Chapter <b>424 </b><b>No </b>Ties Left
Chapter 424 No Ties Left
The address Lily had used for her online orders was the city–center vi James had once <b>transferred </b>to
her.
She checked the delivery app and saw that her package had arrived.
She knew James had already made it clear–he didn’t want to see her again. But to put his mindpletely at ease, once she had the forged abortion record in hand, she decided to go to his vi onest time and give it to him personally.
The passcode to his vi hadn’t changed. She entered the main house easily.
When she didn’t see him in the living room or the master bedroom, she guessed he was in the study
The thought of what had happened between them there the night before sent a rush of shame through her. She didn’t want to step foot inside that room again.
But if it meant protecting the baby in her belly from him, she had no choice but to face him.
“James, I—”
The study door was half open. She lifted her hand to knock politely–only to freeze at the sight inside.
James was dressed in ck cks and a white shirt, the cor slightly open, lounging in his chair.
Sitting on hisp was a beautiful woman in a deep–red, plunging V–neck dress<b>. </b>Her makeup was light and fresh, her smile charming, her eyes filled with invitation.
The two were close, skin brushing skin, gazes locked in an intimate, electric pull.
Clearly, they were moments away from crossing the line–until Lily’s sudden appearance interrupted them.
The other woman’s eyes met hers, filled with open provocation.
Lily couldn’t help but think back to what James had once said when he was drunk–that he liked women.
She’d always believed he only liked men. She’d told herself that drunken confession was nothing more than nonsense.
Now she understood–he hadn’t been talking nonsense at all. He really could like women.
Just… not her.
If she hadn’t shown up, they would probably already be tangled in each other’s arms. The thought was like a knife in her chest. She nearly turned and ran.
But the paper in her hand still hadn’t been delivered. Swallowing the ache rising in her voice to stay steady. “James, I… I had the abortion.”
throat, she forced.
“This is the report. See for yourself. You can rest easy–I won’t trouble you again. From now on… there’s nothing between us.”
Chapter 424 No Ties Left
The woman on James’sp was a new secretary in Luke Group’s administration <b>department </b>
James hadn’t expected that when Ashton asked someone to deliver a document, the secretary <b>would </b>somehow end up perched on him. Her sudden move had startled and disgusted him, and <b>he </b><b>was </b><b>just </b>about to shove her off when he heard Lily’s voice.
He’d known she wouldn’t keep the baby.
But hearing her say it out loud–that she’d ended the pregnancy–felt like having his heart crushed beneath a grinding wheel.
The pain stole all his reactions. He didn’t even remember to push the wornan away,
He just stared at Lily, his voice raw, as if dragged over gravel. “What did you say?<i>” </i>
“I… I got rid of the baby, James. From now on we’repletely free of each other. We… won’t be in touch again.”
She ced the abortion record on his desk, turned, and headed quickly downstairs.
“Ms. Lily-”
Ashton had been tied up at work and sent someone else to drop the document off. When he finished, he came straight to the vi–only to see Lily rushing out of the living room with red eyes.
Lily had been on the verge of breaking downpletely, ready to sob until her chest hurt. But she couldn’t let Ashton see her cry. She forced the tears back until she was outside the vi, and only then let them fall freely.
She had known for a long time that James would never be hers.
But she hadn’t expected that seeing him with another woman would hurt this much.
The pain was so heavy, her feet felt like they were weighed down with lead. She could barely take another
step.
She crouched down, hugging herself tightly, and let the tearse in a flood.
“Get out!”
The moment Lily turned to leave, James’s hands tightened, shoving the woman–Marilyn–off him without the slightest gentleness.
Marilyn was friendly with Elsa and knew all about James’s divorce from Lily,
She had worked hard to get into Luke Group, and she wasn’t about to settle for h
just a secretary.
She wanted to climb higher. She wanted to be his wife.
When James hadn’t immediately pushed her away, she’d thought it meant he was drawn to her beauty, that today she might finally get her chance with him.