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But when she finally let herself relax-when she truly got drunk-she became a walking comedy show. She remembered the night of her seventeenth birthday, when all she wanted was a taste of red wine.
After begging and pleading, her adoptive parents and three older brothers finally caved and let her have one small glass.
It had been her first time drinking. Her alcohol tolerance was abysmal. One glass and she’d turned into a total fool.
Mathilda hadn’t returned to the Ginger family yet, and back then, Lily had still been treated like a little treasure-loved and spoiled unconditionally. She’d trusted them deeply, loved them with all her heart. She believed they were truly her family.
That night, drunk and uninhibited, she’d climbed an old tree in the backyard, clutching the branches and singing songs for half an hour.
Her adoptive parents and brothers had been beside themselves, trying to coax her down, but she refused. In the end, the boys had to climb up and carry her down themselves.
After that, they never let her drink again.
Especially not outside the house.
They’d said they were afraid she’d get drunk, climb something dangerous again, and if they weren’t there to protect her, she might get hurt.
But later… they were the ones who hurt her.
They were the ones who wished she’d fall, break, and disappear without a trace.
And yet, even now, Ly trusted James from the bottom of her heart.
Lily knew James was a man of integrity-principled and upright. A true gentleman.
He would never hurt her.
So now that she was drunk, her body and mind completely relaxed, all her defenses dropped. She let herself go-free and reckless.
With hazy, intoxicated eyes, she lowered her gaze and took in the man beneath her, pinned to the lounge chair.
He’s really, ridiculously handsome…
Those eyes-so cold and deep-yet when they looked at her earlier, it felt like the entire galaxy had been poured into them.
It was like they were pulling her in, casting a spell.
Swallowing nervously, she couldn’t resist reaching out and gently touching the corner of his eye.
It was true-both he and Simon had flawless phoenix eyes. But somehow, they felt completely different to her.
When she looked into Simon’s eyes, all she felt was annoyance and disgust. It made her want to dig his eyeballs out and feed them to a dog.
But James’ eyes…
They made her bold. Reckless. Hungry.
She didn’t know how to express just how much she liked those eyes. All she could do was awkwardly cup his face in her hands and press a soft kiss to the corner of his eye.
“Leila…”
His voice was hoarse-thick with tension.
He hadn’t expected it. The way she cupped his face so suddenly, kissed him so lightly, like a mischievous little fox.
And the softness of that kiss-it shattered his last defenses..
But she was drunk.
She had no idea what she was doing.
He couldn’t take advantage of her like this.
James struggled to lift his hand, trying to create some space between them. He kept reminding himself over and over-don’t lose control, don’t cross the line.
But the very next second, she turned around and straddled him.
“Leila, get off!”
Her body pressing against his turned his whole frame rigid as stone. A flood of heat, laced with temptation and wild craving, surged through his veins, nearly drowning his sense of reason.
He couldn’t think.
Couldn’t breathe.
All of his soul-every last shred-had already surrendered to her.
His body refused to listen to him. He couldn’t force himself to push her away, He could only grit his teeth and rasp out warnings, over and over, begging her to move on her own.
But the same girl who’d looked shy and awkward just hours ago now refused to behave.
Like she was on a treasure hunt, she reached up and traced his features with her fingertips, one by one.
Lily had always thought men’s skin was supposed to be a little rough.
But his…
His skin was unbelievably smooth-just as flawless as hers.
That pale, cool complexion gave him a sense of distant elegance, untouchable. But it didn’t make him look feminine at all.
Her fingers skimmed over his cheek, and it felt like she was touching the surface of a fine piece of jade- warm, smooth, perfect. She didn’t want to let go.
“Elias, why are you so good-looking?”
Her face drew closer as she murmured in a dreamy whisper, “How do you do it? Your skin’s so nice… Did you use a beauty filter or something?”
“I…”
James could barely speak. His heart was pounding, breath erratic. He couldn’t even form words, let alone explain that no, he obviously hadn’t used a beauty filter-this wasn’t a video call.
And still, the little demon in his lap kept pushing further.
Her fingers moved from his cheeks to his lips.
In that moment, James felt like even his heartbeat and his breath no longer belonged to him.
He turned his face away, trying to shut it all out-her closeness, her touch. But even with his eyes closed, the ragged sound of his own breathing gave him away.
She could feel it too. Her fingertips still rested on his lips.
His lips were gorgeous.
Perfectly shaped, soft and warm. So biteable.
Fueled by liquid courage and flushed with heat, she didn’t even hesitate.
She leaned down like a bold little lion cub and gently bit him.
That sensation-it was addictive.
One bite wasn’t enough. She wanted another.
“Leila, don’t-don’t kiss me… don’t move “
James was losing it.
He was terrified that if he completely let go, he’d scare her, overwhelm her. So he clung to the last threads of control, his voice cracking as he tried to warn her.
“Shut up!”
Lily, drunk and unruly, snapped at him like an angry kitten, puffing out her cheeks and scolding him like a brat.
There wasn’t an ounce of intimidation in her, but God, she was adorable.
Too adorable. Too tempting.
She continued threatening him in that spoiled, indignant tone.
“If you weren’t so damn good-looking, you think I’d be and it’s all because of you! And now you’re being sting ssing you? It’s your fault! Elias, I want to kiss you
But her kiss-clumsy as it was-set him ablaze.
James didn’t dare move. Didn’t dare kiss her back. All he could do was silently recite meditation charts over and over again, reminding himself to act like a decent human being.
Lily, however, had no such intention of behaving.
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