Chapter 125 The Man in Burgundy

But what Laly think?!

He did like her. He was wearing all black, and even if she found it gloomy or boring, it didn’t matter.to hum

Ouly whers would dress up for Lily!

All day. Simon kept reminding himself that he wasn’t looking forward to this date–didn’t care about it

one but

And yet, three hours before the scheduled time, he still grimly ordered his assistant to prepare a few suits for him and had a stylist come in to do his hair

Lily sdidn’t really want to trouble James by having him come pick her up at the recording studio.

But she didn’t know where the date was, and she didn’t have his number. All she could do was wait for him.

He was very punctual.

He’d said he’d come at seven, and sure enough, at 6:59, she saw his car pull up not far from the studio.

As they drove, she couldn’t help but wonder what her blind date would be like.

There were several moments when she really wanted to ask

But every time she looked up, all she saw was the cold back of his head, clearly radiating “don’t talk to me energy. So she held it in

Whatever. I’m going to see the guys enough. Doesn’t really matter if I ask or not.

When they arrived, her date was already there

James pushed open the ornate double doors inlaid with gold. The moment they opened, Lily’s eyes were drawn to the man standing by the flour–to–ceiling window, framed by heavy velvet curtains embroidered entirely by hand.

had his

see his

effortless elegance–like a lone pine

nobility and untouchable

around him like crushed twilight. He twirled a wine

He looked good

the kind of girl to fall for

of

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starting to think James might actually

put some thought into setting her up with this guy.

last relationship had left her with nothing but pain and

breaking up with John, she’d thought that

from men.

that failed relationship–that was John’s fault, not hers. Just because she made one terrible choice didn’t mean she should give up on happiness

kind and like–minded,

been

telling himself the

all kinds

reason to be

to the

approaching–his heart started pounding in his chest like a war drum. Even the wine bottles in

and redder, like

brought Lily,” James

her name made Simon’s

flushed face, he turned around stiffly and gave a proud,

James got a good look at his

memory, Simon was always in black–proper, but never

first time he’d seen him in

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