The Broken-hearted She And The Icy He

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Chapter 244 One Knife to Sever It All

Chapter 244 One Knife to Sever It All

She’d thought she was being clever, but it backfired spectacularly. She’d lug her own grave.

If he really liked men.. then there was absolutely no future between them.

Because

e no matter what she did, she could never become a real man.

No wonder he’d always reacted so strongly–almost repulsively–whenever they accidentally brushed against each other. He had never been attracted to women. From beginning to end, he only ever liked

men.

A dull ache bloomed in Lily’s chest.

She knew that if she told him the truth–that she was a woman–he’d probably never speak to her again.

But that was only if she could even convince him she was a woman in the first place.

She couldn’t exactly strip in front of him to prove it. She couldn’t let him know she was Lily. All she could do now was find some other way to draw a hard, permanent line between them. She had to stop this from spiraling even further out of control.

“James, I don’t think you’re dirty. I don’t think you’re shameless either.”

Lily paused for a moment, then went on. “Talking to you these past few weeks, and meeting you in person today… it’s all been really nice. You’re a great guy. You’ll definitely meet someone just as great–someone who truly loves you. You two will build a life together. But us… we’re not going to happen. I’ll admit I used

like men, but from now on, I don’t want to anymore.”

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pain in his eyes–sharp, brittle pain–it felt like her heart was being

whole point of meeting him today was to let him see her ugly face, to make him back off for good. The way she had given in to temptation, the way she had acted so intimately toward him… that was already a huge mistake. She couldn’t make another one. She couldn’t

to make a clean break.

down the searing ache in her chest, she made her voice as calm and distant as she could. “My grandfather’s really sick. His final wish is to see me get married and have children.

what are you

and stunned, as if

Leila might not be

try. Willing to wait. Willing

to hear her say she was getting

guilt and heartache swelled, but she reminded herself: long pain was better than short pain. If she couldn’t make him give up completely, she’d be stringing

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She’d be betraying him.

be far

I couldn’t drag this out anymore. I came here today to be honest with you. To put an end to this. The girl my family introduced me to is wonderful. I can’t be

go

to marry the girl her family arranged

have

he’d been stabbed, Slowly, painfully, he bent

felt like to have your heart

him whole, like some invisible hand had dragged

he looked up–deep

thousand thoughts flashed through his

her beneath him, kiss