Chapter 454 <b>Rain</b>, Roses, and Jealousy
Chapter 454 Rain, Roses<b>, </b>and Jealousy
After devouring her in a fierce kiss, James was still breathing hard, holding her tight, his face buried in the crook of her neck <b>as </b>he struggled to steady himself.
“James, all of that is in the past
Thinking about the foolish <b>things </b>she had once done for John, Lily felt a flicker of gui‘ She stroked the back of James’s head gently, coaxing him like one would a child
“Back then, I was young, naive, and all alone. I mistook the test bit of warmth someone gave me for the greatest salvation, <b>and </b>almost wasted half my life because of it. The truth was just desperate to hold on to a rare moment offort, I’ve figured in <b>have </b>a shred of feeling for him anymore–only disgust. The man I truly like
you
“Mm.”
never my salvation. I nd I’ve let it go. I don’t you, James. I only like
Hearing her sweet, velvety voice, James’s jealousy–drenched heart finally began to <b>revive</b>.
The night wind was strong, and Lily felt a little cold.
Seeing the window open, she spoke in a teasing, coaxing tone, “Go close
“And draw the curtains while you’re at it.”
the window for me.”
The vi was just the two of them, so even if they were intimate with the curtains open, no one would see. Still, leaving them open made her feel oddly self–conscious, like she couldn’tpletely let go.
<b>“</b>Mm““”
James didn’t want her to catch a chill.
Her neckline was a me
from his earlier kisses<b>, </b>so he gently set her down on the bed, wrapped her in a small <b>nket</b>, and quickly went to close the window and pull the curtains.
From this window, you could see the front gates of the vi.
And with the gate lights on, James clearly saw John standing outside, holding a bouquet of bright red roses.
Clearly, he hadn’t given up. He still wanted Lily back.
James’s eyes went cold in <b>an </b>instant.
He shut the window with a sharp click, yanked the curtains closed, and turned back toward Lily with the heat of jealousy surging through him again.
“It’s actually kind of hot under <b>this </b>nket, Lily murmured, sull oblivious to the danger.
She yawned. I’m so sleepy… I’m going to take a shower.
“James, why don’t you use the bathroom in the other bedroom<b>? </b>If we both hurry, we can rest sooner. I’m about to fall asleep on my feet.”
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Wiping away the tears from her yawn, she started to get up to head to the bathroom–only to be suddenly pinned <b>down </b>by James’s solid weight, like a predator iming its prey.
His lips came down on hers without warning, hot and possessive, burning <b>with </b>jealousy and the need to
im her.
His hand mped firmly around her slim waist. Lily was speechless.
Hadn’t she just calmed him down?
How <b>had </b>sending him to close a window and draw the curtain made hime back like this, as if ready <b>to </b>devour her again?
What was out there a matchstick? Something to set off all this jealousy
James, what’s gotten into you? Can’t we–mmph–at least wait until after I shower.
He didn’t hear a word.
When she told him to stop, he kissed her harder.
When she mentioned a shower, he only became more relentless.
She and Zhou Xing had epted an invitation from a production crew to record a duet for a drama’s ending theme tomorrow–one with a traditional opera touch.
She had no desire to show up with lips swollen like sausages under everyone’s curious stares.
She was about to try again to get him to ease up when her phone rang, sharp and urgent.
Seizing the chance, she quickly answered without even checking the caller ID–hoping it would get him to
pause.
Unfortunately, it was John, calling from <b>a </b>secondary number.
She barely had the phone to her ear when his <b>voice</b>, thick with pitiful pleading, spilled through the line.
“Lily, I really regret it, I shouldn’t have put the wedding dress you made with your own hands on Elsa I shouldn’t have gone behind your back to give her a wedding just to fulfill herst wish. I shouldn’t have given her your parents‘ keepsakes. I shouldn’t have hurt you over and over again for Elsa… Simon will be with Elsa at the <b>end</b>. I swear I’ll never see her again. Lily, I’m begging you–please don’t leave me. Just give me onest chance, okay? I’m right outside James’s vi now. I bought the roses you like. It’s raining out here, you-
Lily wanted to tell John to get lost.
She didn’t want another second of his disgusting presence in her life.
<b>But </b>hearing his voice only spurred James <b>on</b>.
She opened her <b>mouth </b><b>several </b>times to curse <b>John </b><b>out</b>, but couldn’t get a sound past James’s relentless kisses–leaving him free to plunder her <b>mouth </b>without restraint.
When she finally managed to wrestle her voice back, the first words that sprang to mind were all for telling
Chapter 454 Rain, Roses, and Jealousy
John exactly what she thought of him.