The Broken-hearted She And The Icy He (Lily and John) novel Chapter 196

Chapter 196 A Bombshell Confession

Chapter 196 A Bombshell Confession

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“You’ve been completely out of line lately,” Nancy snapped at Simon. “I’m going to talk to your parents- and your grandparents too. They need to keep a tighter leash on you!”

“I…”

Simon knew exactly what that meant. His grandparents had always favored girls over boys and doted on his aunt. His father was famous for spoiling his sister, and his mom had once been his aunt’s best friend. She treated her like her own little sister.

If his aunt went home and complained, his parents and grandparents would probably break his legs.

He still hoped Lily might back down and stop going after Wendy. But it was obvious now–she had no intention of forgiving anything, and the whole Luke family was firmly on her side. He couldn’t change Lily’s mind, and he definitely couldn’t change theirs.

And Elsa’s condition was looking worse by the minute. He didn’t dare delay any longer. He urged John to take her to her attending physician right away.

John also realized there was no persuading Lily tonight.

Worried about Elsa’s condition, he gave Lily one last irritated glance and rushed out of the room with Elsa in his arms.

Once the room was empty except for the Luke family, Henry clenched the cane he’d been using for show and lunged at James.

“You little punk! You pushed your own wife to go on blind dates with another man–are you even human? I’ll kill you!”

“Grandpa, don’t hit James!”

Lily quickly stepped between them. She knew this wasn’t James‘ fault and couldn’t just stand there and watch him get beaten up.

James had been forced into a marriage he never wanted, with a woman he hated. That was punishment enough. Getting hit on top of that would be more tragic than some character from a Greek tragedy.

When Simon had grabbed her by the neck earlier, she’d knocked her injured leg on something and the pain was still sharp. But she gritted her teeth and got out of bed, planting herself firmly in front of James.

“Lily, move aside! I’m going to teach this brat a proper lesson today!”

Henry didn’t want to accidentally hit Lily, so when she blocked the way, he hesitated with the cane and urged her to step away.

“Lily, don’t protect him! The way he’s been acting–he deserves a good beating!”

“Grandpa, I have to divorce Lily.”

Just as Lily opened her mouth to speak on his behalf again, James cut in.

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Chapter 196 A Bombshell Confession

“The person I love is a man. I can’t be with Lily.”

“What did you just say?”

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Henry thought maybe he’d misheard. His hearing had always been good, but this… this had to be a mistake.

He scratched at his ear, hoping whatever was messing with his hearing would go away.

But then James repeated himself, clearly and firmly. “The one I love is a man. I have to divorce Lily.”

“Oh my god…”

Any hope Henry had vanished instantly.

Before, his so–called heart condition had been nothing more than an act.

But this time? This time, he genuinely felt like James might give him a real heart attack.

And it wasn’t just Henry. Grace, Blanc, Nancy, and Ivan all looked like the sky had just fallen on them.

The Luke family had always had upright, traditional values. They believed in balance and harmony between men and women–it was just how things were supposed to be.

They couldn’t process what they were hearing.

That James had… gone completely off course.

Lily was stunned.

Her wide, pretty eyes went even wider. She hadn’t even shown up as a cross–dressed man yet, and here he was already dropping this kind of bombshell in front of his entire family.

She was too shocked to speak.

She knew that lying and saying she was a man during that rushed moment had been a bad idea.

But things had spiraled out of control since then, and there was no way she could just come clean and tell James that she was Leila.

The only thing she could do now was go all–in with her plan–show up looking greasy, repulsive, totally off–putting–and make sure James gave up on his own.

That way, the elders in the Luke family wouldn’t have to worry about him continuing down this path either.

“James… you really like a man?”

Nancy had been frozen stiff for a long time before she finally found her voice.

James nodded with complete composure.

He knew the elders were traditional and that this would be hard for them to accept.

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