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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.

that he’d be meeting Leila again after the new year, he stopped trying to

typed, “You had a fever? What was your temperature? Is your

stared at

of questions, stunned.

when they got along well during chats, his replies had never been

to suddenly ask so

the only reason he would ask all that was

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the others care about her–James

already luckier than many

took medicine. I’m fine now, I should recover by tomorrow. James, you haven’t even asked me why I

was still

out at the lights in the distance, wishing he could sprout wings and fly to her side just to make sure

she didn’t want to see him right now. No matter how badly he

were you so happy today? Did you beat

with a

kid by the elders

truly had been

wanted to share that joy with

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

wanted, he could help her beat up her scumbag ex–boyfriend too.

sent ten

were for 8.88–a very lucky

the icy edge of his expression slowly gave

could feel her happiness, as if it had reached him through

knew–nobody disliked receiving

the tiniest spark of

time–it was already past

want to keep him up, so she quickly typed. James, I’m going to sleep now. You should get some rest too.

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