The Broken-hearted She And The Icy He

Chapter 285 Compensation.

Chapter 285 Compensation

But he couldn’t just take her body like it was nothing

He couldn’t act like nothing happened.

Even if his heart belonged to Leila, he had to take responsibility for her.

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His gaze lowered slightly as he spoke with solemn determination. “Lily, I’m canceling the divorce. Let’s stay together.”

Stay together..

Lily was stunned by what James just said.

In the next second, a wave of bitterness swept through her chest.

She really liked him.

If he didn’t hate her so much, she would’ve wanted to be with him.

To men, nothing matters more than their pride.

What man–especially one as proud as James–would ever want people thinking he wasn’t a real man?

But just to keep her from clinging to him, James had told her multiple times that he had serious health problems.

He must have despised her so much that he, a man with such rigid values, would lie about something like that just to keep her at arm’s length.

She couldn’t shamelessly use what happened last night to trap him for life.

so badly she almost teared up. She took a deep breath and

should stay together because you feel like you need to take responsibility. But you really don’t have to. What happened last night, it was just something you did out of desperation, Honestly, I think you’re the one

be there.”

James frowned.

else had been there last night, he never would’ve

wasn’t Leila, there was no way he

two men hold hands in a movie. How could he possibly be with

reason he fell so hard for Leila wasn’t because he liked

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her voice light. “And don’t forget–I have someone I love. We’ve already agreed to get our marriage license next month. I can’t just go back on that now. James, what happened last night, I won’t

James’s frown deepened

she had a long–time classmate she loved, and they

at a time like this made his chest ache like

sick.

much she cared about that man. If her heart

give her

own twenty–eight percent of Luke Corp’s shares. I’ll have my lawyer draw up a transfer

someone she

supposed to

save

But last night, he…

it, the more disgusted he felt with himself. Even giving her those shares didn’t

added, “I’m also the biggest shareholder of the short video platform

often.

to you too. Before I took over Luke Corp, I started my own companies and invested in multiple industries. All of them were highly successful. I’ve never really organized my portfolio, but I’ll have Ashton do it as soon

every share I hold