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She’d pretend none of tonight ever happened.
James wasn’t going to talk to her anymore. She would just wait quietly for the divorce to go through.
She had originally planned that if her meeting with Elias went well-if they liked each other-she could take him to see Grace and let her help convince Henry to approve the divorce.
But now that she and Elias were no longer possible, she could only hire a good-looking college student before the divorce and stage a scene to give James his freedom.
Her chest felt heavy and bitter. She didn’t want to move at all.
After taking a shower, she just lay on the big bed, staring blankly at the ceiling.
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She spaced out for a long time, still unable to sleep.
She forced her eyes shut, planning to try counting to a thousand to see if that would help.
Then the bedroom door opened-and James walked in, reeking of alcohol.
She knew she should stick to his warning and stay invisible, not get in his way.
But just hearing the door, her attention snapped to him before she could stop herself.
He’d clearly drunk a lot.
That cold, elegant face of his was flushed for once.
As he shut the door and stepped inside, his tall figure suddenly staggered, almost collapsing to the floor. “James!”
Lily jumped in fright.
Afraid he might actually fall, she leapt out of bed, trying to catch him.
But just before touching him, she remembered his warning and quickly stepped back.
She’d been forced to drink a lot when helping John secure clients in the past.
She knew exactly how awful it felt to be drunk.
Later on, she’d overheard someone mention a kind of candy that helped with sobering up. At the time, John had already reclaimed the Jones family empire and she no longer had to go to those kinds of business dinners, so she hadn’t bought any.
But after being forced to drink by Calvin, Kendrick, and Patrick not long ago, she’d bought a small tin- just in case.
Now, seeing James like this, she rushed back to the bed, grabbed the tin, and took out two of the candies.
“James, I’ve got some detox candy here. Take two, you won’t feel as sick.”
He stood there like a statue, stiff and lifeless, showing no intention of taking them from her.
Lily knew how much he hated any physical contact with her.
And she didn’t want to gross him out by touching him either.
But she was too worried about him. After hesitating for a moment, she still decided to place the two candies directly into his hand.
“James, hurry and take these. This kind of detox candy works really well. If you take it, you won’t have a headache in the morning, you-“
“Leila…”
Before Lily could place the candy in his hand, he suddenly stepped forward and seized her wrist tightly. Since he was a child, James had always been composed, restrained, and disciplined.
He knew cigarettes and alcohol were bad. Even though many of his friends smoked and drank, he had never touched a cigarette and rarely drank.
But tonight, after finding out the girl he’d liked for so many years was actually a man, he was in such turmoil that he did something completely out of character-he tried to numb himself with alcohol.
He wasn’t a strong drinker. After downing three bottles of 1980 vintage Moutai, his mind was mush.
But his heart still ached.
That dull, dragging ache-like being cut up by a blunt knife.
And amid all that pain, he was desperate to see Leila.
Even if she was a man, he still wanted to see her.
He even wanted to hold her.
The peach-blossom eyes in front of him looked so much like the boy in the photo from earlier.
The lips, too.
She was right in front of him-or maybe he was just dreaming again-and he couldn’t control the longing and desire that were tearing him up inside.
“James, you’ve got the wrong person. I’m not Leila, You’re drunk. Just take these-mmph!”
Before Lily could finish, he suddenly stepped forward, cradled the back of her head, and kissed her-hot and desperate, crashing down on her with unrelenting hunger.
Lily froze in place.
She had only wanted to ease his discomfort with some detox candy.
Who could’ve guessed he’d suddenly pull her into his arms and kiss her like a starving wolf?
Even after drinking so much he didn’t smell unpleasant.
He carried the rich aroma of aged liquor mixed with the clean scent that was uniquely his-calm and
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And as his kiss grew fiercer, her heart pounded faster and faster, completely out of control.
There was even a moment where she wanted to kiss him back.
But the only reason he was kissing her was because he was dead drunk. When sober, he would never want to be near her.
If he remembered getting so close to her while drunk, he’d be disgusted.
“James, you’ve got the wrong person!”
Lily forced herself not to give in.
She struggled to find her voice again and tried to wake him up. “I’m not whoever you think Leila is.”
“I’m Lily. The one you hate most-Lily.”
She couldn’t believe it.
She had already gone out of her way to make him think Leila was a man. Why would he still want to kiss her?
Could it be that he was so drunk he’d forgotten everything she messaged him?
Feeling his kiss press down even harder, Lily didn’t have time to think. She braced herself and tried to push him away.
But he was stubborn to the extreme.
He was set on pulling her into himself, refusing to let go.
His kiss was hungry and desperate, like he was pouring out all the longing and pain he’d held back for so long.
He clung to her like a large dog afraid of being abandoned, desperately seeking comfort in her arms.
Then she felt his hand-
Lily’s eyes flew open, panic overtaking her. Her brain went completely blank.
She swayed, struggling to keep her footing, but she couldn’t escape his grip. Instead, she kept stumbling back into his arms again and again.
“James, please… let me go…”
She didn’t want him to regret this. Didn’t want him waking up full of shame and self-loathing. Her voice was hoarse as she tried to stop him. “You hate being close to me. You’ll regret this-“
But her protest melted into muffled whimpers as he continued his assault.
Lily pushed harder, pressing both hands against his chest, trying to create some distance.
But he kept pressing into her-body to body, breath to breath.
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