The Broken-hearted She And The Icy He

hapter 144 A Cordial Separation

When she saw his hand move to his waist, Lily realized he had agreed to unbuckle it.

Not wanting to offend him any further, she quickly turned her face away.

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Once he’d unfastened it, everything became much easier–almost instantly, her hair came loose, and they were finally able to separate

“James, I’m really sorry. I didn’t mean for that to happen,” Lily said, quickly stepping back and apologizing again. “I didn’t mean to offend you. I’ll be more careful from now on. Don’t worry–until we get our marriage certificate, I absolutely won’t have any physical contact with you.”

“Mm”

She hadn’t done it on purpose, and although James was still uncomfortable, he wasn’t going to harp on it. He didn’t actually want any further involvement with Lily.

But he was eager for her to find a good match soon so that Grandma would convince Grandpa to approve their divorce. So he asked. “What did you think of Simon tonight? Are you open to pursuing something with him?”

Simon that weirdo.

She had never disliked anyone that much before!

But Simon was someone James had personally selected and kindly introduced her to. If she told the truth. it might come off like she was insulting his judgment.

She was genuinely grateful to the Luke family and didn’t want to make James look bad,

After a moment of thought, she answered tactfully, “He’s… okay. I just don’t know him that well yet

“Mm.”

James understood. It was their first time meeting, after all–being unfamiliar was normal.

children were lifelong decisions. Even though he wished Lily would start dating someone else

two could try spending more

ra

anything

plans. After a pause, he added, “I also keep an eye out for other eligible bachelors

don’t work out with

had some faith in James’s taste and even a bit of hope

Simon tonight, all

women really did have

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knew what other weirdos he’d line up

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it seemed safer to let him believe she was still open

he’d stop

she wouldn’t stand in the way of his future

the month, she’d hire a college student to pose as her boyfriend -just to ease Grandpa and Grandma’s worries, get their

no need to meet anyone else,” she said quickly, worried he’d schedule

thought Simon

possible. Only then could

reason. seeing the shy, blushing look on her face when she mentioned Simon–and thinking of that showy,

of ventilation

needed to crack open

has good character. You can try

the study when he suddenly remembered how Simon had left

added, businesslike. “This is my phone number. Save