The Broken-hearted She And The Icy He (Lily and John) novel Chapter 124

Chapter 124 The Not–a–Date Date

Chapter 124 The Not–a–Date Date

“Mm.”

James found Simon’s request perfectly reasonable.

He didn’t have any photos of Lily himself, but the bullying scandal she’d been involved in had gone viral. multiple times. Her pictures had been plastered all over the internet, so it was easy enough for him to find

“Her name’s Lily, She’s twenty–two, Ivan said she’s quite talented when it comes to voice acting

He paused, then added. “When I brought up the divorce, she didn’t object. I don’t know her well, but from what I can tell, she seems decent enough”

Lile

Simon’s eyes snapped up.

Same name

He snatched James’s phone and stared at the screen. The girl in the photo was smiling brightly, her features vivid and full of life–undeniably the Lily he knew,

He couldn’t believe it. The woman who married James.. was her?

Lily had always bullied Lizzy. Simon couldn’t stand her

But maybe it was because she’d shamelessly stolen his first kiss, or maybe it was something else–either way, the thought of James setting her up with Ashton, or even introducing her to other eligible bachelors. made his chest tighten unbearably

Ashton was a good guy.

And the friends he planned to recommend to James were also outstanding.

He couldn’t let them have their first kisses stolen by someone like Lily, could he?

The thought had barely formed when the words came flying out of his mouth.

“James, don’t introduce her to Ashton. I’ll go to the date tonight!”

As soon as the words left his lips, Simon’s usually pale, handsome face turned bright red.

His ears burned like they were on fire, and that flame spread through his whole chest like a wildfire.

His heart raced. His breathing fell completely out of sync

way, and he didn’t want

He kept telling himself that the only reason he agreed to go on this date with Lily wasn’t because he liked her or anything. It was just because she’d stolen his first kiss in such a disgrac her to ruin any other poor guy’s life

But no matter how many times he told himself that, he couldn’t get his heart to calm down

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Chapter 124 The Not–a–Date Date

James hadn’t expected his cousin to change his mind. A flash of surprise flickered in his eyes

And the second Simon caught that look, his embarrassment only deepened.

He couldn’t let James–someone he looked up to more than anyone–get the wrong idea. Desperate to explain, he rushed out, “James, don’t misunderstand. I’m only willing to go out with Lily because I just remembered how Grandpa and Grandma keep bugging me to start dating. It’s so annoying. I figure if 1 go ou with Lily, maybe they’ll finally get off my back.”

James was well aware of their grandparents‘ obsession with pushing the younger generation into marriage, so he didn’t overthink it.

“Alright,” he said calmly. “Since you’re willing, have dinner with her tonight.”

“Okay.”

Simon’s cars were still burning as he replied.

He really didn’t like Lily. But he was a man, after all. If they were going to have dinner, there was no way he’d let her pay.

It’s not like he couldn’t afford it.

With that in mind, he cleared his throat and said awkwardly, “Did she say what she wanted to eat? How about Gold Towers? I’ll have someone book us a private room there.”

Everyone knew Gold Towers was the most prestigious restaurant in Capital City. Eating there was a status symbol–it was nearly impossible to get a table.

What they didn’t know was that the restaurant was one of James’s properties, a venture he’d invested in back in his junior year of college..

Normally, it took a month’s notice to get a reservation Simon wouldn’t be able to get a room on such

short notice.

But James had already arranged one in advance. They could go tonight.

He didn’t want his cousin wasting time scrambling for a table, so he said simply. “I already booked it. I’ll drop Lily off and then leave. You two can talk”

Talk? With Lily? Who wants to talk to her?

Simon’s ears burned hotter, his pride flaring.

He only agreed to this date so Lily wouldn’t cling to some innocent guy, and so James could get that divorce finalized and go after his true love already.

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