The Broken-hearted She And The Icy He (Lily and John) novel Chapter 382

Chapter 382 The Paper That Changed Everything

Chapter 382 The Paper That Changed Everything

Even though Lily would be living with Jackson now and never return to the Luke family, James knew–he had no right to barge into her room.

But he missed her too much. And late at night, when everything was quiet, he couldn’t stop himself.

“Lily…”

It felt like he was possessed. The moment he pushed the door open, he half hoped she’d be standing there with a bright smile, throwing herself into his arms, saying, James, I’m right here!

But when the cracked door swung open, and warm lamplight spilled into the room, all it illuminated was emptiness and cold detachment.

The room was spacious. A princess bed, draped with pink floral sheets, sat quietly in the center. On it, a plush dog nearly as large as she was rested against the pillows.

Clearly, she’d been sleeping with that stuffed dog in her arms all this time.”

Unable to help himself, James stepped forward and picked it up. It still carried the faint, sweet scent of her.

But she would never stand beside him again. Never run into his arms again.

He held the stuffed dog for a long, long time before letting it slip from his grasp like a lost dream.

He turned to leave–but his feet carried him to her bookshelf.

It was also a soft pink, decorated with hand–drawn sketches any girl would love.

Lifting his gaze, he noticed a particular book on the shelf.

He remembered when they still knew each other as Elias and Lily–back before he learned she was Leila- she once told him she’d had a phase where she adored the poet Nalan Xingde. She admired his deep loyalty and devotion.

But love that deep rarely ends well.

Nalan had never lived to grow old with the one he loved.

She had once said she hoped that when she grew old with the person she loved, they’d still be able to watch the sunset together.

As memories of their intimate conversations came flooding back, James’s cold phoenix eyes turned a deep, bloodshot red.

Reaching up, he carefully took down the book–only for a sheet of paper to flutter to the ground.

It was a medical report.

His eyes dropped to it, and the first thing he saw were two stark words: progesterone test.

Progesterone?

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Chapter 382 The Paper That Changed Everything

James’s pupils contracted sharply.

He didn’t have kids before, but he knew enough to recognize what that meant. Women took progesterone tests after getting pregnant.

But Lily was infertile–so why would she take this kind of test?

His first instinct was that this report didn’t belong to her.

He tried to prove that to himself.

But the name printed clearly on the report was hers.

And all the indicators were normal.

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There was even a handwritten note at the bottom from the doctor, estimating the pregnancy at four weeks and a few days.

There was no doubt–she’d gotten pregnant that night when he was set up.

He was going to be a father.

James, usually so composed and self–controlled, was so overwhelmed he could barely hold onto the thin piece of paper.

When he finally gathered himself, his fingers trembling, he pulled out his phone to call Lily.

But a robotic female voice answered.

Sorry, the number you have dialed is currently powered off.

She must’ve turned off her phone for the flight. She still hadn’t landed yet.

He had to find her.

He remembered how at the hospital, she’d looked at Jackson with such care and concern–it had torn him

apart.

He didn’t want her to hate him. He only wanted her to be happy.

That was why he’d agreed to the divorce. Why he’d signed those papers.

But now?

Now he didn’t want to let her go. Not to Jackson.

That baby inside her–that was his child. Why should he give them his blessing?

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