apter 173 A Kiss That Shouldn’t Have Happened
Chapter 173 A Kiss That Shouldn’t Have Happened
But she was too worried about him. After hesitating for a moment, she still decided to ce the two candies directly into his hand.
“James, hurry and take these. This kind of detox candy works really well. If you take it, you won’t have a headache in the morning, you-”
“Le…”
Before Lily could ce the candy in his hand, he suddenly stepped forward and seized her wrist tightly. Since he was a child, James had always beenposed, restrained, and disciplined.
He knew cigarettes and alcohol were bad. Even though many of his friends smoked and drank, he had never touched a cigarette and rarely drank.
But tonight, after finding out the girl he’d liked for so many years was actually a man, he was in such turmoil that he did somethingpletely out of character–he tried to numb himself with alcohol.
He wasn’t a strong drinker. After downing three bottles of 1980 vintage Moutai, his mind was mush.
But his heart still ached.
<i>That </i>dull, dragging ache–like being cut up by a blunt knife.
And amid all that pain, he was desperate to see Le.
Even if she was a man, he still wanted to see her.
He even wanted to hold her.
The peach–blossom eyes in front of him looked so much like the boy in the photo from earlier.
The lips, too.
She was right in front of him–or maybe he was just dreaming again—and he couldn’t control the longing and desire that were tearing him up inside.
“James, you’ve got the wrong person. I’m not Le, You’re drunk. Just take these–mmph!”
Before Lily could finish, he suddenly stepped forward, cradled the back of her head, and kissed her–hot and desperate, crashing down on her with unrelenting hunger.
Lily froze in ce.
She had only wanted to ease his difort with some detox candy.
Who could’ve guessed he’d suddenly pull her into his arms and kiss her like a starving wolf?
Even after drinking so much he didn’t smell unpleasant.
He carried the rich aroma <b>of </b>aged liquor mixed with the clean scent that was uniquely his–calm and
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Chapter 173 A Kiss That Shouldn’t Have Happened
subtle, but with a hint of something intoxicating.
And as his kiss grew fiercer, her heart pounded faster and faster,pletely out of control.
There was even a moment where she wanted to kiss him back.
But the only reason he was kissing her was because he was dead drunk. When sober, he would never want to be near her.
If he remembered getting so close to her while drunk, he’d be disgusted.
“James, you’ve got the wrong person!”
Lily forced herself not to give in.
She struggled to find her voice again and tried to wake him up. “I’m not whoever you think Le is.”
“I’m Lily. The one you hate most–Lily.”
She couldn’t believe it.
She had already gone out of her way to make him think Le was a man. Why would he still want to kiss her?
Could it be that he was so drunk he’d forgotten everything she messaged him?
Feeling his kiss press down even harder, Lily didn’t have time to think. She braced herself and tried to push him away.
But he was stubborn to the extreme.
He was set on pulling her into himself, refusing to let go.
His kiss was hungry and desperate, like he was pouring out all the longing and pain he’d held back for so long.
He clung to her like arge dog afraid of being abandoned, desperately seekingfort in her arms.
Then she felt his hand-
Lily’s eyes flew open, panic overtaking her. Her brain wentpletely nk.
She swayed, struggling to keep her footing, but she couldn’t escape his grip. Instead, she kept stumbling back into his arms again and again.
“James, please… let me go…”
She didn’t want him to regret this. Didn’t want him waking up full of shame and self–loathing. Her voice was hoarse as she tried to stop him. “You hate being close to me. You’ll regret this–”
But her protest melted into muffled whimpers as he continued his assault.
Lily pushed harder, pressing both hands against his chest, trying to create some distance.
Chapter 173 A Kiss That Shouldn’t Have Happened
But he kept pressing into her–body to body, breath to breath.
He pinned her wrists, raising her arms above her head so she couldn’t push him away anymore.
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His other hand gripped her waist with possessive force, overwhelming and unrelenting. There was no way to keep him at a distance.
“Le… don’t hate me. Please don’t ignore me…”
Lily was terrified this would go too far. Even though her arms were restrained, she kept twisting, trying to pull away, trying not to take advantage of him.
It took every bit of effort she had, but she finally managed to move a few inches back.
But before she could get fully free, he suddenly leaned in and buried his face in the crook of her neck.
His voice was hoarse and broken. The man who was always soposed and powerful now sounded fragile and lost.
Like he was begging.
Lily’s chest tightened.
She knew this kind of closeness was wrong.
She knew she shouldn’t let this
go on.
But she’d seen him strong and invincible so many times. To see him like this, vulnerable and falling apart -she just couldn’t bring herself to push him away.
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