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Because of the guilt and regret weighing on him. James’s fingers trembled visibly.
Even though he could barely hold the phone steady, he still managed to dial the police.
The call connected quickly,
He knew reporting himself meant prison time, but his sense of justice wouldn’t let him pretend he hadn’t forced or hurt her.
He shut his eyes in pain, self-loathing radiating from every word. “This is James. Last night, I forced myself on a woman.”
“I’m at Water Pavilion Villa No. 008. You can come arrest me.”
He actually called the police?
Lily was completely stunned by what he just did.
She had gone willingly last night. There was no way she’d let the police come arrest him.
Even though she still felt unwell, she hurried to snatch the phone from his hand and said to the officer, “Officer, please don’t believe what he said. There’s no need to waste your resources on this.”
“My name is Lily. He and I are legally married. If you don’t believe me, you can check our marriage records. He didn’t force me
I was willing.”
James was so well known that the officer recognized his name immediately.
It didn’t take long for him to confirm that James and Lily were indeed legally married.
He couldn’t understand why someone like James would call the police on himself, but since Lily had said she was willing, there was no grounds for them to intervene in a private marital matter.
Most likely just a little lovers’ spat.
After confirming that Lily wasn’t injured, the officer ended the call.
“Lily, you didn’t have to defend me.”
James tried to take the phone from her hand again.
But when she had snatched it earlier, the blanket had slipped down, exposing a wide expanse of pale, tempting skin.
Out of respect, he didn’t dare look. He quickly turned his head away and couldn’t grab the phone.
Instead, he said in a low voice, “Yes, we’re still legally married.”
“But forcing someone, even within marriage, is still a crime. I did something unforgivable, and I should pay for it.”
“James, you really don’t need to call the police,”
Lily was afraid he’d try again, so she didn’t dare let go of the phone.
Seeing the blanket had slipped, she quickly pulled it back over herself and continued, “Last night, I truly did go willingly.”
I really like Grandpa and Grandma. I care about your parents, too. They’re your family, and I don’t want anything bad to happen to you.”
“I know you didn’t mean to get close to me last night. You were set up. You’re a victim, too. You don’t need to feel guilty or blame yourself. Let’s… let’s just treat last night as if it never happened.”
She said she was willing…
But the self-loathing in James’s eyes only deepened.
Last night, he had felt the tears on her face.
She had cried the entire time
In the beginning, she cried and begged him to stop,
Even in their most intimate moments, she solibed, saying it hurt.
Begging him to stop.
Telling him she couldn’t take it anymore.
She had cried so much last night that now her eyes were visibly swollen.
She clearly hated it, clearly resisted him-how could she possibly have been willing?
She only defended him to the police because she cared about the Luke family. She didn’t want them to worry. That’s why she swallowed her pain and chose to endure it.
James knew-if she didn’t want to press charges, even if he went to the police and turned himself in, he. wouldn’t be imprisoned.
But he couldn’t just take her body like it was nothing
He couldn’t act like nothing happened.
Even if his heart belonged to Leila, he had to take responsibility for her.
His gaze lowered slightly as he spoke with solemn determination. “Lily, I’m canceling the divorce. Let’s stay together.”
Stay together..
Lily was stunned by what James just said.
In the next second, a wave of bitterness swept through her chest.
She really liked him.
If he didn’t hate her so much, she would’ve wanted to be with him.
To men, nothing matters more than their pride.
What man-especially one as proud as James-would ever want people thinking he wasn’t a real man?
But just to keep her from clinging to him, James had told her multiple times that he had serious health problems.
He must have despised her so much that he, a man with such rigid values, would lie about something like that just to keep her at arm’s length.
She couldn’t shamelessly use what happened last night to trap him for life.
The bitterness blooming in her chest crept into her eyes. Her eyes stung so badly she almost teared up. She took a deep breath and stared at the ceiling, forcing the tears back.
She forced a smile that looked worse than crying and tried to sound cheerful. “Jarnes, I know like me-probably even hate me. You’re only saying we should stay together because you feel like you need to take responsibility. But you really don’t have to. What happened last night, it was just something you did out of desperation, Honestly, I think you’re the one who lost out. You don’t even like women. If you don’t anyone else had been around last night, you wouldn’t have used me. L. I was just the one who happened to be there.”
James frowned.
If anyone else had been there last night, he never would’ve lost control.
And if it were a man who wasn’t Leila, there was no way he would’ve touched them.
He couldn’t even handle seeing two men hold hands in a movie. How could he possibly be with a man?
The reason he fell so hard for Leila wasn’t because he liked men-it was just that the person he liked happened to be male.
He was still deep in thought when he heard Lily speaking again, trying to keep her voice light. “And don’t forget-I have someone I love. We’ve already agreed to get our marriage license next month. I can’t just go back on that now. James, what happened last night, I won’t take it to heart. And I hope you won’t either.”
James’s frown deepened
Of course he knew she had a long-time classmate she loved, and they were getting married soon.
But for some reason, hearing her talk about her lover at a time like this made his chest ache like he was sick.
Still, he knew how much she cared about that man. If her heart was set, he couldn’t force her to accept responsibility from him.
All he could do was give her the best compensation he could.
“Lily. I own twenty-eight percent of Luke Corp’s shares. I’ll have my lawyer draw up a transfer agreement. I’ll transfer fourteen percent to your name.”
She had someone she loved.
She was supposed to marry him next month.
She probably wanted to save herself for that man.
But last night, he…
The more James thought about it, the more disgusted he felt with himself. Even giving her those shares didn’t feel like enough.
After a moment of silence, he added, “I’m also the biggest shareholder of the short video platform you use often.
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