned ice–cold <b>in </b>an <b>instant</b>.
It was true, he didn’t have romantic feelings for Lily; but that didn’t mean he’d let anyone insult her
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without cause.
His tone was sharp andmanding as he ordered, “Simon, apologize to Lily
“I will <b>not </b>apologize to a selfish, hypocritical woman!”
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Simon’s chest burned with rage. There was no way he’d bow his head to Lily. “She’s never been good enough for you! You said yourself you were going to divorce her–you can’t fall for her tricks and let her cling to you for life!”
“Apologize<b>.</b>”
James‘ re was sharp as a de, slicing straight into Simon’s face–<b>as </b>if daring him not to, just so he’d have an excuse to throw a punch.
Simon still didn’t want to apologize; but for some reason, the image of Elsa framing Lilyst night–of John choking her by the neck–shed in his mind.
His chest twinged with a <b>strange </b>pang, and though he was clearly reluctant, he mumbled, “Lily, maybe you’re not that shameless, selfish, or fake, but you’re still not good enough for my cousin!”
Ivan desperately wanted to shove a rock into Simon’s obnoxious mouth–just to see which was harder, the stone or that mouth of his.
Lily couldn’t be bothered to keep arguing with Simon.
She was more worried that James, still soaked to the <b>skin</b>, would be ufortable. Noticing Ashton carrying arge duffel bag, she quickly asked, “Did you bring clothes? James ispletely drenched, and he’s running a fever. He needs to change into something dry right away.”
“Yeah, I brought some.”
Ashton had been terrified his big bro might already be dead; but deep down, he’d still held onto a sliver of hope that he’d somehow survive.
He was always cautious and meticulous. Knowing James had driven into a river, he made sure to pack a dry set of clothes.
It obviously wasn’t appropriate for Lily to watch James change.
As Ashton stepped forward with the bag, she quickly walked out of the cave.
“Out”
James wasn’t used to changing clothes in front of others. After Lily stepped out, he coldly ordered the rest, Ashton included.
Ashton and Ivan promptly followed Lily outside.
Simon had no particr interest in watching men change clothes, but he had something to say to James, so he stayed.
“James, you can’t let Lily hug you like that again. She’s not right for you, She’s beneath you.”
Chapter 257 She Owes Me Love
He awkwardly <b>turned </b>his face away; a flush of red crept up his pale cars like firelight. “Lily she, uh, once peeked at me in the bathroom. She’s already seen me naked. She needs to take responsibility. I want to keep dating her!”
“What did you just say?”
James‘ expression <b>turned </b>as frosty as a cier; his handsome face iced over in an instant.
And for some <b>reason</b>, there <b>was </b><b>a </b>strange tightness in his chest.