The Broken-hearted She And The Icy He

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Chapter 98 The Message That Changed Nothing

Chapter 98 The Message That Changed Nothing

Seeing that he was willing to chat with her, Lily perked up immediately.

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She hugged her phone–which had miraculously stayed dry–and burrowed under the covers as she typed, I had a fever tonight, but today I was really happy”

She had a fever tonight?

Lily had a fever tonight.

What a coincidence… Leila. Lily.

Could it be… Leila was Lily?

As soon as the thought hit him. James jumped out of bed and threw open the study door.

Lily was startled by the loud noise.

Worried that James had come to settle the score over what happened earlier, she quickly pulled the covers over her head and pretended to be asleep.

Seeing her lying there, sleeping quietly with her face tucked against the pillow, James’s eyes slowly cooled. He couldn’t help but laugh at himself. Lily and Leila were clearly two completely different people–how had he even thought Lily could be Leila?

He had to be out of his mind.

Besides, Leila said she was especially happy today.

But Lily had been condemned from all sides, publicly shamed, and had ended up clinging to her parents gravestone in tears, nearly passing out. How could she possibly be happy?

Leila couldn’t be Lily.

meeting Leila again after the new year, he stopped trying to guess

his usually cool expression carried a rare trace of nervousness as he typed, “You had a fever? What

at the

of questions, stunned.

they got along

him to suddenly

ask all that was because

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Not only did Grace and the others care about her–James genuinely saw her as

already luckier than many

to worry, so she quickly replied, “I already took medicine. I’m fine now, I should recover by

was still a

in the distance, wishing he could sprout wings and fly to her side just to

right now. No matter how badly he missed her, he

reverently. “Why were you so happy today? Did you beat up your ex’s new crush

time, Lily replied, rolling in bed with a silly grin. “But I definitely will

treated like a kid by the elders

truly had been overjoyed

share that

couldn’t tell him they were married, she could only express it another

if she wanted, he could help her

sent ten

them were for 8.88–a

each one, and as he did, the icy edge of his expression slowly gave way to a soft

happiness, as if it had

knew–nobody disliked receiving

could shine brightly from the tiniest

glanced at the time–it

up, so she quickly typed. James, I’m going