The Broken-hearted She And The Icy He (Lily and John) novel Chapter 495

Chapter 495 Shattered

Chapter 495 Shattered

Truth be told, Adeline had never liked Marilyn or her brother.

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Once, she had overheard them whispering about Holly. Marilyn had rolled her eyes, complaining that Holly was stingy and selfish–so much money, and she only gave us two thousand apiece in pocket money.

Adeline had disliked them ever since. Greedy, ungrateful brats. But family was family. She had Marilyn’s WhatsApp, and sometimes Marilyn called to announce she was coming over.

So when the video call came, Adeline hesitated, then picked up.

“Hey.”

Marilyn’s face filled the screen, glowing with triumph. Her eyes glittered with the smugness of a victor.

“I’m about to get engaged to Victor! You, Aunt Holly, Uncle Greg–you all have to come to my engagement banquet!”

Victor.

Adeline’s pulse skipped. A cold premonition clawed at her chest.

She wanted to believe it wasn’t that Victor.

But the background gave him away–the rows of trophies and plaques behind Marilyn, each engraved with Victor’s name.

She was in his study. She was living with him.

Her dread was right.

Marilyn’s fiancé was Victor.

Adeline’s throat closed. Last night, he had held her so tightly, kissed her so desperately, whispered hoarsely that he would take responsibility, She had believed him. Believed that maybe, finally, her secret, hopeless love could become real.

She had even been ready to face him at the Luke estate, to confess everything.

But now? Now she saw it for what it was–her own foolish fantasy. His promise had been nothing more than the empty words of a man lost in the moment.

Her silent love, all those years of aching glances and stolen hopes, had always been hers alone.

The pain came swift and suffocating. Her eyes burned despite herself, reddening in front of Marilyn.

So he hadn’t been single. He had a girlfriend all along.

Which meant she… had been nothing more than the other woman. The thing she despised most.

Marilyn noticed her tears at once. Her own eyes glittered, but with venom. She smiled brighter, twisting the knife.

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Chapter 495 Shattered

“Oh, and after our engagement, the wedding will be soon. Would you be my bridesmaid?”

“No.”

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The word slipped out before Adeline could stop it. She forced herself to breathe, forced herself upright. “I… might be abroad by then. I can’t attend.”

Marilyn barely cared. She believed in time, in charm, in her ability to secure Victor’s heart. And as long as Lily was cast out, the elders would embrace her too.

The Luke fortune would be hers. The wedding would be lavish, billions spent–something a provincial girl like Adeline could never fathom.

She tilted her head coyly. “Do you have a boyfriend yet?”

And without waiting for an answer, she launched into her performance, cheeks pink, voice syrup–sweet.

“Being with the right man is such happiness. Victor has been so good to me all these years. He just… well, he has such stamina, sometimes it leaves me exhausted. But here’s my advice–find a man with long legs. Trust me, long legs never disappoint in bed. Of course I worry sometimes, with all the foxes out there eyeing him. He’s too outstanding not to attract them. But Victor tells me other women disgust him. He only wants me. He says I’m the only one who’s ever made him want forever. I love him so much… You’ll bless us, won’t you?”

Each word was acid. Each smile, a blade.

Adeline’s face went white as chalk. In Marilyn’s mouth, she herself became the fox spirit, the seductress.

She couldn’t take more. She muttered a curt goodbye and ended the call.

The screen went black.

Her control crumbled. Tears welled, spilled, fell like glass beads onto the dark reflection of her own face- heartbroken, hollow, and alone.

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