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

had barely formed when the words came flying out of

her to Ashton. I’ll go to the

lips, Simon’s usually

they were on fire, and that flame spread

breathing

he

telling himself that the only reason he agreed to go on this date with Lily wasn’t because he liked her or anything. It was just

told himself that, he

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expected his cousin to change his mind. A flash of surprise

the second Simon caught that look,

up to more than anyone–get 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

was well aware of their grandparents‘ obsession with pushing the younger

“Since you’re willing, have

“Okay.”

cars were still

after all. If they were going to have dinner, there was no way he’d let

like he

and said awkwardly, “Did she say what she wanted to eat? How about Gold

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

was that the restaurant was one of James’s properties, a venture he’d invested

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

short notice.

one in

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