The Broken-hearted She And The Icy He

Chapter 163 Boundaries and Compensation

Chapter 163 Boundaries and Compensation

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James loathed his loss of control tonight–and he was determined to make it right by offering her compensation.

“…Huh?”

Lily was stunned.

After what she’d done tonight–throwing herself at him, crossing countless lines–she felt like even being torn apart by horses wouldn’t be enough punishment.

She should be the one compensating him.

Sure, he was obscenely wealthy and she had no idea how much money would be enough to express her remorse, but still—she never imagined he would be the one to offer her compensation.

He’d clearly been resisting her advances, uncomfortable with every kiss and touch.

Lily understood that he was only offering to compensate her because of his unshakeable moral compass. Even though she was the one who acted out of line, he saw her as the more vulnerable party and felt responsible.

But from her perspective, she hadn’t suffered at all.

She’d only been a disgraceful, insufferable mess.

She couldn’t possibly take that billion. She wouldn’t let him pay for her mistake. Embarrassed, she blurted, “You don’t have to compensate me!”

then added carefully, “I… I remember being knocked out after coming out of the restroom. I think I was taken to a place called The Charmer. Someone tried to hurt me. If you hadn’t shown up when you did, I’d be ruined. As for whatever happened afterward… I

she said that, her gaze drifted to the

her eyes,

She was filthy.

just noticed you have some scratch marks… I really don’t remember anything that happened after we left The Charmer. Did those scratches happen during a fight or something? They. they weren’t from me, right? I didn’t do

marks from

glanced coldly down

with another man,

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Boundaries and

His stomach turned.

into that

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clarify. No point bringing up the absurdity of

ask Ashton

eyes and gave a calm,

wasn’t angry

let out a sigh

a smear of blood on his shirt–Randall’s, she realized–she quickly added, “I scratched Randall’s neck earlier, got some blood on me… That might’ve gotten on

“No need.”

wanted was for Lily to move on, find someone who suited her, and keep their

on, let’s be more careful. When

like her life depended on