Chapter 436 The Truth Between Us
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<b>James </b>knew Lily’s heart belonged to Jackson. The fact that he still coveted her, still ler his thoughts <b>stray </b><b>toward </b>her, was despicable enough to make her feel sick.
But he wasn’t a coward who would pretend otherwise. Since she had already seen through the filth in his heart, he wouldn’t deny it.
Ears burning, eyes still shut, he spoke the truth. “Lily, I like you.”
“Last night I… I was drunk, burning up with fever, and I crossed the line. !
“It wasn’t crossing the line. I wanted it too<b>.” </b>
Since their feelings were mutual, Lily didn’t want to keep running–or give him the chance to escape either. She simply said, “James, I like you.”
“What?”
James’s eyes flew open.
He thought he must be dreaming.
He pinched himself quietly. It hurt. This wasn’t a dream.
Then maybe his hearing was going bad?
He gave his earlobe a discreet tug, wondering how to be sure, when he heard her again–her voice sweet <b>and </b><b>teasing</b>.
“James, you’re not dreaming, and you didn’t hear wrong. I like you!”
“Lily…”
His phoenix eyes widened, still struggling to believe she had just said she liked him
Thinking of the shy photos Jackson had posted online, he asked hoarsely, “Then Jackson<b>…</b><b>” </b>
“Jack’s my little brother, <b>James</b>. You’re the one I like.”
Lily had never been one to y guessing games.
Now <b>that </b>they’did their hearts bare and she wanted to walk a long road with him, she was determined to clear away <b>every </b>misunderstanding,
“You wanted a divorce<b>, </b><b>and </b>Grandina said she’d only <b>convince </b>Grandpa if you found <b>me </b>a good match.”
“You’ve helped me so many times. I didn’t want to make things harder for you, so I hired a broke college guy to pose as my fiancé
“I never expected, by pure ident, that the man I hired would turn out to be the younger brother I <b>grew </b>up with in the orphanage.”
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<b>“</b>Yes, I found out a few days ago–<b>Jack’s </b>not some pour student. He’s the young master of the He family.”
“James, I have never felt anything romantic toward Jack, and I would never marry him or have children with him. The only one I want to <b>spend </b>my life with is <b>you</b>?
A rush of wild joy and excitement devoured James’s heart sopletely that for a moment, he couldn’t even respond.
Lily kept going
“Actually, when we agreed to meet at the cafe as Jing Lu <b>and </b>Le, I did <b>gol </b>
“But you hated me as Lily so much. When I saw you there, I lost my nerve.”
“I was afraid that if you knew Le was me, you’d start to hate her too–and that all the good memories we’d made would be ruined.”
“I could tell you liked me as Le.”
“So I thought it would be better if we never met in person. I’told you I was <b>a </b>man, hoping you’d give up.”
“But even after I said that, you still wanted to meet me. So I decided to make myself ugly, to turn you off. to make you retreat.”
“You didn’t retreat…” You
“But then you said you could only ept men. I thought that meant we had no future at all, so I told you my grandfather was gravely ill and that I had to fulfill hisst wish–to get married and have children.”
“Lily, I never hated you…”
Hearing her words, <b>James </b><b>couldn’t </b>help but pull her hard into his arms. “I hated myself.”
“I hated my own wavering, my own weakness. I clearly only had feelings for Le, but I still had improper thoughts about you. I even… even desired you in my dreams.”
“I could never hate you<b>.</b>”
James, don’t squeeze <b>so </b>hard–you’re going to crush me!”
Her words made him realize he was holding her too tightly.
Afraid he was hurting her, he hurriedly loosened his arms.
ncing down, his eyes fell by ident on her still–t stomach.
He couldn’t stop the painful flush/in his eyes as he remembered the abortion report she had handed him the other morning.
Lily was far too perceptive not to know what he was thinking.
She had nned to tease him.
But then she remembered the tear he had shed against her chestst night, and her heart softened. <b>She </b>
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decided to tell <b>him </b>the trail.
“The baby’s still here.”
“Lily, what did <b>you </b>just say?”
<b>James </b>grabbed her wrist, his fingers trembling violently from shock <b>and </b>disbelief.
Lily gently wrapped her arms around <b>him</b>. “That abortion record was fake. The baby in my belly is still here<b>. </b>
“When I first found out I was pregnant. I asked you if you liked children. If someone