Chapter 426 The Captive’s Defiance
Chapter 426 The Captive’s Defiance
<b>“</b>Heh.”
John’s lips curved in a cold, mocking smile, making it clear he didn’t believe a word she <b>said</b>.
Thest time, in what had once been their marital home, she had rather died than let him <b>harm </b><b>that </b>“bastard” child. How could she possibly have been willing to get rid of it?
He had heard about her being abducted, the hardships she’d suffered on the road, the helpless fear she must have felt. The thought had pained him.
He wanted to take care of her from now on, to cherish her. But he, John, would never raise another <b>man’s </b>child. That bastard in her belly had to go.
Lily could tell he didn’t believe her.
Her heart pounded so violently she thought it might burst from her chest. For a wild moment, she <b>even </b>considered going down with him in a final act of desperation.
But John deserved to die–her baby did not.
“John, I’ve saved your life more than once.”
Lily had never been one to hold favors over someone’s head.
But she wasn’t his match physically, and she was terrified that in one of his mad fits, he would force her to lose the baby. So she swallowed her fury and tried to reason with him.
“You know the saying–repay kindness tenfold. I don’t need you to do anything for me. I just want you to stop the car and never hurt my child again.”
“You and Elsa are in love. The two of you should stay together and live your lives. Why drag other people into your madness? Stop the car, John. Stop!”
“I don’t love Elsa.”
He hadn’t spent much time with Elsately.
Even when he sat at her bedside, his mind was full of Lily.
He wanted Elsa’s final days to be happy, but that didn’t mean he would ever let Lily go.
His thoughts drifted, and he found himself recalling the best moments of their love. Back then, Lily had been willing to sacrifice anything for him.
She had once valued him more than her own life. How could she have turned so cold in such a short time?
How could she have betrayed him and ended up pregnant with another mai
ld?
They had shared four years <i>of </i>life and death together.
He refused to believe that the woman who had risked her life for him again and again could truly not love
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him anymore.
<b>It </b>was easier to believe she was just angry.
He didn’t like women’s unreasonable tantrums, but after so long apart, the house had felt <b>empty </b><b>and </b>so had his heart. So he decided to bend, to say a few soft words to coax her back.
“I know you married James–and even got pregnant–just to spite me. You were angry that I <b>lent </b><b>the </b>wedding dress you made with your own hands to Elsa, angry that I gave her a wedding behind your <b>back</b>. But Lily, I only took care of Elsa out of guilt. She’s sick, and I wanted to be with her at the end. There’s never been any romance between us. The one I’ve always wanted is you. From now on, I’ll <b>avoid </b>being alone with her. I’ll spend more time with you. Get rid of that bastard in your belly, and we can start <b>over</b><i>. </i>Once we’re married, we’ll have our own child. The three of us will be happy together. You love the <b>sea</b><b>, </b>don’t you? After the procedure, when you’re healed, I’ll take you there. I even bought an ind. <b>If </b>you like it, we can live there for a while. We can-
“Who said I want to have your child? Who said I want to be with you?”
Lily’s voice dripped with disgust.
Yes, she loved the sea.
But she had heard how Elsa had longed to see it, and how John had bought an ind for her, setting off fireworks, holding a music festival… spending three romantic days and nights there.
Why would she want to stay on the ind he had bought for Elsa?
The thought sickened her.
Her fury made her chest heave, and she had to take several deep breaths before her voice returned. “I do love the sea–but only with the man I love.”
“John, do you really think a rotten cucumber like you is worthy?”
The insult turned his face an ugly shade of iron.
Pulling up in front of the main house, he gave her no chance to escape. He scooped her up with one arm and carried her upstairs to his room.
-When he set her on the bed and she tried to pull away, he yanked off his tie and bound her hands above
her head.
Then he pulled out a voice recorder and pressed y.
Lily’s own voice filled the air, brimming with joy and deep affection.
“Lily will always love John, until death. Lily will never leave John. In the next life, Lily will still be with John.”
For a moment, she froze at the sound.