Ethan, on the other hand, looked furious beyond words.
His chest heaved, his breath coming in harsh, uneven gasps. His entire body was trembling, not with fear, but with pure, unfiltered rage. His hands were still clenched into fists, his nails pressing so deeply into his skin that it threatened to draw blood.
“Do you have any idea what you’ve done?!” he roared, his voice thick with fury.
Lily flinched, her heart pounding violently against her ribs.
“The formula for the cream you had stolen—it was a damn trap… a set up… A FUCKING SET UP!” Ethan’s voice cracked with frustration, his brows furrowed in a mix of anger and disbelief.
His breathing was heavy, ragged, like a man teetering on the edge of sanity. His mind was racing, but the only thing he could see was the sheer scale of the disaster unfolding before him.
Lily tried to form words, her lips parting slightly as if to protest, but no sound came out.
Ethan’s glare hardened, and he took a step closer, forcing her to shrink back.
“Because of you, I walked straight into Alex Reid hands!” His words slammed into her like a hammer, each syllable carrying the full weight of his betrayal and rage. His voice was laced with something far worse than just anger.
It was hatred. Lily’s knees nearly buckled. The way he was looking at her… It was as if he no longer saw her as someone he loved, but as someone who had destroyed him.
Ethan’s hands shook at his sides, his breathing unsteady. His entire world had come crashing down around him and Lily was the one who had lit the match.
Lily held her face, her fingertips trembling as they pressed against the burning sensation spreading across her cheek. The stinging pain wasn’t just physical… it cut deeper than that. It was a wound to her heart.
She stared at Ethan, her eyes red with unshed tears, lips trembling as she struggled to contain the overwhelming emotions surging within her.
“Ethan… I really don’t know anything about this.” Her voice was shaky, fragile, like glass on the verge of shattering.
Her chest rose and fell unevenly, her breath hitching as she fought back sobs.
“I love you so much, sniff and yet… you hit me?” Her voice cracked at the end, and as if that was the final straw—tears finally spilled over.
Sniff!
Sniff!
She cried, her shoulders shaking as she wiped her face with the back of her hand. The pain in her heart was unbearable, but amidst her sorrow, a single thought surfaced.
Wait.
This… this isn’t Ethan’s fault. Her body stiffened as her mind raced, trying to piece together the events leading up to this moment.
Or to be exact trying to deny the reality in which Ethan hate her or just hit her on the cheek and shouted at her.
‘If what Ethan said was true… If Reid Industries had prepared a stronger and more effective formula beforehand… If Ethan’s downfall was planned from the very beginning… Then there was only one person responsible for this.’
Her ability to deny the scene before her eyes and trying to cover up what just happened and blaming someone else for what she did out of her thought was incredible.
Her teary eyes flickered with something dark, something sinister.
“It’s him. This is all his fault… Alex.” Her fingers curled into tight fists, her hands veins popping up and pure hatred surged through her veins and showed in her eyes.
“That bastard! He knew I was coming! He switched out the files before I could take them!” Her breathing became ragged, anger quickly replacing her earlier sorrow.
“If he hadn’t done that…” she thought, her expression twisting in rage. “Ethan wouldn’t have been trapped and set up! He wouldn’t have hit me!”
The more she thought about it, the angrier she became. Her eyes burned with hatred, her jaw clenched so tightly it ached.
“Alex, you snake like bastard… You’re going to pay for this!” Just as Lily was about to act, the deep rumble of engines filled the air.
The sound of multiple vehicles approaching cut through the current heavy atmosphere like a blade.
The crowd turned their heads, eyes widening as they watched a fleet of luxury cars glide into the factory grounds.
At the center of the convoy, a sleek, black stretch limousine came to a slow, deliberate stop. Its polished surface gleamed under the harsh factory lights, exuding an air of untouchable power and wealth.
The door opened. A polished black leather shoe stepped out first.
Then… Alex emerged. Dressed in an impeccable dark suit, his movements were calm, unhurried, as if he owned the very ground he walked on.
His piercing gaze swept over the factory, taking in the scene before him. There was no urgency in his expression… only coldness, calculated confidence.
The moment Lily laid eyes on him, something inside her snapped.
Her vision turned red.
“Alex, you despicable, shameless bastard!” Her voice pierced the air like a battle cry. Without hesitation, she lunged forward like a wild beast, eyes burning with fury.
“You dare switch it with the fake documents?! You deliberately sabotaged me just to trap and ruin Ethan!”
Her accusations were venomous, her tone dripping with rage. There was no logic, no restraint only the raw, overwhelming desire for revenge.
She charged at him, her hands raised, ready to claw at his face.
SMACK!
The moment she got close, a sharp slap landed across her face. The impact was brutal. Lily’s head snapped to the side, strands of her hair flying in the air as her body staggered backward uncontrollably.
She lost balance. Her knees buckled, and with a small gasp she collapsed onto the cold, hard ground.
The world spun for a moment in her eyes. The left side of her face getting somewhat red and burning up, a scorching reminder of what had just happened.
The metallic taste of blood filled her mouth where she had accidentally bitten her tongue. For a few long seconds… she was completely dazed.
Her mind couldn’t process what had just occurred. The pain. The humiliation. The sheer shock. Then… it all hit her at once. Her breath caught in her throat as she slowly lifted her head.
Alex stood before her, towering over her like an unshakable mountain.
Lily lay sprawled on the ground, her breath uneven, her mind a whirlwind of shock and humiliation.
Her cheek throbbed with pain, the sharp sting of Alex’s slap still burning against her skin. For a moment, her thoughts were blank, her ears ringing from the sheer force of the alap she had gotten from Alex’s hand.
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