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.

Leila again after the new year, he

quickly to the study. After locking the door, his usually cool expression carried a rare trace of nervousness as he typed, “You had a fever? What was your temperature? Is your throat sore? Does your head hurt? Did you

at the

of questions, stunned.

her memory. James was always concise with his words. Even when they got along well during chats, his replies

expected him to suddenly ask so many things

he would ask all that was because he

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

already luckier than many

so she quickly replied, “I already took medicine. I’m fine now, I should recover by tomorrow. James, you haven’t

still a little

by the window, gazing 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 missed her,

happy today?

with a silly grin. “But I definitely will

treated like a kid by the elders today,

had been overjoyed

to share that joy

married, she could

her beat up her scumbag ex–boyfriend

ten money

of them were for 8.88–a very lucky

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

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

disliked receiving

cheerful and optimistic, like a little sun that could shine brightly from the tiniest spark of warmth. The thought of making her good friend happy too made

the time–it was

didn’t want to keep him up, so she quickly typed. James, I’m going to sleep now. You should get some