The Broken-hearted She And The Icy He (Lily and John) novel Chapter 316

Chapter 316 A Slap in the Face

Chapter 316 A Slap in the Face

Still, after everything she went through today, there was no way she was going to drop the act—no matter who showed up.

“I really care about Lily. I truly see her as family. Why won’t she stop coming after me?” Mathilda’s tearful voice finally pulled the three Ginger brothers out of their thoughts.

None of them liked how much Lily trusted and relied on James.

To them, they were Lily’s real family–the ones she should’ve counted on.

And they hated the way Lily always seemed to hurt Mathilda. Even if they didn’t want to go head–to–head with James, they were still determined to stand up for Mathilda and make things right.

“James, back off!” Bodger stepped forward, his voice sharp. “Lily’s mean and ungrateful. She went after Mathilda on purpose. She’s not getting away with it.”

“Lily is my wife,” James said coolly, not budging an inch.

He stood there like a wall–unyielding, calm, almost like a guardian angel. “She didn’t attack Mathilda, and I’m not about to let you smear her name. Even if she had hurt some useless, backstabbing brat, none of you have the right to say a damn thing to her.”

“Who the h*ll are you calling a brat?”

James had just called Mathilda a brat, and that sent the Ginger brothers over the edge.

“James, are you looking to get yourself killed?”

Bang!

James threw a hard punch straight into Bodger’s face, then gently turned to Lily, “Did you record a video? If you did, I’ll have someone send it over. If not, that’s fine too. Whoever makes the claim has to prove it. If Mathilda can’t show solid evidence that you hurt her, then it’s slander–and the Luke Group’s legal team will take it from there.”

“I recorded it.”

Lily didn’t have her phone with her.

Elsa had already found out she used to carry a hidden camera, so she hadn’t worn it today.

But back during the holidays, James had given her a New Year’s gift–an elegant mechanical watch.

At first, she didn’t want to accept it.

But he’d told her the watch had a built–in micro camera, easy to operate. Just one click and it would start recording–perfect in case someone tried to trap her again.

She had accepted it out of caution, worried Elsa or Mathilda might try something again. She never thought it’d actually come in handy today.

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“My phone’s not on me, so I’ll need to check my laptop. James, could you call Alvin and ask him to send the footage?”

“Sure.”

James shot a cool glance at Ashton, who was standing respectfully to the side. Ashton understood instantly and quickly made the call.

Lily had already told Alvin her computer password, so it didn’t take long for him to pull the footage and send it to Ashton’s phone.

With the video in hand, Ashton walked forward, his presence cold and sharp. He smiled without warmth as he turned to the three Ginger brothers. “Take a good look. Let’s see if it was Mrs. Luke who attacked someone… or your sweet, innocent little sister trying to frame her.”

He gave a low, mocking laugh and pressed play.

Mathilda’s face went pale.

She’d been so careful. She’d made sure Lily didn’t have her phone. She’d checked for hidden cameras. There was no way she could’ve recorded anything.

How the hell did she pull that off?

The audio hit first–the loud thud she made when she hurled herself at the rock wall. That was it. Her last shred of hope shattered into pieces.

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