apter 173 A Kiss That Shouldn’t Have Happened

Chapter 173 A Kiss That Shouldn’t Have Happened

But she was too worried about him. After hesitating for a moment, she still decided to place the two candies directly into his hand.

“James, hurry and take these. This kind of detox candy works really well. If you take it, you won’t have a headache in the morning, you-”

“Leila…”

Before Lily could place the candy in his hand, he suddenly stepped forward and seized her wrist tightly. Since he was a child, James had always been composed, restrained, and disciplined.

He knew cigarettes and alcohol were bad. Even though many of his friends smoked and drank, he had never touched a cigarette and rarely drank.

But tonight, after finding out the girl he’d liked for so many years was actually a man, he was in such turmoil that he did something completely out of character–he tried to numb himself with alcohol.

He wasn’t a strong drinker. After downing three bottles of 1980 vintage Moutai, his mind was mush.

But his heart still ached.

That dull, dragging ache–like being cut up by a blunt knife.

And amid all that pain, he was desperate to see Leila.

Even if she was a man, he still wanted to see her.

He even wanted to hold her.

The peach–blossom eyes in front of him looked so much like the boy in the photo from earlier.

The lips, too.

She was right in front of him–or maybe he was just dreaming again—and he couldn’t control the longing and desire that were tearing him up inside.

wrong person. I’m not Leila, You’re drunk.

forward, cradled the back of her head, and kissed her–hot and desperate, crashing down on her with

Lily froze in place.

had only wanted to ease his discomfort with

into his arms and kiss

after drinking so much

rich aroma of aged liquor mixed with the clean scent that was uniquely his–calm

+10 Fes

A Kiss

but with a hint of

heart pounded faster and

even a moment where she

was because he was dead drunk. When sober, he

he remembered getting so close to her while drunk, he’d be

you’ve got the wrong

forced herself not to give

again and tried to wake him up. “I’m not whoever you think Leila

Lily. The one you

She couldn’t believe it.

him think Leila was a man. Why would he still want to kiss

so drunk he’d forgotten everything

even harder, Lily didn’t have time to think. She braced herself

stubborn to

set on pulling her into

out all

like a large dog afraid of being abandoned,

felt his

flew open, panic overtaking her. Her brain went completely

couldn’t escape his grip. Instead, she kept

please… let me

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