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.

fall into the same pit again and

in her chest

want him to worry, so she quickly

my ex! What do you think I am, a trash can? I don’t go picking up garbage. It’s someone

legal husband, was the one finding her

the safest excuse.

as his little sister from now

she wasn’t crawling back to her ex made James

her going on dates with

1/3

Not

wanted to say: Don’t

Leila, I like you.

want to be with

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

Soon.

would have the divorce

only then, could he confess

he really felt just yet, he had to find another way to keep her from

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

Leila…

Lily blinked.

expected James to call her by that name so… intimately. Her face turned

the screen, her mind wandered back to earlier that night -when he was

James.

James.

it be… the “Leila “he called

He’s James?

instantly, Lily dismissed

was so busy–his days

CEO spent all day

James, the man next to her, with James, the multibillionaire

be

mess these days. She’d seen plenty of stories on social media

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