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Even though her face remained shrouded in mist, James bent low and bit fiercely onto her lips–losing control, inch by inch.

At that moment, the man who embraced her with reckless abandon bwas /bno longer the noble, disciplined heir of the Luke family but just a man–a mortal, tangled in longing, love, and lust.

“James, I really want to kiss you!”

Even though they were already wrapped around each other, her sweet and teasing voice tangled itself around his heart like silk. bpulling /bhim deeper into oblivion.

He wanted nothing more than to merge with her–day and night, forever band /bever.

“James, I really like you…

As she whispered, she hooked her arms around bhis /bneck and pressed her tender, blooming lips to his again.

At the moment ofplete surrender, the fog around her finally lifted.

And her face came into full bview- /b

Lily.

James jolted awake, his face ashen.

He couldn’t believe it.

In his dream he had mistaken Lily for Le.

And once he realized what his body had done-

His expression turned murderous, as though someone owed him billions.

Shame churned in his gut. His self–disgust ran so deep it made him want to crawl out of his own skin.

He bhad /balways prided himself on self–control, on keeping his body–and soul–clean.

And bnow/b?

Now he was nothing but a filthy, shameless bman/b.

The stench of self–hatred clung to him..

He couldn’t bear the thought of walking around in soiled underwear–he wasn’t that kind of bperson/b.

So after releasing cold air from his lungs like a pressure bvalve/b, he changed clothes and went to the bathroom to wash up-

But just as he reached the bathroom door, it opened.

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bAnd /bLily stepped out.

Their eyes locked.

She flinched slightly but quickly pulled on a bright, polite bsmile/b. “Morning, James!”

She knew he didn’t like her.

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But they still had half a year to live under the same roof. If things got too awkward, it would only make life harder for both of them.

She wanted to ease the tension.

Then she noticed a bit of fabric pecking from behind his back–maybe a shirt? A tie?

Given that he had just recently woken from aa, he probably wasn’t in good shape to wash clothes.

She offered help with good intentions. “Need to doundry?”

“I was just about to wash some of mine. If you want, I can throw yours in too!”

She wants to wash it for me…

James’s face darkened several shades deeper.

That would mean handing over not just his pride, but his dignity too.

He normally wasn’t the type tosh out. He knewst night’s dream was his fault alone–no bone /belse’s.

But just the memory of mistaking Lily for Le… of touching her in that dream… made it impossible to speak to her gently.

He clenched the fabric in his hands band /bsnapped, “Get out.”

Lily caught the flicker of shame in his eyes..

And then–like a lightning bolt–realization hit her.

Vegetative patients… couldn’t take care of themselves.

James had only just woken up. Maybe his body wasn’t fully back to normal. Maybe he’d lost control of-

Wait.

Was ithe /ithing he was hiding behind his back not a shirt or a tie. bbut /bunderwear?

Had he had an ident?

Even healthy people would be bcinbarrassed /bby that. bAnd /bJames–the pride of the Luke family–must be even more humiliated.

She understood.

Shepletely understood.

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Her heart softened with sympathy.

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She even thought about telling Grace, so a doctor could be brought in to help him recover properly.

But… it wasn’t right to share bsuch /ba personal matter without his permission.

She decided to ask him first, gently.

“James, should I tell Mom or Grandma? Maybe they can bring a doctor over!”

“What?”

James’s brows knitted. The doctors had already cleared him–his recovery was going extremely well. Why would he need a doctor?

Lily realized they were clearly not telepathic. Her words were too subtle. He didn’t get it.

So she decided to be direct.

“Youb… /bwet your pants, didn’t you?” she asked with painful sincerity. “You were a vegetative patient for years. It’s normal if there are lingering issues. Don’t feel bad. With proper treatment, you’ll recover!”

“What?”

Wet his pants?

Health issues?

What the hell was she talking about?

“I could look up the doctor’s number? Maybe I can give them a call?”

Lily assumed he was just too embarrassed to tell Grace or Nancy. She softened her tone, trying to be kind and respectful.

James, meanwhile, had gone stiff from head to toe.

As he stared down at the fabric clutched in his fist, his knuckles went white.

-Now he understood.

She thought he had wet himself.

And she wanted to call a doctor.

For a bman/b, especially someone like him, this was a direct hit to pride, ego, and manhood all in one.

But the worst part?

He… didn’t even have feelings for her. Not the kind that would justify this absolute hu