Chapter 75 The Things They Can’t Say
Chapter 75 The Things They Can’t Say
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“I didn’t do it on purpose. I used to sleep just fine–no tossing or turning. I don’t know what happened last night, but I must’ve kicked the blanket off in my sleep. Don’t worry. For the next six months, before we divorce, I’ll be more careful. I won’t offend you again.”
“Mm.”
James found her attitude acceptable enough.
There were two copies of the agreement.
With a cold nod, he set them both in front of her.
It was only then that Lily noticed–he wasn’t in a wheelchair.
He was standing in front of her.
She’d already gotten the impression that he was tall when she wiped him down last night, but now that he was upright, he felt even taller–must be close to six–foot–three.
Broad shoulders, narrow waist, long legs. He looked like he was carved from raw male power. “Walking testosterone” wouldn’t have been an exaggeration.
She didn’t mean anything by it. It was just admiration for a good–looking man. Everyone liked to look at handsome guys. When she scrolled short videos and came across shirtless influencers with six–packs, she’d pause and look a little longer, too.
But she didn’t want to accidentally offend him again, so she didn’t stare. Instead, she focused on the agreement he’d handed her.
The agreement said that in six months, they would get divorced. If she refused, he would pursue legal action.
Until then, she wasn’t allowed to kiss him, touch him, or have any physical contact whatsoever.
She couldn’t tell anyone about their relationship.
If she wanted to date other men, keep a lover, or even get pregnant before the divorce–that was her business.
Likewise, she had no right to interfere in his private life. Apart from this marriage certificate–one he clearly didn’t even acknowledge–they had no ties.
They likely wouldn’t be allowed to live separately, in order to avoid upsetting Grandpa, but they were to respect each other’s privacy. No looking at each other’s bodies. No wandering thoughts. No crossing lines.
The agreement was full of “no“s All to keep her from seeing–or touc
He was guarding against her like she was some kind of predator.
-his body.
But Lily understood. Being forced into a marriage he hadn’t agreed to would drive anyone up the wall. The fact that he hadn’t thrown her out of the Luke family home already was honestly pretty gentlemanly.”
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Chapter 75 The Things They Can’t Say
At the end of the contract, there was a section about compensation.
He promised to give her one hundred million after the divorce.
Lily didn’t think he owed her anything.
If anything, he was getting the worse end of the deal in this fake marriage.
But seeing how unwilling he was to talk, she simply signed without a word.
Each person kept a copy.
As soon as she finished signing, James took his and went straight back into the study.
The moment the door closed behind him, he shut his eyes.
For once, the sharp and aloof expression on his handsome face gave way to shame.
He had someone he loved. And yet, just now, he’d accidentally seen another woman half–naked
He had failed Leila.
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After a long pause, he opened the pinned chat at the top of his phone and typed a message: “I’m sorry.”
Lily was about to go to the walk–in closet to change when her phone pinged.
She glanced down and saw it was a message from James.
She blinked, confused.
Why did James keep saying “sorry” ever since they reconnected?
She couldn’t figure out what he was feeling guilty about this time.
Maybe he was still apologizing for vanishing four years ago.
But the past was the past.
She didn’t want him constantly burdened by old regrets. She quickly replied: “James, you really don’t need to keep apologizing.”
“I know you didn’t ignore me on purpose back then. Let’s stop bringing up the past–we’re still good friends.”
James’s pale fingertips hovered over the screen.
He wanted to tell her the truth–that he wasn’t apologizing for disappearing four years ago.
But how could he say it? That he had just seen another woman’s exposed body by accident? That his eyes were now dirty?
He couldn’t.
He could only type back; “Mm.”
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Chapter 75 The Things They Can’t Say
Lily had been through a lot.
She had been shoved into hell more than once.
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The only reason she’d managed to claw her way out each time was because she carried a little sun deep inside her a spark of optimism, and an unyielding refusal to give up.
She didn’t want James haunted by guilt over a goodbye that happened years ago.
So she smiled brightly and changed the subject: “Good news–I’m about to be a rich lady. When it happens, I’ll send you a red envelope!”
Once she divorced James in six months, she’d send him 200 dollars for fun.
Even through the screen, James could feel her happiness.
That ice–sculpted mouth of his curved into a rare smile.
He gently brushed a fingertip over the glowing characters on the screen, as if he could touch her through them.
It felt like a sunflower had bloomed in his chest.
A sunflower named Leila.
He wanted–desperately–to ask if he could see her.
But they had only just reconnected. Asking to meet so soon might scare her off.
So he swallowed the urge. For now.
