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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.

after the new year, he stopped trying

“You had a fever? What was your temperature? Is your throat sore? Does

at

of questions, stunned.

got along well during chats, his replies had never been more than

to suddenly ask so many things

only reason he would ask all that was

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The Message That

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Grace and the others care about her–James genuinely saw her as a

luckier than many

I’m fine now, I should recover by

still a

in the distance, wishing he could sprout

right now. No matter how badly he missed her, he had to hold

so happy today? Did you beat up your

with a silly grin.

a kid by the

had been overjoyed

wanted to share

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

she wanted, he could help her beat up

sent ten

of them were for

and as he did, the icy edge

feel her happiness, as if

disliked receiving red

was cheerful and optimistic, like a little sun that could shine brightly from the tiniest spark of warmth. The

the time–it

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

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