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Chapter 291 Heartache and Provocation
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He could only grip his phone tighter, his face deathly pale as he whispered over and over, “Lillse, I'm
I'm sorry
After Lily got herself cleaned up, she ended up riding in James's car after all.
She realized her legs were still shaky,
Her back hurt terribly too. She was afraid she'd cause an accident if she drove, and James hadn't given her a
choice he had simply picked her up and carried her to the car. So now, she was obediently sitting in the
back seat.
“Lily
James glanced at her through the rearview mirror and noticed how stiff she looked.
He knew it was ridiculous for a man to claim he still saw a woman as a sister after taking her body. That wasn’t
just irresponsible-it was insulting.
But Lily was abour to marry the man she loved, and their grandparents had told him again and again that he
should treat her like a true sister, protect her, care for her. He didn’t want her to be so uncomfortable, so he said
coolly, “You don’t have to be this tense around me. From now on, just treatlike your older brother. We're...
family.”
Lily knew that ever since she’d moved into the princess room, Henry and Grace had truly started treating her like
their granddaughter.
She liked James, and after everything that happened between them, it was hard to look him in the eye and
pretend he was just a brother.
But if she didn’t make an effort to treat him that way, he’d probably worry she was clinging to him, and that
would stress him out. After a pause, she softly replied, “Okay.”
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtJames's large hand on the steering wheel clenched tighter and tighter.
His face turned cold in an instant, a terrifying chill washing over him.
He really had gone insane.
He was the one who told Lily to treat him like a brother.
But now that she actually was treating him that way, the pain in his chest was so suffocating it nearly drove
him mad
He pressed down hard on those wild, absurd thoughts raging in his mind and answered flatly, “Mm.”
They didn’t speak again for the rest of the drive.
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Before long, James pulled up in front of the theater.
still incredibly awkward around him.
Even though she had called him her brother. Lily C
After getting out of the car and waving goodbye, she hurried to get away from his line of sight.
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But just as her sore legs carried her toward the entrance, a young, bright-eyed, and handsman called out to
her.
“Lily, your water bottle.”
She had left her thermos behind in her rush to get out of the car.
James had noticed and brought it over to her-only to witness a young man from one of the top families in the
capital, the Scott family’s youngest son Jackson, clinging to Lily’s arm and calling her like a lovesick
puppy.
The moment Jackson spotted James, a glint of mischief and challenge flashed in his eyes.
“You're the ex-husband, right?”
Ex-husband?
James's brow furrowed.
He didn’t like that label one bit.
And just as the weight in his chest started pressing down harder, Jackson shot him a cocky smile and added, “Let
“Cough, cough...”
Hearing Jackson call himself her “one and only,” Lily nearly choked on her own spit.
Seriously, this heartthrob act cout of nowhere-it was terrifying!
But after he said his nwas Jackson, she quickly realized who he was.
He was the “poor college student” the agency had found for her.
Yesterday afternoon, the agency had
called to say they'd found somegne
who matched albhex O.CO
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presence, and not too pricey. The guy
had even said he'd meet her at the
theater.
Lily figured the agent was probably exaggerating just to land a commission.
Two grand a month didn’t exactly scream male model material. She wasn’t expecting much.
As long as the guy looked decent and trustworthy, that would be enough.
But the agent hadn’t exaggerated-if anything, she’d undersold him.
Jackson was exactly like his
name—full of energy, handsome, and
brimming with sunsnice Ege (1!
dressed tated tracksuit, he stood
tall and proud, with a natural
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good-looking to be charging just two grand a month.
She had also asked the agency for one more thing:
Whoever they sent needed to have at least sacting skills.
In that department, Jackson had wildly exceeded her expectations.
This guy wasn’t just a decent actor-he was a full-on king.
She definitely needed to give him a raise.
“One and only“... “fiancé
James's eyes darkened again.
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