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From the second-floor landing, he saw the gorgeous bouquet of pale roses-and Simon, dressed in a champagne-colored suit.
The custom-tailored suit shimmered with evenly spread gold dust.
With that enormous bouquet in his arms, Simon stood beneath the crystal chandelier. The golden shimmer on his clothes sparkled in the light, practically blinding James.
The Bale family had been wealthy for generations.
Heirs from a family like that were groomed with tradition and poise. How could someone like Simon show up looking so flashy and flamboyant?
Even with his naturally wild, handsome face, Simon had always carried himself with quiet composure.
He had a way of staying unreadable in front of outsiders-so much so that he made people nervous. without saying a word.
But ever since introducing Lily to him, the man had become someone else entirely.
Every day, he showed up in some over-the-top outfit like a peacock showing off his feathers.
And now, he had even chased Lily all the way to the Luke residence…
James suddenly felt a tightness in his chest.
Still, he hoped Simon and Lily would get together soon-so that he could be with Leila openly. He pressed his hand to his chest, forced down the feeling, and continued walking downstairs.
“Simon!”
Lily had completely ignored Simon earlier and walked straight into the dining room, leaving him feeling empty.
He’d wanted to follow her..
But if he ran after her too eagerly, wouldn’t that make it look like he cared too much? So he held himself back.
Now, seeing James, Simon quickly spoke up. “You’re coming down to eat? Great, I haven’t had breakfast either. Let’s eat together.”
“Mm.”
James still found the gold dust on Simon’s suit a bit much, but he wanted them to have more chances to bond, so he responded with a quiet nod.
Holding a giant bouquet during breakfast was hardly practical.
And Simon wasn’t about to hand it to Lily in front of James either. So he placed the roses on the coffee table instead.
Soon, they all sat down at the table.
Lily wasn’t thrilled about having breakfast with someone as eccentric as Simon.
But he was Nancy’s nephew and James’ cousin. She couldn’t exactly tell him to get lost.
She could only try her best to pretend he wasn’t there and focus on eating.
“Simon, you-
The sunlight was especially bright today.
After the maid drew back the curtains, the warm morning light flooded in, making the gold dust on Simon’s suit shimmer even more.
James, seated right next to him, kept getting flashes of light in his eyes every time he reached for food.
He was about to suggest Simon take off his jacket and put it back on after eating.
But before he could finish his sentence, Simon cut him off with a knowing look. “I know.”
“Mm.”
James thought Simon understood and was going to remove his jacket. But to his surprise, Simon picked up a fork-and began plating food for Lily.
After setting the food down in front of her, he spoke stiffly, ears red and face expressionless.
“Lily, Simon told me to serve you breakfast.”
James froze mid-movement with his fork.
That… was not what he had meant.
Fine. So Simon misunderstood him-didn’t matter. What mattered was whether Simon and Lily could move their relationship forward.
Simon started serving her dish after dish….
All of which she didn’t even like.
Lily began to suspect he had some kind of grudge against her and was trying to torture her taste buds on purpose.
Still, with James sitting right there, she didn’t want to make a scene. Grinding her teeth in secret, she managed a cool, “Thanks.”
Simon flushed red.
Whenever they’d met before, Lily always lashed out at him with claws bared-this was the first time she’d ever said thank you.
She must really enjoy the food he gave her.
And maybe… she liked him serving it.
He was used to their interactions being tense and hostile, so he couldn’t bring himself to soften toward her. But since Simon insisted on serving her today, and he couldn’t exactly win a fight with his cousin, he decided he’d better give her some more food.
Yes-serving her, bringing her flowers-it wasn’t because he liked her or anything. It was all for Simon’s sake, to help him find happiness.
With that little mental justification, his awkward, prideful heart felt a bit better.
When his cousin glanced over at him, he knew James wanted him to show more enthusiasm. So he grabbed the fork again and piled nearly all of what he’d already served onto her plate.
When one plate wasn’t enough, he grabbed two more and filled those as well.
Lily stared, dumbfounded. Her.teeth ached just looking at it.
Three full plates of food. What human being could possibly eat that much?
Was he trying to poison her? Or just stuff her to death? This was clearly payback for her dumping a drink on his face the night before.
How could someone be so petty? So sneakily evil?
The more Lily thought about it, the angrier she got. But with James present, she couldn’t explode. She forced herself to keep it together, her face turning red from the effort.
James glanced down-and saw her blushing cheeks.
All that from Simon serving her breakfast?
She really must have a thing for Simon.
Hopefully, they’d make things official soon.
Once they got married and had kids, he’d give them a huge wedding gift!
The food Simon gave her would go straight into the trash if she didn’t eat it.
Lily hated waste, so she managed to eat a few shrimp.
Before coming downstairs, she’d actually felt pretty hungry. She thought she’d eat at least two small bowls of mashed potatoes this morning.
But this weirdo Simon was just too irritating. One look at his face, and her appetite vanished after two bites.
James noticed she barely touched her food.
His brow furrowed slightly, and a dull pressure built in his chest again.
She didn’t just like Simon-she really liked him.
Her face hadn’t stopped blushing since he walked in. Even the way she ate became delicate and demure.
Looked like he’d better start preparing that wedding gift.
“Simon, take Lily to the studio.”
Lily’s car was in the shop for repairs.
The past few days, Nancy had been having James drive her to the studio.
Wanting to give them a chance to spend time alone, James glanced at the car parked out front and casually gave the instruction after breakfast.
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