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Lily’s eyelid twitched. She didn’t dare slack off even for a second.
She was so desperate, she nearly wished she had a pair of scissors to just cut it all off.
But there weren’t any in the roomy. And there was no way they could go outside-or call for a maid-while Langled up like this.
Just imagine what people would think if they saw them in this position.
James would be mortified.
She had no choice but to resign herself to carefully freeing her hair strand by strand.
Tonight, Lily had worn a fairly modest two-piece pajama set
The top was long-sleeved with a square neckline and buttons down the front. The bottoms were full- length pants.
Normally, this outfit covered everything that needed to be covered.
But the way she was bending over now, body leaning forward, not to mention the clumsy way she’d been all over James carlier-her top button had come undone. From James’s angle, he had a full view of what was inside.
Like a sudden snowfall in spring, with a gorgeous blossom blooming in the frost.
Pale and delicate, that bloom brought a hint of color and allure to the endless white.
Breathtaking. Dazzling.
“Lily!”
A gentleman doesn’t ogle.
James realized she wasn’t wearing anything underneath. He hurriedly turned his face to the side..
Lily was just about to ask, as delicately as possible, if he could undo his belt so she could get her hair free- when she heard his sharp voice: “Button your shirt!”
She jumped in fright. Only then did she realize that at some point, the top button had come undone.
And with the way she was bent over like this….
Her mind went completely blank. She shot upright and scrambled to button herself back up.
But her hair was still caught on him, and that sudden motion sent a jolt of pain through her scalp so intense that her eyes welled up with tears.
She gasped sharply and took a long moment to recover, trying to collect the soul that had just been ripped out of her body.
James looked at her automatically when he heard the gasp.
Seeing her watery eyes, he immediately understood-she’d yanked her hair and it hurt like hell.
A strange tightness settled in his chest.
But it wasn’t important.
Didn’t matter.
He didn’t want to waste any more time with her. He reminded her coolly, “Get it out.
Fast.”
Lily could feel the rejection and disgust in his voice.
She wanted just as badly to untangle her hair and be done with it. Biting her lip in embarrassment, she forced herself to say, “Can you maybe… undo that part?”
“What?”
James’s temple pulsed.
How could she ask him to unbuckle that in front of a woman who wasn’t Leila?
Lily knew she’d offended him-but if he didn’t undo it, she really couldn’t get her hair free, and they’d just waste even more time.
She whispered again, “If you don’t unbuckle it. I can’t get my hair out. Or… you could have someone bring us scissors, and Fll just cut it off…”
The chill radiating off James only grew colder.
He really didn’t want to unbuckle anything in front of Lily.
But even more than that, he didn’t want anyone seeing them tangled up like this.
With her head down there, people might get the wrong idea about what they were doing
If word of this scene got back to the elders, he could kiss his divorce goodbye.
After a brief silence, he made up his mind.
He would do it. Just this once..
When she saw his hand move to his waist, Lily realized he had agreed to unbuckle it.
Not wanting to offend him any further, she quickly turned her face away.
Once he’d unfastened it, everything became much easier-almost instantly, her hair came loose, and they were finally able to separate
“James, I’m really sorry. I didn’t mean for that to happen,” Lily said, quickly stepping back and apologizing again. “I didn’t mean to offend you. I’ll be more careful from now on. Don’t worry-until we get our marriage certificate, I absolutely won’t have any physical contact with you.”
“Mm”
She hadn’t done it on purpose, and although James was still uncomfortable, he wasn’t going to harp on it. He didn’t actually want any further involvement with Lily.
But he was eager for her to find a good match soon so that Grandma would convince Grandpa to approve their divorce. So he asked. “What did you think of Simon tonight? Are you open to pursuing something with him?”
Simon that weirdo.
She had never disliked anyone that much before!
But Simon was someone James had personally selected and kindly introduced her to. If she told the truth. it might come off like she was insulting his judgment.
She was genuinely grateful to the Luke family and didn’t want to make James look bad,
After a moment of thought, she answered tactfully, “He’s… okay. I just don’t know him that well yet
“Mm.”
James understood. It was their first time meeting, after all-being unfamiliar was normal.
Marriage and children were lifelong decisions. Even though he wished Lily would start dating someone else tomorrow so they could get their divorce underway, he wouldn’t force her to rush into
“If you think he’s decent, you two could try spending more time together,” he said. ra anything
He always liked to have backup plans. After a pause, he added, “I also keep an eye out for other eligible bachelors for you.”
“If things don’t work out with Simon, you can meet someone else.”
At first, Lily had some faith in James’s taste and even a bit of hope for his matchmaking.
But after meeting Simon tonight, all that hope vanished.
Men and women really did have completely different aesthetics
If he thought Simon was suitable, who knew what other weirdos he’d line up next?
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Rather than meeting more oddballs, it seemed safer to let him believe she was still open to Simon.
That way, at least he’d stop setting her up.
Of course, she wouldn’t stand in the way of his future happiness.
If she couldn’t find a suitable man within the month, she’d hire a college student to pose as her boyfriend -just to ease Grandpa and Grandma’s worries, get their blessing for the divorce, and give James the freedom he was so eager for.
“There’s no need to meet anyone else,” she said quickly, worried he’d schedule another dinner with some stranger tomorrow. “I really think Simon’s great.”
She actually thought Simon was great.
James was certain he wanted Lily to start dating someone else as soon as possible. Only then could they announce their divorce to the family and make a clean break.
But for some reason. seeing the shy, blushing look on her face when she mentioned Simon-and thinking of that showy, peacock-like display Simon had put on in the private room tonight-his chest started to feel tight
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