Chapter 441

Josiah had even convinced her to have a kidney removed so it could be transplanted into Lily. Living with only one kidney had turned her life into a haze of darkness and despair. It was then that her heart had truly hardened against him. He raised his hand to strike again, but Scarlett tilted her head and fixed him with a look of pure hatred. In her previous life, his cruelty had been a driving force behind her suffering. But faced with that deep-seated loathing, his hand froze, and the blow never came. "Josiah, I don't blame Scarlett. I really don't..." Lily said timidly, covering her face as tears streamed down. She sounded like she was pleading for Scarlett, but the look on her face made it seem as if she had been wronged and was speaking under duress. From an angle Josiah couldn't see, Lily smirked at Scarlett, certain Josiah's slap was only a heartbeat away. But instead, Josiah lowered his hand and said coldly, "Scarlett, apologize to Lily, and I'll pretend this never hap