The Broken-hearted She And The Icy He

Chapter 67 The Night of Unease

Chapter 67 The Night of Unease

As long as they both acted like the other was single, that was enough.

Out of courtesy, she asked, “What about you?”

Seeing those delicate little words appear on the screen, James’s pale fingers trembled slightly.

In business, it was easy to blur truth and fiction–no need to get sentimental with partners.

But Leila was the only woman he’d ever wanted to marry. He didn’t want to lie to her.

Back when they barely knew each other, he’d given her a fake name–and he had regretted it ever since. He didn’t want to keep piling on lies.

But the Leila he remembered was someone who drew clear lines between love and hate.

He was afraid that if she found out he was married–even if it wasn’t his choice–she might never want to speak to him again. Still, he wasn’t going to touch Lily during the marriage, and she had promised they’d divorce in six months. So, he replied:“Not planning on getting married.”

Lily understood.

He was probably still happily single.

She remembered when they first met, he’d told her he didn’t believe in marriage.

But it didn’t really matter to her anymore.

They were just friends who clicked–nothing romantic. They might never even meet in person. If he was single, she’d exchange the occasional greeting with him. If he was married with kids, their chats would still stay within the boundaries of friendship.

She didn’t keep the conversation going. Instead, she typed, “James, it’s getting late. I’m heading to bed. You should rest too.”

James had been asleep for four and a half years–and now that he was finally awake, he wasn’t tired at all.

if she had a boyfriend now, if she was seeing

friends, employees, and business partners, he always chose his words

after college, if anyone had bullied her, if she’d been

much he

to bed, he could only end the conversation

a long time before

ahead

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The Night

his life, day after day, night after night, he hoped

Good morning. Good night.

then grabbed her change of clothes and headed into the

didn’t care

she was still happy he’d

had been so kind to her, and she sincerely wished them all the happiness in the

out of the Ginger family over four years ago, she had learned

months from now, she would go through with the divorce, just as they’d agreed, and leave the Luke family’s home with peace

showered and, even in the completely unfamiliar bed, quickly drifted off to

She slept soundly.

that night, John was destined

he didn’t want Elsa’s final days to be filled with regret, and she had said she wanted to be confessed

giving Elsa romance… all he felt

his birthday, and what he truly wanted was to

for some reason, an inexplicable sense of unease kept gnawing at

this gut feeling… that

him so much. How could

to ignore it, he left Elsa’s tearful pleas behind and

way, countless thoughts

his restlessness tonight must’ve been because Lily hadn’t even