Chapter 430 The Outsider
Chapter 430 The Outsider
The doctors quickly assured her, “Ms. Lily, don’t worry. We won’t say a word.”
Once she was certain they would keep her secret, Lily finally let out a long breath of relief.
Her body was fine, and before long, the doctors wheeled her out of the emergency room.
Seeing her emerge, James instinctively stepped forward, wanting to take her hand.
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But the memory of his cruelty and shamelessness the night before stopped him cold. He pulled his hand back behind him.
Instead, he kept his gaze from lingering on her and asked the doctor in an even, detached tone, “How is
she?”
“Ms. Lily was badly frightened but has no serious injuries. She can stay in the hospital for a day, or she could be discharged right away.”
James, of course, chose for her to stay.
He knew that after a miscarriage, a woman needed proper care. Once she was discharged, he’d have to speak with Jackson, make sure he looked after her well–no chills, no stress, no overwork.
And though he knew she probably didn’t want to see him, he still didn’t leave her room immediately.
He was just about to ask if she wanted something to eat when she spoke first. “James, are you getting married soon?”
Married<i>? </i>
For a brief moment, he was taken aback. Then he realized she must have misunderstood his rtionship with that female secretary.
He didn’t even know the woman’s full name–how could he possibly marry her?
The truth was, both times in his life that his heart had truly stirred, it had been for Lily. After their divorce, how could he marry anyone else?
But she hadn’t even wanted his child. Whether he remarried or not wouldn’t matter to her. There was no reason to exin.
After a short pause, he simply replied with a cool, “Mm.”
So he really was capable of liking another woman.
Lily lowered her gaze, letting hershes hide the ache and emptiness in her eyes. Suddenly, she had no energy left for small talk.
“Lily!”
The bitter silence was broken when Jackson burst in, pushing open the half–closed door with urgency.
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Chapter 430 The Outsider
“Why are you in the hospital again? Where does it hurt?”
Then his eyesnded on James standing by her bed, and his worry quickly red into anger. “James, why is Lily here? Did you hurt her again?”
“Don’t start.”
Lily knew Jackson cared deeply for her, but this time it wasn’t James who had caused her hospitalization. in fact, he’d been the one to pull her out of trouble. She couldn’t let Jackson use him blindly.
She tugged gently at Jackson’s sleeve, her voice soothing as if speaking to a child. “He didn’t hurt me. I just wasn’t feeling well, and he brought me here<i>.</i>”
“Lily…”
Seeing her pale face, Jackson’s heart ached.
Usually arrogant and unyielding in front of others, he now looked at her with red–rimmed eyes, like a pitiful little pup–one that made people want to protect him.
Looking at his fragile expression, Lily couldn’t help but remember the little boy who used to curl up in her arms and cry. Her heart softenedpletely.
“The doctor already checked me over. I’m fine–really. You don’t need to worry.”
Not wanting to see him upset, she offered a small smile and changed the subject. “I’m a little hungry. I suddenly feel like having tacos. Could you get me some?”
“Of course. I’ll have them made right away!”
The moment she said she was hungry, Jackson forgot his distress and immediately called the chef, instructing them to make tacos exactly to her taste.
They had once eaten tacos together back at the orphanage.
But back then, each person only got a few–mostly just the shell, barely any meat, and the taste was nd.
She had told him then that her father’s tacos were amazing–thin shell, generous filling, bursting with vor.
Her father used white scallion stalks instead of green leaves when mixing minced pork, which made the filling more fragrant.
She liked hers with plenty of dried shrimp, and the tacos small enough to eat in one bite, so she could keep going for more.
He remembered every detail.
A few days ago, Jackson had confessed his true identity–he wasn’t some poor college student, but the young master of the Scott family.
He had worried she would be angry at his deception.
But Lily wasn’t.
Chapter <b>430 </b>The Outsider
She had always thought of him as her little brother. She naturally hoped his <b>life </b><b>had </b><b>been </b><b>one </b><i>of </ifo and prosperity, not hardship and struggle.
She hadn’t expected that after so many years, he would still remember her preferences.
Listening to him on the phone, reminding the chef to use white scallion stalks for the filling. <b>Lily </b>couldn’t help the faint smile that curved her lips.
Jackson really was such a warm–hearted boy.
James listened in silence, his dark eyes filling with a pain and loneliness he couldn’t hide.
Jackson knew her tastes inside and out.
Between them was clearly a history rich with sweetness and intimacy, the kind that shut an outsider like James outpletely, no matter how he tried to step in.