hapter 160 Fire and Ice
Nothing that needed covering was covered.
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That zing red tangled with a shocking white–it was like crimson plum blossoms bursting into bloom in the dead of winter, suddenly buried beneath a heavy fall of snow.
The snow pressed down the branches, bending them with its weight.
Fragrance wafted through the air. Seduction flooded every inch of the car.
“Lily, get away from me!”
James didn’t want this. Didn’t want to kiss her. Forcing himself to turn his face away, he used every ounce of willpower he had to shove her off, trembling as he did.
“Someone’s bringing the antidote. You won’t feel like this for long. Stay away from me!”
When she tried to cling to him again, he shoved her aside with a cold face and wasted no time slipping into the driver’s seat.
“Mm…”
Lily had been quite content hugging that cool, icy jadefortably nestled against him.
Kissing it was even better.
She was happily wrapped around her human–shaped ice stone… until the stone suddenly came alive, refused to let her hold it, and even tossed her to the ground.
And then it yelled at her?
How could she not be mad?
Unable to hug her cold jade anymore, she tried to find some other way to cool off. If not, she’d really burn alive.
Hearing her little whimpering sobs of frustration, James nced up at the rearview mirror without thinking.
He hadn’t wanted to marry her. That was the truth.
But after spending time with her, he’de to realize she wasn’t the shameless, irrational kind of woman he’d assumed she was.
He thought once he pushed her off, even if she was ufortable, she’d sit still in the back seat like a decent person.
He never imagined–she’d unzip the dresspletely.
That red dress slipped loosely down to her waist, pooling around her like blooming red lotus petals cradling the first snow of winter.
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That dazzling white gleamed in the low light, carrying a faint fragrance, and burned straight into his
vision.
It wavered. It swayed. It blinded him.
“Lily!”
James‘ voice was like a whipcrack. His expression turned deadly. “Put your clothes back on!”
But Lily couldn’t even understand what she was doing anymore. There was no way she’d follow orders.
Not only did she not pull her dress back up–she rolled up the hemzily, and in a sh, two long, slender legs stretched out in front of him.
She looked like a clueless little temptress who’d fallen straight into the mortal world–using the most innocent face tomit the most maddening acts.
James‘ face darkened several shades, like someone had just robbed him of a billion dors.
His car had one–way tinted windows–he could see out, but no one could see in.
Still, he could see.
And what he saw now nearly drove him insane.
The air in the car felt suffocating.
But with her in this state, he couldn’t even crack a window.
Even sting the air conditioning didn’t help.
Panicked, he tore his eyes away from the mirror. But even without looking, the image burned into his mind, searing him like a brand.
He couldn’t escape it.
He started silently reciting Bible verses he’d learned as a child.
But no matter how many times he repeated them, no peace came.
He wasn’t a monk. He was human. And his breath kept faltering.
Every second inside the car became a kind of torture.
He mmed the gas pedal, desperate to get her home as fast as possible.
Once home, she could go to the bedroom. He’d sleep in the study. They’d keep their distance. Stay out of each other’s way.
By the time they arrived, it waste. Everyone else at the Luke estate had gone to bed. The main house was silent.
She looked like she’d fallen asleep. Her longshes cast soft shadows on her cheeks, her lips were rosy, and her face had a gentle flush<b>. </b>
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She looked… calm. Innocent.
For a moment, James was stunned.
She looked so quiet like this, eyes closed.
But that dress barely covering her–she was anything <i>but </i>quiet.
There was no way he was going to carry her upstairs like this.
He shut his eyes, took a deep breath, and coldly ordered, “Lily. Fix your clothes. Go <i>to </i>your room.”
Lily wasn’t actually asleep–just resting her eyes.
His voice pulled her out of it. She opened her eyes slowly, confused and hazy, her beautiful peach blossom eyes dazed and unfocused.
She clearly didn’t understand what he meant.
James clenched his jaw, frustrated. “Put your clothes on.”
Finally, she reacted.
But she didn’t fix her clothes.
Instead, she leaned forward and wrapped her arms around the back of his seat, like a siren rising from the sea, all soft sweetness and temptation.
“Kiss me once, and I’ll get dressed.”
James‘ face turned stormy.
There was no way he was going to kiss her.
His heart belonged to Le. That would never change.
He knew Lily wasn’t in her right mind. There was no point in reasoning with her. So he stopped wasting time.
Without a word, he opened the rear door, stripped off his suit jacket, and tightly wrapped it around her before lifting her with one arm.
Carrying her like this–one–armed–was more difficult than two.
But this way, he could minimize contact. And if that meant more effort on his part, so be it.
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