The Broken-hearted She And The Icy He (Lily and John) novel Chapter 251

Chapter 251 Pants Off Panic

Chapter 251 Pants Off Panic

He was still wearing soaked clothes….

As night fell, the damp fabric clung to him and grew colder by the minute. He was burning up with fever if he kepi wearing those wet clothes, it would only make things worse.

She knew better than anyone, he hated physical contact with her, especially when it came to undressing. But the situation was urgent. She couldn’t afford to care about that now. Maybe someone had stayed in this cave not too long ago; there were actually quite a few bundles of dry grass and firewood scattered around.

Lily pushed aside a stone near the cave entrance and piled up some wood, using the dry fire.

grass to spark a

She hadn’t gone into the water herself, but after carrying him for so long, the back of her coat was soaked through too.

After hanging her coat near the fire to dry, she turned to strip off his clothes and dry them as quickly as possible.

There was no signal here, she couldn’t get a call through at all. Back in the car, when she had called Ashton and the others, she’d told them that if she managed to find James, there was a good chance they’d be in a cave like this.

But Ashton and the others had never been to this area; she had no idea when they might actually find her and James. The conditions here were rough, she had to do everything she could to keep both of them alive until help arrived.

She felt incredibly grateful that she always kept some basic medicine in her bag.

She slipped an ibuprofen tablet into James‘ mouth, then crouched down in front of him, ready to peel off his soaking shirt.

“James, I don’t mean to offend you,” she whispered, unbuttoning his shirt. “Your clothes are completely soaked, they’re freezing cold. You’re burning up, keeping those on will only make your fever worse. I need to dry them off.”

The firelight flickered across the cave walls; in its glow, Lily could see James‘ face clearly.

Compared to usual, his complexion looked paler,

But it didn’t make him look any less striking. That kind of ethereal paleness only made his features appear even more otherworldly–unrealistically beautiful.

Still, this wasn’t the time to be admiring his looks.

Snapping herself back to the task, Lily pressed a hand to her thudding chest, then gritted her teeth and struggled to pull off his suit jacket and shirt.

Then came the belt buckle… and Lity hesitated again.

The shirt had been manageable–but his pants….

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Chapter 251 Pants Off Panic

It felt like she was trying to take advantage of him. But he wasn’t in good shape to begin with, and if he stayed in freezing wet pants, things could get much worse. That would be a real problem.

After wrestling with the dilemma, she finally decided to dry those too.

“James, I swear I’m not trying to take advantage of you. I’m just worried this’ll lead to some hidden complication. I just…”

The moment she stripped off his soaking clothes, he suddenly opened his eyes.

Their eyes locked; Lily nearly jumped out of her skin.

Her hands trembled, and his pants slipped from her grasp, hitting the ground with a thud.

She really hadn’t done anything inappropriate. She hadn’t tried anything. Not at all.

But looking at him now–bare chest, abs, that defined V–line, those long legs all exposed–she couldn’t stop the wave of shame and guilt from flooding over her.

“James, I…”

She started to explain, but then she noticed something.

His eyes were open, yes, but there was no focus in them–none of that sharp awareness his gaze usually held.

It was like he was still lost in a dream, his soul not yet returned to his body.

Then came a hoarse, dreamlike murmur, “Lillse.”

Lily’s lips parted. She was just about to say she wasn’t anyone named Lillse–when his hand suddenly reached out and gripped hers tightly.

Before she could react, he yanked her toward him and locked his arms around her, holding her tight. James had driven into that rushing river because he knew–it was his only shot at survival.

His car had been specially modified, built for safety.

But crashing straight from the riverside road into the water, he’d slammed his head hard against the window. The impact had left him dizzy and dazed

He’d forced himself to crawl out through the trunk and let the current carry him downstream.

But his head had grown heavier and heavier. No matter how hard he fought to stay conscious, the darkness eventually swallowed him whole,

Right before he blacked out, he’d used the last of his strength to drag himself ashore.

Now, his head still felt impossibly heavy. On top of that, he was burning with fever, his mind was a haze of

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