The Broken-hearted She And The Icy He (Lily and John) novel Chapter 436

Chapter 436 The Truth Between Us

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James knew Lily’s heart belonged to Jackson. The fact that he still coveted her, still ler his thoughts stray toward her, was despicable enough to make her feel sick.

But he wasn’t a coward who would pretend otherwise. Since she had already seen through the filth in his heart, he wouldn’t deny it.

Ears burning, eyes still shut, he spoke the truth. “Lily, I like you.”

“Last night I… I was drunk, burning up with fever, and I crossed the line. !

“It wasn’t crossing the line. I wanted it too.”

Since their feelings were mutual, Lily didn’t want to keep running–or give him the chance to escape either. She simply said, “James, I like you.”

“What?”

James’s eyes flew open.

He thought he must be dreaming.

He pinched himself quietly. It hurt. This wasn’t a dream.

Then maybe his hearing was going bad?

He gave his earlobe a discreet tug, wondering how to be sure, when he heard her again–her voice sweet and teasing.

“James, you’re not dreaming, and you didn’t hear wrong. I like you!”

“Lily…”

His phoenix eyes widened, still struggling to believe she had just said she liked him

Thinking of the flashy photos Jackson had posted online, he asked hoarsely, “Then Jackson…”

“Jack’s my little brother, James. You’re the one I like.”

Lily had never been one to play guessing games.

Now that they’d laid their hearts bare and she wanted to walk a long road with him, she was determined to clear away every misunderstanding,

“You wanted a divorce, and Grandina said she’d only convince Grandpa if you found me a good match.”

“You’ve helped me so many times. I didn’t want to make things harder for you, so I hired a broke college guy to pose as my fiancé

“I never expected, by pure accident, that the man I hired would turn out to be the younger brother I grew up with in the orphanage.”

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“Yes, I found out a few days ago–Jack’s not some pour student. He’s the young master of the He family.”

“James, I have never felt anything romantic toward Jack, and I would never marry him or have children with him. The only one I want to spend my life with is you?

A rush of wild joy and excitement devoured James’s heart so completely that for a moment, he couldn’t even respond.

Lily kept going

“Actually, when we agreed to meet at the cafe as Jing Lu and Leila, I did gol

“But you hated me as Lily so much. When I saw you there, I lost my nerve.”

“I was afraid that if you knew Leila was me, you’d start to hate her too–and that all the good memories we’d made would be ruined.”

“I could tell you liked me as Leila.”

“So I thought it would be better if we never met in person. I’told you I was a man, hoping you’d give up.”

“But even after I said that, you still wanted to meet me. So I decided to make myself ugly, to turn you off. to make you retreat.”

“You didn’t retreat…” You

“But then you said you could only accept men. I thought that meant we had no future at all, so I told you my grandfather was gravely ill and that I had to fulfill his last wish–to get married and have children.”

“Lily, I never hated you…”

Hearing her words, James couldn’t help but pull her hard into his arms. “I hated myself.”

“I hated my own wavering, my own weakness. I clearly only had feelings for Leila, but I still had improper thoughts about you. I even… even desired you in my dreams.”

“I could never hate you.”

James, don’t squeeze so hard–you’re going to crush me!”

Her words made him realize he was holding her too tightly.

Afraid he was hurting her, he hurriedly loosened his arms.

Glancing down, his eyes fell by accident on her still–flat stomach.

He couldn’t stop the painful flush/in his eyes as he remembered the abortion report she had handed him the other morning.

Lily was far too perceptive not to know what he was thinking.

She had planned to tease him.

But then she remembered the tear he had shed against her chest last night, and her heart softened. She

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decided to tell him the trail.

“The baby’s still here.”

“Lily, what did you just say?”

James grabbed her wrist, his fingers trembling violently from shock and disbelief.

Lily gently wrapped her arms around him. “That abortion record was fake. The baby in my belly is still here.

“When I first found out I was pregnant. I asked you if you liked children. If someone