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“Oh my god…”
Any hope Henry had vanished instantly.
Before, his so-called heart condition had been nothing more than an act.
But this time? This time, he genuinely felt like James might give him a real heart attack.
And it wasn’t just Henry. Grace, Blanc, Nancy, and Ivan all looked like the sky had just fallen on them.
The Luke family had always had upright, traditional values. They believed in balance and harmony between men and women-it was just how things were supposed to be.
They couldn’t process what they were hearing.
That James had… gone completely off course.
Lily was stunned.
Her wide, pretty eyes went even wider. She hadn’t even shown up as a cross-dressed man yet, and here he was already dropping this kind of bombshell in front of his entire family.
She was too shocked to speak.
She knew that lying and saying she was a man during that rushed moment had been a bad idea.
But things had spiraled out of control since then, and there was no way she could just come clean and tell James that she was Leila.
The only thing she could do now was go all-in with her plan-show up looking greasy, repulsive, totally off-putting-and make sure James gave up on his own.
That way, the elders in the Luke family wouldn’t have to worry about him continuing down this path either.
“James… you really like a man?”
Nancy had been frozen stiff for a long time before she finally found her voice.
James nodded with complete composure.
He knew the elders were traditional and that this would be hard for them to accept.
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But he wanted to be with Leila for the rest of his life. She deserved the best. He didn’t want to sneak around in secret. He wanted to tell the world that he loved her.
They were going to find out sooner or later. Better to rip off the bandage now and give them time to adjust.
Nancy suddenly felt like she couldn’t breathe.
She rubbed at her chest, struggling to steady herself. For a moment, she had no idea what to even say to her eldest son.
She had always prided herself on being an open-minded parent. She respected her children’s choices.
But the image of her oldest son with another man-it made her chest ache. She just couldn’t wrap her head around it.
“Unbelievable!”
Blanc was fuming, breathing heavily through his nose.
“My daughter-in-law is not going to be a man! Cut things off with that guy right now. Get your head on straight and start living a proper life with Lily!”
“He’s right,” Grace said, massaging her temples, looking like she might faint. “After what you’ve done, you owe Lily an apology. You need to make things right.”
At this point, Grace’s head wasn’t the only thing hurting-her chest, her stomach, her liver, even her lungs were aching.
Everything hurt.
Her oldest grandson had been determined to divorce Lily, so she’d even drugged him. And still, he’d rather hurt himself than touch Lily.
She’d tried to let it go, telling herself that the younger generation would find their own happiness. If Lily could find someone who truly loved her, she could accept the divorce.
But never in a million years did she expect this.
Her grandson… wanted a man?
To hell with letting the children find their own happiness!
She had to step in. Immediately.
If she didn’t pull her grandson back to the straight and narrow, their ancestors were going to crawl out of their graves in rage.
She’d met plenty of girls in her life, and none were more beautiful than Lily. If Lily couldn’t bring James back from the brink, no one could.
She couldn’t let them get divorced. No matter what it took-even if it meant Lily had to suffer a little longer.
She’d just have to treat the poor girl better from now on.
She blamed the whole thing on her husband. Clearly, the old man’s genes were faulty. No wonder their grandson had gone astray.
The more she thought about it, the angrier she got. She twisted Henry’s arm hard.
Henry clutched his chest and cried out, “Ayoo! You little brat-you’re trying to drive me to aren’t you?! So you can throw my funeral and be done with me? That’s what you want, huh?! My heart! I’m having a heart attack! Don’t even bother calling the ER, I’ll just die right here! And don’t bother coming to my funeral either!” grave,
He clutched his chest, staggered, and gasped. “I… I can’t breathe… I’m dying…”
“Dad!”
“Grandpa!”
Henry flopped over, eyes rolling back in his head, gasping dramatically as he dropped to the floor.
He even kicked Blanc as he fell. Blanc quickly grabbed Ivan to help prop him up.
James had always been close with his grandfather. Of course he didn’t want anything to happen to him.
He rushed forward and bent down, ready to carry Henry on his back. “I’ll take Grandpa to the emergency ward. Ivan, go get a doctor-“
“Not you!”
The old man was faking, and if James went along, the whole thing would fall apart. Grace wasn’t about to let that happen.
She yanked James away with an annoyed huff. “If you go with him, you’ll just make it worse. Stay right here and take care of your wife! If you can’t look after Lily properly, then go ahead and start planning your grandfather’s funeral-and mine too!”
She shot a meaningful look at Blanc, who nodded. He and Ivan quickly carried Henry out of the room.
Nancy knew Henry was faking. The younger ones might not have realized, but she certainly had.
And since he wasn’t really in any danger, there was no reason for her to follow.
Besides, she was more than happy to leave James alone with Lily. Maybe they could finally build some kind of emotional connection.
She left the room with Grace and the others.
James lingered in the hallway for a long time before finally returning to Lily’s room.
Henry might have seemed seriously unwell, but even that hadn’t shaken James’ resolve to meet Leila on Sunday.
He understood that the older generation held very traditional views. To them, a relationship between two men was completely unacceptable-immoral, even.
He used to feel the same way.
But that was before Leila.
Because Leila wasn’t just anyone. No matter what gender Leila was, James wasn’t letting go.
Yes, the truth had shocked his grandfather. But James believed they’d come around in time. He’d take it slow. One step at a time.
For now, to avoid triggering another fake-or possibly real-heart attack, he had to stay in Lily’s hospital room and pretend to take care of her.
Lily had followed them out earlier too, deeply worried about Henry’s condition. But Grace had insisted she return to her room, so she had no choice.
Wendy had bribed doctors from a private hospital.
After the crash, Lily had also been brought here. Her room was spacious, with a reclining bed for visitors. James could sleep there.
But even though they’d both been in the same house for a while, James had always stayed in the inner study. Now, being stuck in the same hospital room together, face-to-face, was more awkward than ever.
“James, maybe you should go look after your grandpa,” Lily offered. “I’ll be fine here on my own.”
James had no desire to be in her hospital room.
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