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But James wasn’t most people.
He’d had the best doctors, daily physical therapy, and constant muscle stimulation. He couldn’t walk yet, but his arms and hands were still strong.
He reached for the shirt draped nearby and quickly pulled it over his body, covering himself.
Then he spotted his phone on the nightstand. His assistant had always kept it close, just in case.
He snatched it up and immediately called Ivan. “Ivan,” he said sharply. “There’s a woman in my room. She -“He stopped, jaw clenched.
He didn’t even want to say it-it made his skin crawl just thinking about it.
But in his condition, there wasn’t much he could do on his own. He needed Ivan to handle it.
He knew how his family operated. They would’ve assigned a male staff member or his personal assistant, Ashton, to care for him-not a woman. Never a woman.
Which meant this woman was probably a housemaid from the estate. Someone who had slipped his room while he was unconscious-someone who took advantage of his vulnerable state.
He couldn’t let that slide.
“She assaulted me,” James said coldly. “Call the police. I want her out of here.”
Lily’s eyes flew wide open. Assault? He thinks I assaulted him?
Her heart dropped. She was just trying to help, just doing what the family had asked of her.
How had this turned into something so twisted?
“James?” Ivan’s voice came through the phone, stunned. d it was
He was lounging in the living room with a snack in hand when the call came through. He figured it was
It was painfully clear-James wanted nothing to do with her.
Back when she agreed to marry him in name, she’d accepted that life with a man in a coma would be hard -lonely, even.
After moving into the Luke household, she’d spent plenty of time thinking about how to take care of James, how to meet his needs.
But what she never considered… was what would happen if he actually woke up. What do I even say to him now? What am I supposed to do when he clearly doesn’t want me here?
“Get. Out.” James snapped again when she didn’t move fast enough. His eyes narrowed as he noticed where her gaze had accidentally drifted-right back to the part of him she’d just been cleaning.
His expression darkened.
Most people in his condition wouldn’t be able to move much right after waking up. Muscles atrophied. Bodies weakened.
But James wasn’t most people.
He’d had the best doctors, daily physical therapy, and constant muscle stimulation. He couldn’t walk yet, but his arms and hands were still strong.
He reached for the shirt draped nearby and quickly pulled it over his body, covering himself.
Then he spotted his phone on the nightstand. His assistant had always kept it close, just in case.
He snatched it up and immediately called Ivan. “Ivan,” he said sharply. “There’s a woman in my room. She -“He stopped, jaw clenched.
He didn’t even want to say it-it made his skin crawl just thinking about it.
But in his condition, there wasn’t much he could do on his own. He needed Ivan to handle it.
He knew how his family operated. They would’ve assigned a male staff member or his personal assistant, Ashton, to care for him-not a woman. Never a woman.
Which meant this woman was probably a housemaid from the estate. Someone who had slipped into his -room while he was unconscious-someone who took advantage of his vulnerable state.
He couldn’t let that slide.
“She assaulted me,” James said coldly. “Call the police. I want her out of here.”
Lily’s eyes flew wide open. Assault? He thinks I assaulted him?
Her heart dropped. She was just trying to help, just doing what the family had asked of her.
How had this turned into something so twisted?
“James?” Ivan’s voice came through the phone, stunned.
He was lounging in the living room with a snack in hand when the call came through. He figured it was
Lily calling from James’s phone-but that voice?
That voice was unmistakable. James was awake. After nearly four and a half years. James was finally he
Henry, Grace, Blanc, and Nancy were all seated nearby.
Ivan’s hands trembled as he looked at the others in the room. It took Ivan a few seconds to find his voice again.
“Grandpa… Grandma… Dad… Mom…” He looked at each of them, eyes wide, lips trembling. “I just got a call… from James. He’s awake. He’s really awake!”
“What?” Henry, sharp as ever, shot to his feet.
Grace’s elegant face went stiff with shock. “Ivan, what did you just say? Did you say James is awake??
Nancy clutched her husband’s hand, tears already welling up. “Ivan, are you serious? Please tell me you’re not joking…”
For over four years, Nancy had prayed for a miracle. Every single day.
And now that it was finally happening… she was terrified it might not be real. Terrified this hope would vanish as quickly as it came.
Nancy’s flawless, perfectly composed face was now tight with tension and anxious hope. James reall called you?” Nancy asked, her voice trembling.
Blanc, usually the calm and unshakable businessman, looked visibly rattled. His fingers were shaking, He turned a cold stare on Ivan. “If you’re messing with me, I swear, you’re gonna regret it
“I’m not!” Ivan looked downright offended, like he’d just been wrongly convicted of something. Dad I swear I’m telling the truth. Look-check the call log” He quickly handed over his phone. James really called me just now. But… I think there’s some kind of misunderstanding with Lily. He said she-he said she assaulted him. He told me to call the cops.”
“What did you just say?” Blanc snapped.
“That little brat is out of his damn mind-treating his wife like that? I’m going up there to knock some sense into him!” Henry growled, already on his feet.
At first, when they saw the call log on Ivan’s phone and realized James was really awake, Henry and the others were genuinely overjoyed.
But the second Ivan mentioned that James wanted Lily taken to the police… Henry’s expression turned to fury.
Grace didn’t believe in miracles. But she did believe in love-and presence. Maybe what James needed wasn’t another specialist. Maybe he needed something real. A steady voice. A warm presence. Someone who would talk to him like he was still there, who would treat him like a person, not a patient.
When Lily agreed to marry into the family-knowing James might never open his eyes-Grace took it as a sign. She didn’t say it out loud, but deep down, she hoped Lily’s kindness and quiet strength might reach him. And then he woke up. To Grace and Henry, that wasn’t luck or timing. It was Lily.
And now their ungrateful grandson had the nerve to treat her like a criminal? No chance they were letting that slide.
The four of them stormed upstairs, furious. Ivan hurried after them.
Down the hall, in the room, Lily had finally pulled herself together.
“I didn’t assault you,” she said, trying to sound calm, though her heart was racing. “I was just helping you clean up. That’s all.”
He cut her off with a cold laugh. “Oh,please,” he sneered. His voice was icy, his expression colder. “Don’t tell me my mom asked you to do it. She knows I don’t like being touched by women. She knows my boundaries. If anyone was supposed to help me, it would’ve been a male nurse or an assistant. So go -tell me. What else have you done to me while I was out?”
“I…” Lily’s lips parted, but she couldn’t even get the words out.
Because the truth was-his mom really had asked her to do it.
And now here he was, accusing her of crossing the line, threatening to have her arrested. It was like a nightmare. ahead
But she couldn’t even blame him.
Put yourself in her shoes-if she’d been in a coma for over four years and woke up to find some guy stripping her down, his hands all over her…
Yeah, she’d freak out too.
“I said,” came a voice from the hallway, “who are you accusing of assault? Who do you think you’re sending to the cops?”
Lily was racking her brain, trying to find the right words to clear up the misunderstanding, when Grace and the others stormed in, faces full of fury.
James had pushed himself upright on the edge of the bed, breathing hard.
The moment they saw his eyes open, Grace and the rest were instantly choked up with emotion.
But then they saw Lily, frozen and uncomfortable, standing stiffly at the foot of the bed. Grace’s eyes narrowed. She turned back to James, furious. “It was Nancy and I who asked Lily to wipe you down. Lily’s your wife-what’s wrong with her cleaning you up? You were a mess. Honestly, only someone as kind as Lily would’ve agreed to marry into the Luke family just to help you recover. She’s a great girl. You’d better treat her right and cherish her. If you ever hurt her, I’ll make sure your grandpa and your dad deal with you-and trust me, you won’t like it.”
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