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Chapter 146 The Words That Shook Her

Chapter 146 The Words That Shook Her

He was going mad with the urge to see her.

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They had already agreed to meet after the New Year, and he knew that asking to see her now-so suddenly -

might coff as abrupt, maybe even alarming.

But even with all the self-control he prided himself on, he couldn't hold back his longing.

After a moment's hesitation, he finally typed with reverent fingers, “Leila, which city is your hometown in?”

“Sendyour location. I'll cfind you.”

The chof a new message made Lily grin as she rolled around in bed and eagerly opened their chat.

She thought it was going to be more of James’s worried messages-sweet, thoughtful, warm. She never imagined

he’d say he wanted to csee her!

She was still staying at the Luke family estate. If a man suddenly showed up looking for her, wouldn't that scare

the elders out of their wits?

Lily bolted upright in bed, panic fluttering in her chest.

Afraid he might actually jump in the car and show up at her door, she scrambled to stop him. “I'm already in bed.

| don’t want to go out tonight.”

“James, it’s getting late. I'm going to sleep now. You should rest too.”

“Goodnight.”

James was already up, fully dressed, car keys in hand, ready to head out.

When her message cthrough, he finally realized-it was nearly midnight.

Showing up now really would be inappropriate.

But he still wanted to see her. Desperately.

There were still nearly twenty days left until the New Year. He couldn't wait that long.

“Then I'll csee you tomorrow.”

After a beat, he added, pushing past his pride, “Can you sendyour location? I'll drive over first thing in the

morning.”

Lily thought she'd already said goodnight, and that he wouldn't message her again tonight.

She didn’t expect him to still be asking to meet.

She didn’t know why, but there was something tender in his words, something soft that made her heart race

uncontrollably.

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She was starting to feel like maybe she was overthinking it... maybe even being a little vain-but it almost

seemed like James, the man who was famously anti-relationship, kind of... liked her.

Just the thought sent heat rushing to her face and ears.

She pinched her earlobes hard, trying to cool down, but it didn’t help. Her heart pounded harder the more she

thought about it, thumping so loudly it felt like it might break free from her chest.

The truth was, she wasn’t in another city at all. If James actually went to look for her, he'd find out she'd lied.

There was no way she could let him ctomorrow.

After several deep breaths, she finally responded, cheeks burning as she typed, “Didn't we agree to meet after

the New Year? You don’t need to ctomorrow.”

Before she could finish, another message popped up.

“Leila, | like you. | really want to see you. Can we meet tomorrow?”

He... liked her.

Lily was so startled she flung her phone aside.

James really did like her!

And she...

She pressed her hand over her racing heart.

Her feelings for John had once been deep-so deep she thought she could never fall for anyone else.

But talking to James made her feel... good. Safe. Warm.

Even though they'd never met in real life, she couldn’t help forming an attachment to him.

Before his confession, she'd tried not to overthink things, tried not to get her hopes up.

But now that he'd said it—he liked her-it felt like clouds had finally parted, and she could see clearly the sparks

that had quietly bloomed in her heart.

Maybe... maybe she kind of liked James too.

James had been eager for her to find a suitable partner so the elders of the Luke family would agree to their

divorce.

She had even considered hiring a college student to pretend to be her boyfriend.

But the elders were kind, not

stupid—they were sharp, Teg

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If she really thought about it, no matter how promising Simon or any of the other guys James introduced

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And she did want to move forward. She wanted to give this a chance.

She didn't care if he was balding or

had a beer belly. As on as they met

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But... meeting tomorrow felt way too sudden. She wasn’t ready yet.

Still no reply.

James, normally so composed and self-assured, found himself feeling nervous-like a boy experiencing his first

crush.

He gripped his phone tightly, eyes locked on the screen, waiting anxiously for her reply.

He was honestly terrified that he’d con too strong and scared her off.

But even so, he didn’t regret telling her how he felt.

If he wanted a future with her, he had to break through that wall of uncertainty eventually.

“Leila...”

Just a few minutes had passed.

But for James, it felt like a lifetime.

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