The Broken-hearted She And The Icy He

Chapter 124 The Not–a–Date Date

Chapter 124 The Not–a–Date Date

“Mm.”

James found Simon’s request perfectly reasonable.

He didn’t have any photos of Lily himself, but the bullying scandal she’d been involved in had gone viral. multiple times. Her pictures had been plastered all over the internet, so it was easy enough for him to find

“Her name’s Lily, She’s twenty–two, Ivan said she’s quite talented when it comes to voice acting

He paused, then added. “When I brought up the divorce, she didn’t object. I don’t know her well, but from what I can tell, she seems decent enough”

Lile

Simon’s eyes snapped up.

Same name

He snatched James’s phone and stared at the screen. The girl in the photo was smiling brightly, her features vivid and full of life–undeniably the Lily he knew,

He couldn’t believe it. The woman who married James.. was her?

Lily had always bullied Lizzy. Simon couldn’t stand her

But maybe it was because she’d shamelessly stolen his first kiss, or maybe it was something else–either way, the thought of James setting her up with Ashton, or even introducing her to other eligible bachelors. made his chest tighten unbearably

Ashton was a good guy.

And the friends he planned to recommend to James were also outstanding.

their first kisses stolen by someone like Lily, could

the words came flying out

introduce her to Ashton. I’ll go to the date

the words left his lips, Simon’s usually pale,

and that flame

heart raced. His breathing

he

or anything. It was just because she’d stolen his

no matter how many times he told himself that, he couldn’t get his

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his mind. A flash of surprise flickered in his

caught that look, his embarrassment only

the wrong idea. Desperate to explain, he rushed out, “James, don’t misunderstand. I’m only willing to go out with Lily because I just remembered how Grandpa and Grandma keep bugging me to

of their grandparents‘ obsession with pushing the younger generation into marriage, so he didn’t

“Since you’re willing, have dinner

“Okay.”

were still burning as he

really didn’t like Lily. But he was a man, after all. If they

he

say what she wanted to eat? How about Gold Towers? I’ll

Capital City. Eating there was a status symbol–it was nearly impossible to get a

didn’t know was that the restaurant was one of James’s properties, a venture he’d invested in

it took a month’s notice to get a reservation Simon wouldn’t be able to get

short notice.

James had already arranged one in advance. They could

table, so he said simply. “I already booked it. I’ll drop Lily off and then