apter 168 A Man With No Dignity Left
Chapter 168 A Man With No Dignity Left
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If she really believed he was seriously dysfunctional, completely ruined as a man, then she would surely try her best to stay far away from him in the future. That way, he wouldn’t have to keep worrying about betraying Leila.
“You…”
Some things were really hard to say out loud, but Lily didn’t want him to ignore his condition just out of pride.
After rehearsing her words in her head for half a minute, she cautiously tried to talk him into it. “How about you let the doctor take a good look and treat you properly?”
“Everyone gets sick. You don’t have to be embarrassed. But if you keep dragging it out, and it leaves some kind of long–term complication, that would be a problem! If you don’t want to see someone you know… how about I go with you to a men’s clinic? I promise I won’t tell anyone.”
A men’s clinic…
The corner of James‘ mouth twitched hard.
He really didn’t need that.
But if it helped convince her to keep her distance, he might as well go along with it. He said blankly, “No need to go to a men’s clinic. The doctor already said I have no male… ability. It’s incurable.”
He had no male… ability?
Lily’s eyes went wide with shock.
Last night, she had accidentally touched him.
She clearly remembered thinking-
But no one knew his body better than he did. And something like this involved fragile and sensitive male pride. If he had even the slightest functionality left, there was no way he’d just say outright that he was incapable.
So was it possible that what she felt last night had just looked impressive, but was actually useless in practice?
Like all show and no go?
The more she thought about it, the more likely it seemed.
Realizing she’d touched a nerve, Lily felt awkward and guilty. She took several steps back.
She figured she should say something.
But she wasn’t great at comforting people, so all she could do was clumsily mumble, “You’re actually a really good person. You don’t need to feel bad about this. Servants in ancient times got by just fine, didn’t they? I mean, I can’t have, kids, and I still live pretty happily every day. james, don’t give up on yourself just
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If she really believed he was seriously dysfunctional, completely ruined as a man, then she would surely try her best to stay far away from him in the future. That way, he wouldn’t have to keep worrying about betraying Leila.
“You…”
Some things were really hard to say out loud, but Lily didn’t want him to ignore his condition just out of pride.
After rehearsing her words in her head for half a minute, she cautiously tried to talk him into it. “How about you let the doctor take a good look and treat you properly?”
“Everyone gets sick. You don’t have to be embarrassed. But if you keep dragging it out, and it leaves some kind of long–term complication, that would be a problem! If you don’t want to see someone you know… how about I go with you to a men’s clinic? I promise I won’t tell anyone.”
A men’s clinic…
The corner of James‘ mouth twitched hard.
He really didn’t need that.
But if it helped convince her to keep her distance, he might as well go along with it. He said blankly, “No need to go to a men’s clinic. The doctor already said I have no male… ability. It’s incurable.”
He had no male… ability?
Lily’s eyes went wide with shock.
Last night, she had accidentally touched him.
She clearly remembered thinking-
But no one knew his body better than he did. And something like this involved fragile and sensitive male pride. If he had even the slightest functionality left, there was no way he’d just say outright that he was incapable.
So was it possible that what she felt last night had just looked impressive, but was actually useless in practice?
Like all show and no go?
The more she thought about it, the more likely it seemed.
Realizing she’d touched a nerve, Lily felt awkward and guilty. She took several steps back.
She figured she should say something.
But she wasn’t great at comforting people, so all she could do was clumsily mumble, “You’re actually a really good person. You don’t need to feel bad about this. Servants in ancient times got by just fine, didn’t they? I mean, I can’t have kids, and I still live pretty happily every day. James, don’t give up on yourself just
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because your body has some issues. Maybe medicine will advance more in the future and they’ll be able to fix your condition. And even if they can’t, that’s okay too. Life isn’t all about getting married or having kids. You’re already really impressive.”
James gave her a complicated look.
He hadn’t expected her to comfort him by dragging up her own old wounds.
He’d heard that she lost her ability to have children because she spent too long soaking in icy river water during her period.
Just picturing her at seventeen or eighteen, helpless and desperate, trapped in that freezing water with no way out… left an odd ache in his chest.
He didn’t like that feeling. So he shoved it away.
“By the way, James, could you give me your bank account number? I think your assistant transferred me a hundred million. I can’t accept that kind of money. I want to return it.”
“No need.”
That money was extra compensation. He had no intention of taking it back.
He took a step back coldly. “Unless it’s necessary, don’t show up in front of me again.”
“I…
Lily really felt like he was the real victim last night. She had no right to keep that money.
But it was obvious he didn’t want to talk to her, didn’t even want to look at her. She didn’t want to keep being an eyesore, so she figured she’d just wait until he got married again, then send him a very expensive gift to pay him back in disguise.
Seeing the way his expression darkened by the second, how his eyes grew colder and colder, Lily realized the psychological damage she’d done to him must have been serious. Just sharing a roof with her was torturous for him.
She didn’t want to keep making him miserable. She didn’t even bother to grab her phone–she just ran out of the room.
She figured she could sneak back in to get it after he went into the bathroom.
Once she was gone, James‘ expression finally softened a little.
But the moment he stepped into the bathroom and started rinsing the soiled clothes, his face turned pitch black again.
He never wanted to wash something like that ever again.
But he believed that now that Lily thought he had physical issues, she would definitely never try to touch him again.
And he would never touch her.
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He would never dream about her again!
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Lily’s car had been repaired.
She drove herself to the studio that day.
Since she’d be meeting Elias later that night, she’d been in a great mood all day.
And when you’re in a good mood, you get more done.
She finished recording early in the afternoon, and walked toward the parking lot humming to herself with her thermos in hand.
“Lily.”
She didn’t expect to run into John right in front of her car.
He’d clearly been waiting there for a while.
He was holding a cigarette, and the ground near him was littered with butts.
When he saw her, he didn’t stub it out. He just waited, expecting her to storm over and snatch the cigarette away from him, scolding him for how bad smoking was for his health.
He knew she hated the smell of cigarettes. When they were together, he never smoked around her.
He only lit up when he was really, deeply upset.
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