The Broken-hearted She And The Icy He (Lily and John) novel Chapter 454

Chapter 454 Rain, Roses, and Jealousy

Chapter 454 Rain, Roses, and Jealousy

After devouring her in a fierce kiss, James was still breathing hard, holding her tight, his face buried in the crook of her neck as he struggled to steady himself.

“James, all of that is in the past

Thinking about the foolish things she had once done for John, Lily felt a flicker of gui‘ She stroked the back of James’s head gently, coaxing him like one would a child

“Back then, I was young, naive, and all alone. I mistook the test bit of warmth someone gave me for the greatest salvation, and almost wasted half my life because of it. The truth was just desperate to hold on to a rare moment of comfort, I’ve figured in have a shred of feeling for him anymore–only disgust. The man I truly like

you

“Mm.”

never my salvation. I nd I’ve let it go. I don’t you, James. I only like

Hearing her sweet, velvety voice, James’s jealousy–drenched heart finally began to revive.

The night wind was strong, and Lily felt a little cold.

Seeing the window open, she spoke in a teasing, coaxing tone, “Go close

“And draw the curtains while you’re at it.”

the window for me.”

The villa was just the two of them, so even if they were intimate with the curtains open, no one would see. Still, leaving them open made her feel oddly self–conscious, like she couldn’t completely let go.

“Mm““”

James didn’t want her to catch a chill.

Her neckline was a me

from his earlier kisses, so he gently set her down on the bed, wrapped her in a small blanket, and quickly went to close the window and pull the curtains.

From this window, you could see the front gates of the villa.

And with the gate lights on, James clearly saw John standing outside, holding a bouquet of bright red roses.

Clearly, he hadn’t given up. He still wanted Lily back.

James’s eyes went cold in an instant.

He shut the window with a sharp click, yanked the curtains closed, and turned back toward Lily with the heat of jealousy surging through him again.

“It’s actually kind of hot under this blanket, Lily murmured, sull oblivious to the danger.

She yawned. I’m so sleepy… I’m going to take a shower.

“James, why don’t you use the bathroom in the other bedroom? If we both hurry, we can rest sooner. I’m about to fall asleep on my feet.”

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Chapter 454 Rain, Roses, and Jealousy

Wiping away the tears from her yawn, she started to get up to head to the bathroom–only to be suddenly pinned down by James’s solid weight, like a predator claiming its prey.

His lips came down on hers without warning, hot and possessive, burning with jealousy and the need to

claim her.

His hand clamped firmly around her slim waist. Lily was speechless.

Hadn’t she just calmed him down?

How had sending him to close a window and draw the curtain made him come back like this, as if ready to devour her again?

What was out there a matchstick? Something to set off all this jealousy

James, what’s gotten into you? Can’t we–mmph–at least wait until after I shower.

He didn’t hear a word.

When she told him to stop, he kissed her harder.

When she mentioned a shower, he only became more relentless.

She and Zhou Xing had accepted an invitation from a production crew to record a duet for a drama’s ending theme tomorrow–one with a traditional opera touch.

She had no desire to show up with lips swollen like sausages under everyone’s curious stares.

She was about to try again to get him to ease up when her phone rang, sharp and urgent.

Seizing the chance, she quickly answered without even checking the caller ID–hoping it would get him to

pause.

Unfortunately, it was John, calling from a secondary number.

She barely had the phone to her ear when his voice, thick with pitiful pleading, spilled through the line.

“Lily, I really regret it, I shouldn’t have put the wedding dress you made with your own hands on Elsa I shouldn’t have gone behind your back to give her a wedding just to fulfill her last wish. I shouldn’t have given her your parents‘ keepsakes. I shouldn’t have hurt you over and over again for Elsa… Simon will be with Elsa at the end. I swear I’ll never see her again. Lily, I’m begging you–please don’t leave me. Just give me one last chance, okay? I’m right outside James’s villa now. I bought the roses you like. It’s raining out here, you-

Lily wanted to tell John to get lost.

She didn’t want another second of his disgusting presence in her life.

But hearing his voice only spurred James on.

She opened her mouth several times to curse John out, but couldn’t get a sound past James’s relentless kisses–leaving him free to plunder her mouth without restraint.

When she finally managed to wrestle her voice back, the first words that sprang to mind were all for telling

Chapter 454 Rain, Roses, and Jealousy

John exactly what she thought of him.