The Broken-hearted She And The Icy He

Chapter 374 Battle of the Spoons

James knew the truth, Lily’s heart belonged to Jackson.

After what Jackson had done – shielding her from a knife with his own body – Lily was bound to love him even more. She was touched, worried, full of gratitude… and affection.

James understood that in this triangle, he was the outsider.

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Seeing her gently feeding Jackson soup, he knew his presence was unnecessary intrusive, even.

But he couldn’t accept it.

He didn’t want Lily feeding Jackson. He didn’t want them gazing at each other sweetly like lovers.

So he walked to the door, knocked symbolically, and stepped inside.

“James?” Lily blinked in surprise. Clearly, she hadn’t expected him.

“Yeah.”

His tone was flat, face expressionless. His gaze locked onto the spoonful of soup she was about to bring to Jackson’s lips – and he snatched the bowl straight out of her hands.

“I heard Jackson say he’s too weak right now… can’t even lift a fork.”

“Well, I’ve got nothing going on today. I can stay at the hospital to help take care of him.”

“I can feed him. And if needed… help him bathe.”

James’s voice was calm, but the words were full of barbed intent.

He knew Jackson was playing the helpless card/ If the guy couldn’t even eat, he’d surely turn up the act tonight – whining about not being able to wash himself, trying to get Lily to do it for him.

But Lily was his wife.

There was no way James would let that shameless punk get his wish.

“Here. Eat.” James smiled

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a spoonful of

feed Jackson. He wanted to bathe

eyes widened

something important: James liked

ridiculously

it be… that James was into

“Cough, cough—”

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on his own

been putting on a pitiful act in front of

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be fed,

Not a grown man roughly shoving soup at his face. Definitely

gasped between

not feeding him

aggressive – like a punch to the

ex–husband is so mean… I don’t want him

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noticed too. James’s feeding wasn’t just clumsy

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had overthought things earlier. James wasn’t trying to seduce Jackson he was trying to choke him out

been injured protecting her. He was someone she genuinely cared about, like a younger brother. There was no way she could just stand there and let

looked at Jackson’s tearful, red face and couldn’t bear it.

was cold. “I don’t

been dignified, disciplined, and proper. He wasn’t the type to deliberately choke someone

before. Maybe he was just

cruel to tell him he

so wide, so vulnerable – were hard to ignore. She hesitated, then took the bowl