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Chapter 304 Forced Responsibility
Simon shouted in rage,“John, you’re nothing but a goddamn animal! Lizzy is seriously ill, and you dared to hit her? You dared to force yourself on her like that? You took away her first time. You have to take responsibility!”
Elsa clutched the nket around her bruised and battered body, her eyes lowered like a broken red rose— beautiful, proud, and painfully fragile.
My only wish left in this life… is to marry John…”
Simon had already believed John should marry Elsa after what happened. But hearing her say that out loud made him even more forceful.
“You must marry Lizzy. As soon as the City Hall reopens after the holidays, you and Lizzy are getting a marriage certificate.”
“I’m not getting a marriage certificate with her…”
John couldn’t stop the thought–if he married Elsa, there would be no way Lily would ever forgive him. Every part of him rejected the idea on instinct.
After a pause, he continued, “I’ve already given her a wedding ceremony before. She doesn’t have much time left, and I’ll stay with her until the end.
I’ll alsopensate her financially. If she wants shares in Jones Corp, fine. But I won’t marry her.”
“John, what did you just say?”
Elsa’s eyes widened in disbelief and humiliation.
I was <i>sure </i><i>that </i><i>John</i><i>, </i><i>being </i><i>a </i><i>man </i><i>of </i><i>responsibility</i><i>, </i><i>would </i><i>never </i><i>walk </i><i>away </i><i>after </i><i>we </i><i>slept </i><i>together</i>. <i>He </i><i>had </i><i>to </i><i>take </i><i>responsibility</i><i>. </i>
<i>But </i>now, I was <i>his </i><i>woman</i>, <i>and </i><i>he </i><i>still </i><i>refused </i><i>to </i><i>marry </i><i>me</i><i>? </i>
<i>What </i>good was <i>that </i><i>empty </i><i>wedding </i><i>without </i><i>a </i><i>name </i><i>or </i><i>legal </i><i>status</i>?
What I wanted was to <i>be </i><i>Mrs </i><i>Jones</i>–<i>to </i><i>be </i><i>his </i><iwfully </i><i>wedded </i><i>wife</i><i>, </i><i>protected </i><i>by </i><i>the </i><i>system</i>.
“Elsa, I’m truly sorry for what happenedst night.”
John looked at her bruised face, his heart weighed with guilt and shame–but deep down, resentment was rising.
<i>She </i>shouldn’t haveest night.
If she hadn’t shown up, none of this would’ve happened.
<b>But </b>she was <i>the </i>victim. I couldn’t bring myself to say something so heartless<b>. </b>
After a moment of silence, <b>he </b>added, “For the <b>rest </b>of your time, I’ll take good care of you.
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But in this life, the only woman I’ll ever call my wife… is Lily.”
“John…”
Elsa’sshes quiyered, and tears rolled silently down her face.
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Simon, seeing her cry like that, felt his heart shatter. She meant everything to him. He stepped forward and mmed his fist into John’s face.
“You bastard! You hurt her, used her, and now you won’t take responsibility? What kind of man are you?
If you dare betray Lizzy for Lily, I swear I’ll make you pay!”
Of course, Simon had his own motives.
I knew Lily <i>wanted </i><i>nothing </i><i>to </i><i>do </i>with <i>him</i>, <i>and </i><i>John </i><i>had </i><i>already </i><i>started </i><i>pulling </i><i>back </i><i>from </i><i>setting </i><i>them </i><i>up</i>.
But Lily had <i>stolen </i><i>my </i>first kiss<i>–</i><i>and </i><i>had </i><i>seen </i><i>my </i><i>body</i><i>. </i>
She had to take <i>responsibility</i>.
And John is the <i>biggest </i><i>obstacle </i><i>between </i><i>me </i><i>and </i><i>Lily</i><i>. </i><i>I </i><i>need </i><i>John </i><i>to </i><i>marry </i><i>Elsa </i><i>and </i><i>get </i><i>out </i><i>of </i><i>the </i><i>way</i>.
John knew how unfair it looked. He’d hurt Elsa–physically, emotionally–and still refused to give her the one thing she asked for.
But the thought of losing Lily forever was even more unbearable.
His face darkened as he repeated, “I’llpensate Lizzy however she wants. But I won’t marry her.”
“You have to marry her!”
Simon clenched his fists, rage pouring from him, and punched John again. “Lily was supposed to be my fiancée. She belongs with me!”
John didn’t fight back at first. He knew he was in the wrong.
But the second he heard those words, something snapped.
So that’s what this was <i>about</i>.
He realized now—Simon didn’t care about right or wrong. He just wanted Lily.
<i>You </i><i>don’t </i>cover your <i>best </i><i>friend’s </i><i>woman</i>.
Simon had crossed the line
John leapt from the bed and threw a punch straight into Simon’s face, fury erupting from every inch of
him.
Lily is mine. You even think about touching her again, I’ll kill you!”
“Lizzy <b>is </b><b>yourst</b>”
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Simon punched back, even harder this time, refusing to back down. “Stay away from Lily! If you ever hurt Lizzy again, I’ll destroy you!”
“Keep dreaming!”
John’s voice was icy and filled with murder. “Lily is my girlfriend. Who the hell are you to tell me to stay away from her? You should be the one backing off!
Touch her again, Simon, and I swear–I will end you.”
“John, Simon, stop! Please!”
Elsa’s lips had turned pale. Her body trembled uncontrobly, hatred and despair crashing inside her. <i>Everything </i>was <i>spiraling </i><i>far </i><i>from </i>what I <i>imagined</i>.
<i>I </i><i>thought </i>Simon <i>would </i><i>stand </i><i>up for </i><i>me</i><i>, </i><i>that </i><i>he’d </i><i>pressure </i><i>John </i><i>into </i><i>doing </i><i>the </i><i>right </i><i>thing</i>. <i>I </i><i>thought John </i><i>would </i><i>be </i>forced to <i>say </i><i>yes</i><i>. </i>
<i>I </i><i>thought </i><i>Yvonne </i><i>would </i><i>run </i>to <i>Lily </i>with <i>her </i><i>smug </i><i>little </i><i>remarks</i>, <i>making </i><i>Lily </i><i>give </i><i>up </i><i>on </i><i>John </i><i>for </i><i>good</i><i>. </i>
But now… it was <i>all </i><i>unraveling</i>.
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