Chapter 143 Tangled


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    She knew better than anyone how much he hated being touched by her. The Luke family <b>had </b>treated her so well–she didn’t <b>want </b>to repay their kindness by constantly getting under his <b>skin</b>.


    She just wanted to get away from him <b>as </b>quickly as possible.


    But the more anxious she got, the tighter her hair tangled. There was no way she could pull away from him!


    Truthfully, if it had only been a few strands, she would’ve yanked them out–no matter how painful–just to avoid making him ufortable.


    But this time, too much of her <b>hair </b>was caught.


    If she pulled it all at once, she’d likely tear out a patch of her scalp. She didn’t have the courage for that.


    Taking a deep breath, she confessed, “I didn’t mean to get so close to you. My… my hair’s caught.”


    James’s expression remained just as dark.


    But he wasn’t blind.


    After hearing her speak, he gave her hair <b>a </b>nce and saw that it really was tangled up on him.


    He didn’t have long hair himself, but he could imagine how painful it must be to rip strands out by force.


    Suppressing his irritation, he said coldly, “Hurry up.”


    Lily knew what he meant–he saw her hair was stuck and was telling her to get it out quickly.


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    She didn’t dare hesitate and immediately went to work trying to untangle it.


    But with her back to him like this, she had no leverage and couldn’t keep any distance between them.


    So she carefully turned to face him and, fingers trembling, started picking at the section of hair that was caught.


    James just wanted to get away from her. He sat up in bed and stared at her like a supervisor, watching every move she made..


    Lily’s eyelid twitched. She didn’t dare ck off even for a second.


    She was so desperate, she nearly wished she had a pair of scissors to just cut it all off.


    But there weren’t any in the roomy. And there <b>was </b>no way they could go outside–or call for a maid–while Langled up like this.


    Just imagine <b>what </b>people would think if they saw them in this


    position.


    James would be mortified.


    She had no <b>choice </b>but to resign herself to carefully freeing her hair strand by strand.


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    Tonight, Lily had worn a fairly modest <b>two</b>–piece pajama set


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    The top was long–sleeved with a square neckline and buttons down the front. The bottoms were full- length pants.


    Normally, this outfit covered everything <b>that </b>needed to be covered.


    But the way she was bending over now, body leaning forward, not to mention the clumsy way she’d been all over James carlier–her top button hade <b>undone</b>. From James’s angle, he <b>had </b>a full view of what was inside.


    Like a sudden snowfall in spring, with a gorgeous blossom blooming in the frost.


    Pale and delicate, that bloom <b>brought </b>a hint of color and allure to the endless white.


    Breathtaking. Dazzling.


    “Lily!”


    A gentleman doesn’t ogle.


    James realized she wasn’t wearing anything underneath<b>. </b>He hurriedly turned his face to the side..


    Lily was just about to ask, as delicately as possible, if he could undo his belt so she could get her hair free- when she heard his sharp voice: “Button your shirt!”


    She jumped in fright. Only then did she realize that at some point, the top button hade undone.


    And with the way she was bent over like this….


    Her mind wentpletely nk. She shot upright and scrambled to button herself back up.


    But her hair was still caught on him, and that sudden motion sent a jolt of pain through her scalp so intense that her eyes welled up with tears.


    She gasped sharply and took a long moment to recover, trying to collect the soul that had just been ripped out of her <b>body</b>.


    James looked at her automatically when he heard the gasp.


    Seeing her watery eyes, he immediately understood–she’d yanked her hair and it hurt like hell.


    A strange tightness settled in his chest.


    But it wasn’t important.


    Didn’t matter.


    He didn’t <b>want </b>to waste any <b>more </b>time with her. He reminded her coolly, “Get it out.


    Fast.”


    Lily could feel the rejection and disgust in his voice.


    She wanted just as badly to untangle her hair and be done <b>with </b>it. Biting her lip in embarrassment, she forced <b>herself </b>to <b>say</b>, “Can you maybe… undo that part?”


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    James’s temple pulsed.


    How could she ask him to unbuckle that in front of a woman who wasn’t Le?


    Lily knew she’d offended him–but if he didn’t undo it, she really couldn’t get her hair free, and they’d just


    waste even more time.


    She whispered again, “If you don’t unbuckle it. I can’t get my hair out. Or… you could have someone bring us scissors, and Fll just cut it off…”


    The chill radiating off James only grew colder.


    He really didn’t want to unbuckle anything in front of Lily.


    But even more than that, he didn’t want anyone seeing them tangled up like this.


    With her head down there, people might get the wrong idea about what they were doing


    If word of <b>this </b>scene got back to the elders, he could kiss his divorce goodbye.


    After a brief silence, he made up his mind.


    He would do it. Just this once..


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