The Broken-hearted She And The Icy He

But then Lily remembered – in James’s eyes, she and Jackson were deeply in love, an engaged couple. If she denied it outright, it might sound suspicious. So she muttered under her breath, “Jackson’s… pretty good–looking.”

“Mm.”

James felt his chest tighten with jealousy.

He wanted to say that he had abs and muscles too if she liked that sort of thing, she could look at him, touch him.

But before the words left his mouth, Lily had already backed away quickly and headed for the door.

“James, I don’t feel sick or anything, no fever… Ah–ahchoo! I’m heading back to my room now. Bye!”

With that, she shut the door firmly behind her. As if being in the same room as him was unbearable.

James stood there, eyes dark as night, the pressure around him dropping dangerously low.

He picked up his phone, already seeing a string of eager questions from forum users.

“How’d the ‘injured seduction‘ plan go? Did it work?”

Daily check–in: did you lock it down yet?”

James exhaled another wave of icy frustration and typed an honest reply: “Neither the body nor the wound trick worked. She wasn’t affected.”

“Didn’t work?!”

Instantly, more replies poured in.

“That combo didn’t work?! You must be ugly ugly.”

“Wait, no. You said before your looks and body were decent. If you’re not hideous, how could this have failed so hard?”

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“Hold on. When you did the whole injury plus shirtless act, did you whimper?“.

…Whimper?

Whimper what?

James frowned, confused.

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purpose and made her put medicine on it. I lay on the bed, whimpered a little, wiggled around – she

official with me.”

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even begin to

his lower back was already

while wiggling?

frustration around him thickened. He looked like he was

no idea how to “wiggle” or “whimper”

kind soul chimed

More replies followed:

à pro at

abs – then go all cute

don’t get it, search for

Guarantee she’ll fall for

“Go now!”

– let alone

video, he

Diao Chan started whimpering,

that kind of flirtation would definitely break his defenses if Lily used it on

the idea of

Nope. Just not possible.

the suggestions kept

shorts around her or nothing

–

pretending to be sick and clinging to

said to get another

a single