The Broken-hearted She And The Icy He (Lily and John) novel Chapter 402

hapter 402 Vicious Truths

Chapter 402 Vicious Truths

By then, even for the sake of the Luke family’s reputation, James would never remarry that bitch

And she was James’s legitimate fiancée…

Once he saw through that bitch’s filth, James would eventually recognize her worth and give her the grand wedding she deserved!

Meanwhile-

Lily had just finished four paintings by the time the sky began to lighten with the pale gray of dawn.

James told her to rest, that he’d take care of the rest.

She was truly exhausted. After handing over the four paintings, she collapsed back onto the hospital bed and fell into a deep, heavy sleep.

She had been sleeping a lot more since getting pregnant, and after pulling an all–nighter, this nap lasted straight through to the evening.

James was already gone, and the mouthwatering aroma of food drifted in from the kitchen.

Lily figured one of the Luke family’s chefs must’ve come to cook.

She was starving. Her first instinct was to sneak into the kitchen and grab a few bites, but not wanting to interrupt the chef, she forced herself to swallow her saliva and decided to distract herself with her phone instead.

Last night, Ashton had not only brought her art supplies but also a brand–new phone. Her SIM card had been replaced too.

She grabbed the phone from the nightstand and, out of habit, started scrolling through short videos.

Before she’d passed out on the plane, she’d chatted with Jenn.

She knew Jenn had been especially close to Sharon–the girl who’d been tortured to death by the brothers Ben and Jerry.

Jenn came from a wealthy family, the precious jewel of the Song family.

Sharon, on the other hand, had grown up poor in a household that favored sons over daughters. But that hadn’t stopped the two from becoming best friends.

Jenn had said that while many people thought Sharon looked plain, she personally thought Sharon had a radiant smile.

Like a little sun that always brought warmth.

Before the tragedy, Sharon had a boyfriend she loved deeply–Charles.

Charles was an orphan. Sharon’s warmth had healed his inferiority and gloom. He excelled in school and was known as the most handsome guy on campus. Many girls had tried to win him over, but he remained

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devoted to Sharon.

It wasn’t until the day Sharon and Jenn were trafficked that they discovered something horrifying their college roommate Susie had been secretly in love with Charles all along.

She had even confessed to him, only to be rejected.

She believed the rejection was entirely Sharon’s fault.

Harboring hatred toward Sharon and jealousy toward wealthy Jenn, Susie had lured both of them to a restaurant hidden deep in an alley, under the guise of grabbing a meal.

But that restaurant was a trap. A den of wolves. The people there sold them.

Jenn had even told Lily the name and location of the restaurant, and Lily had been to that area herself- but the place was long gone. The trail had gone cold.

Still, based on Jenn’s description of the perpetrators, Lily realized they were the same traffickers who had kidnapped her too.

She had faith in James and the police–they would track down those four traffickers soon.

She hadn’t expected to come across a video of Ben and Jerry… and Charles.

The case had become a major scandal. When the two brothers were transferred back to the police station after being released on medical bail, Charles had shown up too.

DNA results were out–the pile of bones really was Sharon.

For the past six years, Susie had confessed to Charles several more times. He rejected her every single time.

He never got involved with anyone else either.

Many people claimed Sharon had been gone for years, but he refused to believe it. He kept searching, stubbornly.

And when he learned that the girl he loved had died from brutal torture, the pain nearly drove him mad.

He wanted nothing more than to kill those two animals.

According to testimony from other men in the village, Sharon wasn’t the only victim at the hands of Ben and Jerry.

Knowing they were facing the death penalty this time, the brothers gave up pretending and went full

rogue.

In the video, Charles was visibly distraught, trying to lunge at them while being held back by police. Ben and Jerry showed no sign of remorse. In fact, watching Charles break down made them grin wickedly.

With twisted smirks, they taunted, “You’re that stinking bitch Sharon’s boyfriend, Charles?”

“Not bad–looking. No wonder she was half–dead and still calling your name.”

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“That stinking b*tch was one tough nut. We beat her till she lost the baby, peeled her skin off piece by piece, smashed her bones–she still hung on for five days before dying…”

“Ah!”

In the video, Charles finally snapped.

Like a furious lone wolf, he tried to hurl himself at the two sick brothers, ready to take them down with him.

But the cops held him back, no matter how hard he thrashed or how hoarse he screamed. All he could do was watch those two swagger into the police station, grinning like they owned the world.

“Animals!”

Lily’s fists clenched so tightly as she watched, her knuckles cracked from the pressure.