The Broken-hearted She And The Icy He (Lily and John) novel Chapter 601

Chapter 601 The Ultimatum

She really did know how to flatter herself.

“Victor, I’m in so much pain…”

Marilyn still pouted through her tears, pouring her grievances onto him.

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“Adeline’s bullied me since we were children. I’ve always been afraid of her, but she’s my cousin -I wanted to get along with her, so I sincerely invited her to our wedding. Who would have thought she’d say I’m unworthy of you, slap me a dozen times, and threaten to kill our baby just to stop me from marrying you? Victor, our child and I have suffered so much… you have to stand up for your wife and child!”

Frost covered Victor’s handsome face.

He thought Marilyn sounded completely insane.

He didn’t believe for a second that Adeline would be stupid enough to lay a hand on Marilyn in the Luke home.

Marilyn, this scheming parasite, was his own doing.

And the thought that the wretched woman he’d once touched now dared to slander Adeline in front of everyone filled him with shame. He couldn’t even bring himself to meet Adeline’s

eyes.

Turning his face aside, he said coldly, “Marilyn, my sister–in–law is right. If Adeline wanted to deal with you, she would’ve done it quietly, without leaving evidence. There are cameras in the hallway. Every blow you claim she gave you would have been caught on video. That footage would destroy her completely. She’s not stupid enough to walk into her own grave.”

Adeline froze for a moment.

In her mind, Victor cherished Marilyn deeply, practically treating her like a treasure.

She hadn’t expected him to speak in her defense.

But she wasn’t foolish enough to mistake it for affection. She knew he spoke up only because his conscience demanded it.

As for herself, she hadn’t reacted earlier because she’d already noticed the faint red light of the hallway camera.

“What?”

Marilyn gasped in shock. “There are cameras in the hallway?”

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Which meant–every self–inflicted slap, every calculated stumble–had been recorded.

Her hatred for Adeline deepened to the bone.

It was all Adeline’s fault!

If not for Adeline shamelessly seducing Victor, he wouldn’t protect her now. Adeline always wanted to steal from her. Marilyn swore she would never let her win.

Her fury was cut short by James’s icy voice.

“Mr. Soren, pull up the footage from the hallway.”

“No!”

Marilyn shrieked.

She hadn’t seen herself in a mirror, but she could imagine the twisted expression on her face during her little performance. The last thing she wanted was for Victor to see her mask ripped

away.

Trembling, she stammered, “No need to look. I admit Adeline didn’t touch me. I… I was just joking with her.”

“Joking?”

Nancy laughed outright, though the sound carried no warmth. “Ha! Since when is framing someone a joke? Marilyn, I don’t know whether to call you shameless or malicious.”

“I didn’t! Adeline’s my cousin, I was just trying to play around,” Marilyn insisted, eyes red with false tears.

Nancy’s expression twisted with biting irony. “Then it’s rotten luck to have you as family.”

Marilyn kept up her pitiful act, still arguing her innocence,

But Nancy no longer looked at her. She raised her head toward Victor, her voice firm and sharp. “I don’t approve of you marrying Marilyn. No wedding, no certificate—nothing.”

Nancy had always believed in letting her children live their own lives. She had never liked interfering.

But Marilyn was too revolting.

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