Chapter 456 Lightning at the Window
Chapter 456 Lightning at the Window
Lilyy on the bed for several minutes before puffing her cheeks and pushing herself up to head for the
shower.
Honestly, that cold, untouchable face of his was nothing but a scam..
Nothing he did had the slightest hint of restraint.
He was shameless–utterly shameless–<b>and </b>if it weren’t for not wanting to bruise his fragile feelings, the would have insisted on separate bedrooms by now,
Exhausted and sleepy, she kept the <b>wash </b>quick, wrapping herself in a
The rain outside sounded beautiful
re stepping back out.
As she passed the window, she instinctively gave the curtain a small tug and nced out
She’d assumed that in a downpour like this, John would have already taken himself far away.
But no–he was still <b>there</b>, standing outside the vi like a man possessed.
Absolutely insane.
Absolutely unlucky.
Any appreciation she’d had for the rain–dappled scenery vanished instantly.
She let the curtain fall and was about to copse into bed when James walked in.
Finding her at the window, the jealousy already burning in his eyes roared into a full ze. “Your ex is
outside
A ripple of unease went through her.
Sure enough, the next thing she heard was<b>, </b>“I’m feeling jealous–and I want to kiss you.”
That mutt John must have a vendetta against her.
Lurking outside in the rain, refusing to leave…
She suspected he was determined to ruin her life.
Lily had no desire to end up with lips like sausages
But on a rainy night, with the warmth between <b>them </b>thick in the air, faced with the intensity of his gaze- the way it <b>was </b>tangled with longing, with fear of losing her, with a tenderness that made her heart skip- she couldn’t stop herself from looping her arms around his neck the moment his lips found hers.
A roll of thunder shed <b>low </b>under the eaves.
John looked up in time to see the master bedroom curtains shift. A sh of lightning illuminated two intertwined silhouettes, tender and inseparable.
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For a moment, he couldn’t even react.
The <b>pain </b>of a thousand arrows through the heart couldn’tpare to what he felt just then.
Soon James lifted her into his arms.
They moved away from the window, and John couldn’t see what came next–but he could imagine. James must <b>have </b>carried her to the bed.
A man and a <b>woman </b>in the same bed weren’t just going to hold hands.
Even if James was mindful of her pregnancy and wouldn’t take it to the fir would still be there.
all the other intimacies
They would kiss each other with abandon,y themselves bare, press skin to skin, and
The pain in his chest made John bend over again.
He couldn’t bear to think that while he stood outside with roses in his arms, begging her in the pouring rain toe back, she felt nothing for his suffering–<b>and </b>was inside, wrapped up in a heated tangle with another man.
How could she be so ruthless? So heartless?
How <b>dare </b>she betray John like this?
Rage, jealousy, resentment, anguish-
A thousand sharp needles pierced <b>his </b>chest over and over, each one making him wish for death yet unable to die.
He <b>knew </b>she was under James right now.
Standing here in the wind and rain would only make him more pathetic.
But it was as if he were locked in a battle of wills–he simply couldn’t bring himself to rise from the ground.
Just as <b>James </b>had expected, the Moore family heard about Quincy offending him, and Quincy’s rtives -nearly beat her senseless.
When she tried to secretly delete the incriminating videos, her parents barged into her room, ripped the phone from her hands, and delivered it straight to Ashton.
Early the next morning, Ashton brought the organized footage to James.
Lily had been exhausted from the night before and was sleeping soundly.
<b>James</b>, not wanting to wake her, look the videos into his study to watch.
There <b>was </b>a lot of footage.
He clicked on a random clip and immediately saw two girls dragging apletely drenched Lilly into a
remoteer.
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Not only was she <b>soaked</b>, but her face was swollen like a red bun.
They’d clearly gone at her with cruel force.
Shey limp on the ground, nearly powerless to fight back.
“Lily, you really look like a drowned rat like this–absolutely disgusting!”
Mathilda, dressed in an immacte white designer dress, walked step by step into the frame looking pure, but her face was twisted with a malice uglier than any dem
“Heard your period’s here…”
With deliberate cruelty, she stomped hard on Lily’s lower abdomen. The searing pain made Lily’s face twist tight in agony.
Her sanitary pad had already been ripped away.
Without it, her skirt was i
spread even more vividly.
stained with blood, and with Mathilda’s vicious stomping<b>, </b>the crimson
“This little massage–feels good, doesn’t it?”
Mathilda’s voice dripped venom as she pressed down even harder, as if she meant to grind Lily into nothing but pulp.