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He had to divorce her now.
Tonight, the only unusual thing he’d consumed was the glass of milk his grandmother had sent up after dinner.
He’d been in the Blanc study for hours, clear-headed the whole time. The dinner couldn’t have been the problem.
Which left only one possibility-that milk.
The servants at the estate wouldn’t dare tamper with his food.
There was only one explanation: Grandma had put something in the milk-hoping to push him and Lily into becoming a “real” couple.
He had to put an end to this. If he wanted to stop being tangled with Lily, if he didn’t want Grandma interfering again, he needed her consent to divorce. Now.
James quickly straightened his clothes and, filled with icy resolve, stormed downstairs.
“James!”
His tall figure remained upright, but his silhouette looked so cold, so lonely-like a man drowning in despair.
And the blood was still running freely down his left arm.
He had slashed himself just to avoid touching her.
It showed how deeply what had happened had affected him.
Lily knew how brilliant he was-an unmatched talent in the business world, a true chosen one.
He was strong. But even the strongest men had fragile moments. James had a rigid moral compass, and she knew he couldn’t accept having a woman he didn’t love forced into his arms.
She was afraid he might spiral-might hurt himself again.
He’d already suffered enough: waking up from a coma, left with embarrassing aftereffects, and now this. If he kept hurting himself, what would be left of him?
Terrified he’d do something irreversible, Lily threw on a high-necked outfit and rushed after him.
Grace hadn’t gone to bed yet.
She was lounging on a leather couch in the living room, eyes closed, listening to a traditional opera
She hummed along, her mood soaring. After all, tonight must have gone beautifully-her eldest grandson. and Lily, newly bonded as husband and wife. From now on, it would be nothing but sweet, loving days ahead.
She was positively glowing with satisfaction-until her grandson’s voice boomed through the room, burning with fury.
“Grandma, did you put something in the milk tonight?”
“I don’t like Lily. I don’t want to be with her. How could you use something like this to make me touch her?”
“I have someone I love, I only want to marry her. I will never give you what you want and get Lily pregnant. I’m divorcing her. Tomorrow, I’m taking her to the Civil Affairs Bureau and filing for divorce!”
“You brat, what did you just say?”
Grace’s joy instantly evaporated when she heard James’s nonsense.
She closed the opera video she’d been watching and looked at him with exasperation. “Say that again?”
Say it ten thousand times-it wouldn’t change the fact that she would never let him leave Lily.
James’s eyes were cold, his words sharp and deliberate, nearly obsessive.
“I must divorce Lily. No one asked for my consent before this marriage. I never agreed to marry a complete stranger. I will never fall for her. And it’s not fair to bind her to someone who doesn’t love her. Grandma, I want to spend my life with the woman I truly love!”
Grace didn’t respond right away.
She looked up, gaze complicated as she stared at her eldest grandson-the one she had always spoiled the most.
She hadn’t known he was already in love with someone.
Her own life-and that of her husband Baron, their son, and daughter-in-law-had all been built on mutual love and affection.
No matter how dazzling a person appeared on the outside, if they came home to cold silence, their heart would still be lonely.
She had been lucky to marry someone she genuinely loved. She’d always hoped her three grandsons would find the same happiness-not marriages of status or arrangement, but ones rooted in real feeling.
She truly liked Lily. She thought Lily was so good, her eldest grandson would eventually see her brilliance. But she understood, too-when the river is wide, you only drink from one stream.
No matter how wonderful Lily was, if James already had someone in his heart, he’d never open another.
He would rather slash his own arm than touch Lily. it to
If she insisted on forcing them together, she would only bring him misery-and ruin Lily’s life too.
Of course Grace wanted all her descendants to be happy. But Lily… Lily was just too thoughtful, too pitiful. She had married into the Luke family when it was possible James would never wake up. Grace couldn’t just abandon her now.
She had to make plans for Lily.
“I agree to the divorce, Grandma.”
Lily appeared in the living room just in time to hear James begging Grace-not hurting himself-and she let out a quiet breath of relief.
She didn’t want to be an obstacle between James and the woman he loved. After a pause, she added,
“Marriage takes two people. He was married off without even knowing it. That’s not fair. Please, Grandma. -let us go through with the divorce.”
“This…”
Lily’s every word was for James’s sake. It only made Grace’s heart ache more deeply.
She hadn’t known Lily long.
But Grace was a sharp judge of character.
Maybe it was because she had received so little warmth in her life, but Lily was always the first to think of others.
Give her a little kindness, and she always wanted to return it tenfold.
She would never let anyone down-but she often wronged herself.
The more Grace thought about it, the more her heart ached. She gripped Lily’s hand tightly and sighed.
“Silly girl…”
Deep down, Grace had already decided to allow the divorce.
But she didn’t say it outright.
She wanted to make sure Lily’s future was secure.
After watching Lily for a moment longer, she turned her eyes back to James.
“If you want my permission to divorce Lily, it’s not impossible. But you have to find her a good man- handsome, virtuous, and reliable. Once her future is settled, I’ll convince your grandfather. Until then, Lily is your sister now. She is my granddaughter, and if you can’t find her a good match…”
“You’ll only divorce her over my and your grandfather’s dead bodies!”
“Grandma…”
James hated hearing his elders talk about death and coffins-he cared about them too much.
He wasn’t a matchmaker, and he had no interest in finding men for other people.
But last time he brought up divorce, his grandfather had a heart attack…
There was no way Henry would agree to it.
Only Grace could convince him.
After thinking it over, James knew there was only one way: find Lily some solid prospects, and fast.
“…Fine. I’ll start looking. I’ll find her someone suitable.”
Grace knew James was capable. If he was in charge of Lily’s future, there was no chance she’d end up with another disaster like John.
Maybe just maybe-the man James introduced would turn out to be her real soulmate.
Lily was such a good girl. She deserved happiness.
Sixteen years ago, her daughter-in-law had wanted to adopt Lily. Once she and James divorced, they could become siblings in name. Having her as the Luke family’s daughter would be just as good.
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