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Chapter 61 A New Chapter with James.
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When Lily spotted Elsa standing in the doorway, she didn’t hesitate. She grabbed his neck and kissed him hard, like she wanted everyone to know he was hers.
Just like every time before, he didn’t pull away.
Lily didn’t bother watching any longer.
She turned on her heel and walked away–one step at a time, putting distance between them.
Once she stepped outside the hospital, she pulled out her phone and called Ivan. She told him to pick her up outside the hotel in an hour.
Tonight, she was finally going to meet her husband–the one lying in aa.
When Lily came downstairs with her suitcase, Ivan was already waiting in the hotel lobby. The moment he saw her, he lit up with a smile and rushed over.
“Lily, let me grab that for you!” he said, taking the suitcase from her. “Don’t worry at all—my parents and grandparents already adore you. Just make yourself at home, okay?”
He stowed the luggage in the trunk and quickly opened the car door for her.
Ivan couldn’t stop talking. On the drive, he filled the car with stories and chatter, doing his best to put her
at ease.
He told Lily there was no need to be nervous.
The Luke family had a warm, easygoing vibe. The older folks were kind, and everyone got along well. He promised she’d feelpletely at home.
Lily believed him. If they’d raised someone as sweet and upbeat as Ivan, they couldn’t be too hard to handle. But even so, stepping into apletely unfamiliar environment made her feel a little on edge.
To take her mind off it, she pulled out her phone and started scrolling through short videos.
Bad timing. The first thing that popped up was a post from Elsa.
It turned out today wasn’t just John’s birthday–it was also the sixth anniversary of his rtionship with Elsa.
In the video, Elsa rested her chin on her hands, showing off two sparkling, clearly expensive bracelets.
“Happy birthday and happy anniversary,” she said sweetly. “I made a wish–to have someone confess their love to me tonight. Think the birthday boy will do it?”
Lily immediately tried to scroll past. She had zero interest in seeing any more of Elsa’s videos.
But instead of moving past it, she identally tapped into thement section.
Fans were flooding the replies, urging John to confess already.
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“Come on, John! Put a ring on it and give us some cute babies already–the more, the merrier!”
Lily actually found thatstment kind of funny. <i>The </i><i>more</i><i>, </i><i>the </i><i>merrier</i>, <i>huh</i><i>? </i><i>Interesting </i>take.
But she wasn’t about to like it.
If she liked it, her feed would be flooded with more Elsa posts. No thanks.
“Lily, look up!” She had just closed the app and was about to rest her eyes when Ivan’s excited voice rang out. “Look at all the drones in the sky! Think someone’s proposing?”
Ivan was always down for a show. The second he noticed dozens of drones flying overhead in perfect formation, he slowed down to find out which rich guy was pulling out all the stops for a proposal.
Close to a thousand drones zipped through the air, rapidly shifting formations. Soon, they lit up the sky with a giant message. “John and Elsa, forever and always.”
Then, the drones moved again.
Then the drones shifted again, forming a massive image of a hand surrounded by hearts, reaching toward a sparkling engagement ring.
The slender fingers moved closer and closer to the ring.
Finally, the ring slid onto her finger, right where it belonged.
Lily instantly understood. <i>So </i><i>that’s </i>what <i>all </i><i>the </i><i>fuss </i><i>is </i><i>about</i><i>–</i><i>John’s </i><i>confessing </i><i>to </i><i>Elsa.Makes </i><i>sense</i>. <i>He’s </i><i>always </i>been the type to spend big just <i>to </i><i>make </i><i>her </i><i>happy</i>.
“Lily, I…” Ivan looked like he wanted to disappear.
He nced at her through the rearview mirror, eyes full of guilt, like a kid who’d gotten caught doing something wrong.
He’d just wanted to show her something fun. He had no idea they’d end up watching this.
“It’s okay. Really,” Lily said quickly, not wanting him to feel worse. “It’s all behind me. He’s just my ex. James is my husband–the one I chose for my future. He’s the only one that matters.”
Exactly! That guy’s not even in the same league. James is on a whole different level!” Ivan beamed at the mention of his cousin. His eyes sparkled with admiration. “And I’m not just saying that. I’ve never met anyone smarter or more amazing than James!”
“Yeah,” Lily nodded, smiling again. “James is in a whole different league.”
Theyughed and chaited the rest of the ride, and before long, Ivan pulled up in front of the Luke family’s
<b>main </b>estate.
James’s second brother, Victor Luke, was a genius scientist.
He’d recently joined a major research project and didn’t have time toe home.
But the rest of the Luke family was already waiting at the estate: James’s grandfather Henry Luke, his grandmother <b>Grace </b>Sullivan, his father nc Luke, and his mother Nancy Bolton.
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As soon as they saw Lily, Grace and Nancy rushed over, each taking one of her hands with warm smiles.
The more Nancy looked at Lily, the more pleased she became. She even turned to Grace with pride. “Mom, didn’t I tell you Lily and I were meant to be? Sixteen years ago, I didn’t get to adopt her, but she still ended up being my daughter!”
“Fate works in mysterious ways. I feel the same way.” Grace smiled as she slid off the marble bracelet she’d worn for years and slipped it onto Lily’s wrist.
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