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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.

He had his back to her.

Lily couldn’t see his face.

But his tall, upright frame gave off an effortless elegance–like a lone pine on a mountain cliff. Even his

Thouette exuded nobility and untouchable grace.

The burgundy suit wrapped around him like crushed twilight. He twirled a wine glass lazily in his fingers, welding a layer of relaxed charm.

He looked good

Lily wasn’t the kind of girl to fall for someone based on their back view alone.

But still–her first impression of him was a solid.

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Chapter 125 The Man in Burgundy

She was starting to think James might actually be reliable.

He’d clearly put some thought into setting her up with this guy. So far, he seemed like a great pick.

Her last relationship had left her with nothing but pain and heartbreak.

After breaking up with John, she’d thought that maybe she was done with love for good.

Maybe it was better to stay away from men. She’d be just fine on her own.

But 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 altogether.

turned out to be kind and like–minded, she’d be open to giving

had already been there for an

himself the date was just a

kinds of

to be

closer it got to the time, the

a war drum. Even the wine bottles in the temperature–controlled cabinet seemed to be glowing red, reflecting off

redder, like they were being dyed in

I brought Lily,” James

hearing her name made Simon’s ears burd

the stem of the wine glass with a flushed face, he turned around stiffly and gave a proud,

got a good look

black–proper, but never one

him in such a showy shade of

he’d

clear how seriously he was

like a peacock, James felt a

he didn’t like Lily.

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away from Simon and spoke evenly. “Lily, this is my cousin Simon. He’s a decent guy. You

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got something to

on his heel

Lily wasn’t blind.

her date instantly–Simon. That absolute

that had started to

that, her impression of

out of his way to pick this guy

wouldn’t trust his taste in men

“Lily“”

handsome face was cool

that calm, he could clearly

of makeup and still astonishingly beautiful–his mind involuntarily replayed the image of her that day, drenched in

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Simoni couldn’t stop feeling a strange discomfort whenever he

So he glared at her and warned, sharply. “Don’t lay a hand on Lizzy ever again. If I find our you’ve been targeting her–like you did in

pretty face turned cold as

She couldn’t stand

did

Simon was

Nancy and James’s sake, she’d planned to get through the night civilly. There was no future with this guy, that much was clear. She just wanted

wanted to pick

Then bring it on.

stepped forward, one step at a time, head held high

college was when we performed in the same show. How exactly

you retarded

“Lily!”

face darkened instantly, black as

woman–she really had the nerve to say his brain had been eaten by a dog?

slap her with my own eyes. Even if you deny it to your grave,

out of your damn

had never met anyone so

she

your brain was eaten

it got

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