The Broken-hearted She And The Icy He

Chapter 331 So Yeah, I Lied

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So that was why he had been so overwhelmed with emotion-it was because Leila and Lily were the same person all along. After waking from his coma, the memories of spending time with Leila-Lily-flashed rapidly through his mind like a spinning carousel.

He also recalled the time they were supposed to meet at the café.

That day, he had waited for her there for what felt like an eternity, only for her to cancel at the last minute, saying something had come up.

At the time, he truly believed she had an emergency. But now, he finally understood-she had already found out that Elias was really him, James.

It was because of that revelation that she didn’t want to see him.

She didn’t want to get too involved with him.

After he confessed his feelings, she had been trying to draw a line between them, even going so far as to lie and claim she was a man, hoping it would make him back off.

He had been too stubborn; he insisted on seeing her. Left with no choice, she had disguised herself as a horrifically ugly man in an effort to kill any romantic notion he had about her.

But even when she made herself look hideous, he still wanted to be with her. So she had come up with another lie-that she needed to marry in order to fulfill her grandfather’s dying wish.

Grandfather… James let out a bitter, self-mocking smile, Lily’s grandfather had passed away more than a decade ago, how could he have suddenly fallen seriously ill recently? It was all just to avoid being entangled with me. A lie. A fraud!

James shut his eyes in pain. When he opened them again, the cool gleam in his phoenix eyes had turned bloodshot. The agony in them hit like a ton of bricks-raw, relentless, and inescapable. It clung to him like a shadow at high noon, pulling him under as if the ground had opened up beneath his feet, dragging him straight into the jaws of hell.

So, in the end, it had all been one-sided. After they reconnected, she had only seen him as a casual friend to chat with.

His feelings and his deep, unwavering affection were nothing but a burden to her.

doing everything she could to draw a clear boundary

just finished washing up. As she stepped out of

upstairs-she’d just sent

I dropped it in the hallway? After showering, she typically wore just her

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wasn’t appropriate to go out dressed like that to look

phone wasn’t in

she’d left it in James’

but also the floor

She decided to swallow her

His door was ajar.

courtesy, she knocked. “James, I think I left my phone in your

“Come in!”

she could even finish, his

annoyed with her by now. That made her feel even more awkward, but she still pushed

His room was spotless.

can she’d dirtied looked brand new

expression was far

the mess she made had thoroughly

her phone lying on the sofa, she forced a stiff smile in

“Lily.”

around, uneasy as she