The Broken-hearted She And The Icy He

hapter 176 The Morning After

Chapter 176 The Morning After

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Lily was so anxious that her forehead was damp with sweat, yet she still couldn’t put any distance between them.

It was already deep into the night.

She’d been through so much–tired, exhausted–and eventually, she just didn’t have the strength anymore. In the end, she fell fast asleep in his arms….

It felt like he was hugging a fluffy cloud–soft, sweet, unbelievably comforting. James held this faintly fragrant cloud in his arms and slept better than he had in years.

When he opened his eyes, it was already broad daylight.

Thanks to the two hangover candies he’d eaten, he wasn’t suffering from any headache or nausea.

Sunlight poured through the sheer curtains, spilling over him in waves of warmth and ease, wrapping him in a gentle, drowsy bliss.

He let out a low, satisfied sigh–and then, like a reel of film unraveling at high speed, everything from the night before rushed into his mind.

Last night, when he returned to his room… he thought he saw

He’d kissed her like a madman, bitten her, and his hands had-

But Leila didn’t live at the Luke family estate.

Leila.

And the way it had all felt… too real, too vivid to have been just a dream.

Then who exactly had he been holding last night?

That’s when he realized something else wasn’t right.

This wasn’t his bed in the study.

And why was there something so soft still pressed against him?

kind of plush toy like a little kid? But plush toys didn’t have skin like this–smooth, warm, silky soft. The more he thought, the worse the feeling got. His gaze dropped. Sure enough, the person locked tightly in his

then he saw her

snow, was completely bare–curled up against him like a peeled

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weren’t

had been torn off last night–by him, in his

hand was

his palm was unmistakably soft, and James‘ fingers trembled violently. His entire body felt scorched, like he’d been shoved

her away

stay away

But even as he said them, shame and guilt surged in

blacked out.

remembered how she

to tell him

struggled and tried to push

his strength was overwhelming–more so in that

no right to blame her,

fought to

when

moment she opened her eyes, everything from the night before–those wild,

to

in the end, she had once again become someone he couldn’t stand to look

“James, I’m sorry.”

almost completely exposed, she hurried to grab the blanket nearby and tightly wrapped

sat there, his face dark,

so close. And now, was so

he

child who’d done something wrong, Lily lowered her head, bit her lip, and quietly added,

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I didn’t mean to touch you. I saw you drunk and barely able to stand, and I had some hangover candies… I just wanted to give you a couple. I didn’t think you’d grab my