Chapter 121 Not So Simple

Chapter 121 Not So Simple

James knew Leila hated it when he apologized to her.

But the guilt weighed so heavily on him that he couldn’t stop himself from sending a single message: “I’m

sorry.

Lily was just about to say goodnight to James when she saw his message: “I’m sorry.”

James again?

Lily sighed in helpless frustration.

She really didn’t want him to keep apologizing, so she quickly replied:

“James, seriously, you didn’t do anything to me. Oh, by the way–funny thing–I might be falling in love

soon!

Honestly, even with James setting her up on dates, there was no guarantee she’d like any of the men.

But people had to move forward.

She had to at least try.

And more importantly, she wanted to distract him from all that guilt. He was still her best friend, and she wanted to share a little piece of her life with him.

James’s fingers trembled. The phone nearly slipped from his hand.

He had always been calm and in control, rarely ever lost in emotion. Everything he said or did was calculated and deliberate. But now, without thinking, he typed;

“With who? Your ex? A man who cheated on you isn’t worth your time. Don’t go back to him.”

Lily could feel the tension in his words.

same pit again and end

warmth in her

want him to worry, so she quickly

I am, a trash can? I don’t go picking up

couldn’t exactly tell James that he, her legal husband, was the one

the safest excuse.

her as his little sister

crawling back to her ex made James

idea of her going on dates with other men

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wanted to

Leila, I like you.

to be with

hadn’t officially divorced Lily. His deeply ingrained sense of honor wouldn’t allow him to confess his feelings before

Soon.

have the divorce certificate

only then, could he confess to

really felt just yet, he had to find another way

on the dating market are trash. Leila, don’t go

Leila…

Lily blinked.

call her by that name so… intimately. Her face turned red

typed characters on the screen, her mind wandered back to earlier that night -when he was disoriented,

James.

James.

it be… the “Leila

He’s James?

dismissed the thought as

busy–his days were packed end

of billionaire CEO spent

the man next

be going

knew dating was a mess these days. She’d seen plenty of stories on social

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