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Even though her face remained shrouded in mist, James bent low and bit fiercely onto her lips–losing control, inch by inch.
At that moment, the man who embraced her with reckless abandon was no longer the noble, disciplined heir of the Luke family but just a man–a mortal, tangled in longing, love, and lust.
“James, I really want to kiss you!”
Even though they were already wrapped around each other, her sweet and teasing voice tangled itself around his heart like silk. pulling him deeper into oblivion.
He wanted nothing more than to merge with her–day and night, forever and ever.
“James, I really like you…
As she whispered, she hooked her arms around his neck and pressed her tender, blooming lips to his again.
At the moment of complete surrender, the fog around her finally lifted.
And her face came into full view-
Lily.
James jolted awake, his face ashen.
He couldn’t believe it.
In his dream he had mistaken Lily for Leila.
And once he realized what his body had done-
His expression turned murderous, as though someone owed him billions.
Shame churned in his gut. His self–disgust ran so deep it made him want to crawl out of his own skin.
He had always prided himself on self–control, on keeping his body–and soul–clean.
And now?
Now he was nothing but a filthy, shameless man.
The stench of self–hatred clung to him..
He couldn’t bear the thought of walking around in soiled underwear–he wasn’t that kind of person.
So after releasing cold air from his lungs like a pressure valve, he changed clothes and went to the bathroom to wash up-
But just as he reached the bathroom door, it opened.
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And Lily stepped out.
Their eyes locked.
She flinched slightly but quickly pulled on a bright, polite smile. “Morning, James!”
She knew he didn’t like her.
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But they still had half a year to live under the same roof. If things got too awkward, it would only make life harder for both of them.
She wanted to ease the tension.
Then she noticed a bit of fabric pecking from behind his back–maybe a shirt? A tie?
Given that he had just recently woken from a coma, he probably wasn’t in good shape to wash clothes.
She offered help with good intentions. “Need to do laundry?”
“I was just about to wash some of mine. If you want, I can throw yours in too!”
She wants to wash it for me…
James’s face darkened several shades deeper.
That would mean handing over not just his pride, but his dignity too.
He normally wasn’t the type to lash out. He knew last night’s dream was his fault alone–no one else’s.
But just the memory of mistaking Lily for Leila… of touching her in that dream… made it impossible to speak to her gently.
He clenched the fabric in his hands and snapped, “Get out.”
Lily caught the flicker of shame in his eyes..
And then–like a lightning bolt–realization hit her.
Vegetative patients… couldn’t take care of themselves.
James had only just woken up. Maybe his body wasn’t fully back to normal. Maybe he’d lost control of-
Wait.
Was the thing he was hiding behind his back not a shirt or a tie. but underwear?
Had he had an accident?
Even healthy people would be cinbarrassed by that. And James–the pride of the Luke family–must be even more humiliated.
She understood.
She completely understood.
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Her heart softened with sympathy.
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She even thought about telling Grace, so a doctor could be brought in to help him recover properly.
But… it wasn’t right to share such a personal matter without his permission.
She decided to ask him first, gently.
“James, should I tell Mom or Grandma? Maybe they can bring a doctor over!”
“What?”
James’s brows knitted. The doctors had already cleared him–his recovery was going extremely well. Why would he need a doctor?
Lily realized they were clearly not telepathic. Her words were too subtle. He didn’t get it.
So she decided to be direct.
“You… wet your pants, didn’t you?” she asked with painful sincerity. “You were a vegetative patient for years. It’s normal if there are lingering issues. Don’t feel bad. With proper treatment, you’ll recover!”
“What?”
Wet his pants?
Health issues?
What the hell was she talking about?
“I could look up the doctor’s number? Maybe I can give them a call?”
Lily assumed he was just too embarrassed to tell Grace or Nancy. She softened her tone, trying to be kind and respectful.
James, meanwhile, had gone stiff from head to toe.
As he stared down at the fabric clutched in his fist, his knuckles went white.
-Now he understood.
She thought he had wet himself.
And she wanted to call a doctor.
For a man, especially someone like him, this was a direct hit to pride, ego, and manhood all in one.
But the worst part?
He… didn’t even have feelings for her. Not the kind that would justify this absolute hu
