Chapter 240 I Want a Harem
Lucian turned to look at Calista. But the woman only rolled her eyes and laid back down with her back to
him.
Lily was already sitting in the chair and waiting for him to ask her what was wrong. She was ready to put
on the waterworks.
However, the man never once looked her way. Forget her exhaustion badly masked by makeup. He likely wouldn’t have noticed even if she walked in naked.
“Lucian.”
She couldn’t help but raise her voice. In the past, she would’ve walked away and waited for the man to
coddle her.
But when Lily thought about everything that had happened between them, she realized the only time Lucian would cajole her was when Calista was around.
Even then, it barely qualified as him cajoling her. He was simply responding to a request. And all she could ask for was money to satisfy her needs.
Now, her only regret was leaving abroad to test the man to see if he had any semblance of affection for
her and force a marriage
When she thought about her purpose for coming today, she softened her voice.
“There’s something I want to talk to you about. Can we head downstairs for a stroll in the garden?”
Lily had been having a miserable time. She wanted to get into the entertainment industry. But before she could start her career in showbiz, everything came crashing down because of the dirt surrounding her.
Getting into an audition was one thing. Her resume was rejected as soon as it was submitted. Some
outright propositioned her,
Even then, the resources provided to her were brain–dead web series scripts. It would barely garner her any attention at all. She was even typecast to play a female character that had no relevance.
She wanted to return to the dence industry. But her inactivity had caused the fame that she had accumulated abroad to plummet. It didn’t help that everyone knew that she had offended Luolan.
She couldn’t even
of her
a venue to perform, let alone get an investment. Lily’s dance troupe also disbanded
Her mother, who already held a grudge against her, wanted to sever ties after finding out about the
scandal.
Lucian had blocked her number. She was also stopped from entering the Northwood Corporation. She had to ask a powerful reporter in the industry to find out that Lucian was here.
Lucian frowned and looked away.
If you have something to say, you can say it here.”
Lily looked at Calista, then at Hector and Paul who had returned to the ward. Her pale face reddened.
“Here? In front of…”
In front of all these people?
“Yes.
If it weren’t for the fact that driving her away would make it seem like he was hiding something, he wouldn’t have bothered to listen to a word she had to say.
Lily easily saw through him. Her bloodshot eyes grew even redder as tears rolled down her cheeks. She
let out a mocking laugh.
“Don’t you think it’s a little too late to worry about causing a misunderstanding? Do you think she would just forget how well you treated me in her presence?”
The expected anger never surfaced. Lucian stared at her coldly. There was impatience and boredom on
his face.
“Are you done? If you are, leave.”
This was the first time Lucian had been so rude to her. Lily felt both humiliated and terrified. She bit her
lip.
“Don’t forget, Because of you, my Dad…”
Lucian’s voice softened.
erlayed
could use the man’s guilt to turn the
he heard him
dello for my
If she wanted to discuss right from wrong. Lily technically held greater responsibility. If she had called up her parents instead of switching off her phone, her father wouldn’t have gotten into an accident.
Lily paled.
Lucian had just come out of surgery. The anesthetic had yet to wear off and left him in a semi–conscious state. Indeed, when he had clung onto her, he was calling for Calista.
What’s more, how strong could a person who had just had surgery be? Lily could’ve shaken him off.
Her claims of him grabbing onto her and refusing to let go were nothing more than an excuse to tie him to
her.
If she couldn’t gain the man’s love, she was going to make him feel guilty for the rest of his life. But even that was not enough for the man to propose marriage to her.
Lily didn’t think he knew. Or perhaps he didn’t and all this was to test her.
“Everyone in the industry has misunderstood that I’ve offended you, Lucian. Everyone has been trying to trip me up left, right and center. I can’t even get a venue to perform at. Can you make a statement or talk
to these people..
“It’s not a misunderstanding,” Lucian said.
Lily opened her mouth but her words remained stuck in her throat.
It took her a moment to say, “If I’ve done something wrong, I can apologize…”
I’m not the one you should be apologizing to.” he motioned in Calista’s direction. “The person you’ve hurt
is right there.”
Lily turned to look at Calista, but the latter couldn’t be bothered to look at her. Calista had an armful of new clothes that a scoundrel had bought her.
She seemed to be making her way to the bathroom to get changed.
Even if you’ve moved on, why do you humiliate me this way, Lucian?”
dnever apologize to Calista. Calista was already annoyed at having been brought into the
Lily words only angered her even more. She glared at Lucian
in your love–hate relationship? This ward le small enou
“What love–hate relationship?”
Lucian stared at her with a threatening look in his eyes. Lily spoke up at the same time as him.
“Calista, why do you keep pestering Lucian while you’re stringing all these men along to serve you? Aren’t you ashamed of acting like such a loose woman? How could you trample all over them just because they
like you?”
Calista turned around and crossed her arms around her chest.
“You’re wrong about that.”
“You know they like you but you never bother to reject them. Aren’t you just stringing them along?”
“What I’m saying is,” Calista explained. “not only did I not reject them, I also made them a promise. I’m not trying to string them along. What I want is a harem. This much is nothing to me. I have three thousand other men waiting for me. I plan to swap out my men every day.”
I
She watched as Lily turned green with anger.
“Jealous? Of course, you would be. The only ones who want to sleep with you now are old men who want
something out of you.”
Lucian’s expression was even more grim than Lily’s.
“A harem?” he said slowly.
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