The Broken-hearted She And The Icy He

Chapter 173

hapter 174 Only a Hug… Just One Hug

Chapter 174 Only a Hug… Just One Hug

She’d really fallen for him.

Even though she tried so hard to fight it.

Even though she tried to shut her heart away.

In the end, she surrendered–fully aware she was losing herself.

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The weight of despair and self–loathing swallowed her whole, and tears surged uncontrollably from her eyes.

Warm droplets fell one by one onto his arm.

And soaked into his heart.

“Leila, don’t cry…”

He held her tighter, clumsily and frantically wiping away her tears, whispering over and over, “Don’t cry. Don’t cry…”

Lily didn’t want to cry in front of him.

But the moment he tried to comfort her like that, her tears just spilled even faster, as if they weren’t worth a thing.

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Inside, she was overwhelmed with sorrow and conflict like never before.

He was holding her gently, speaking softly, his voice full of tender affection.

She could tell–he truly cared about “Leila.” He genuinely wanted to be with “Leila.”

But all of that was based on one thing: he didn’t know Leila was actually Lily.

There was no future for the two of them.

The more she thought about it, the harder it was to bear. Her tears poured like a stream down her face.

drunken haze, James could sense

every single tear felt like a blade digging into

pain was gut–wrenching. Like his soul was

clumsily and gently comforting her.

Leila. You’ve got the wrong

“I’m Lily. The one you hate the most. This morning, you even warned me to stay out of

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“Leila… Leila…”

all. He just kept holding

voice was

heart sank into deeper

no idea

whether to retreat

I just want to hold you for a bit. Just let me hold

Lily’s body tensed.

strength she’d used to resist, to struggle, suddenly

Letting him get this close was wrong. It was taking

just wanted to

couldn’t bring herself to say

she gave up

him pull her closer and tighter into

raised her hand and gently hugged him

out to touch

“Leila…”

away. Even though he’d stubbornly held onto her, he

hug him back, every bit of that unease and helplessness vanished–replaced by a

head, eyes locked

drunk, his usually sharp and regal phoenix eyes were misted over with alcohol and softness,

most of her face was shrouded

were her beautiful, shimmering peach–blossom eyes–and her lips, the ones that had haunted him like

first kiss

to claim those

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