The Broken-hearted She And The Icy He (Lily and John) novel Chapter 578

Chapter 578 The Unwanted Guest

Back then, he hadn’t minded gatherings with friends.

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Now, though, he found them pointless. All he wanted was to finish quickly and return home.

“James, you’re here–come sit!”

When James arrived, Jetson was already waiting in the private room.

He poured him a glass of liquor in a hurry. “We haven’t seen each other in years–we’ve got to drink properly tonight!”

James calmly pushed the glass aside. “My wife’s pregnant. I’m not drinking.”

Jetson blinked. It was her pregnancy, not his–why couldn’t he drink?

But he’d never been able to win against James, even as kids. As baffled as he was by James‘ wife- obsessed attitude, he wouldn’t dare complain.

When Jetson lifted his own glass, James shifted away, his expression full of disdain.

Lily disliked the smell of alcohol. James wasn’t about to risk bringing it home to her.

Seeing James lean away with that cold face, Jetson nearly shut down.

He had heard about James marrying, divorcing, and becoming a father. But as a lifelong bachelor, Jetson believed that marriage and fatherhood shouldn’t mean giving up drinks and gatherings. Why was James acting like even a sip would offend him?

He reached out, trying to sling an arm over James‘ shoulder and tease him.

But before he touched him, James brushed him off with visible disgust. “Stay away. Don’t get that stench of alcohol on me.”

Jetson froze. So the old saying about forsaking friends for a woman wasn’t just a legend–it was real.

As he sat there sulking, the door opened. Renee stepped inside, eyes red.

She had been released on bail after four days in detention.

Renee had grown up with James and Jetson; their friendships went back years.

Jetson, however, didn’t know she had tried to drug Lily to cause a miscarriage. All he knew was that she claimed there had been a misunderstanding with James, and she’d asked him to

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smooth things over.

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Since they were all childhood friends, Jetson had agreed. He thought a friendly talk could mend things.

“Rence, it’s been years–you’ve really grown into a young lady!”

Jetson greeted her with a bright smile. “Come, sit down. Girls don’t need to drink. Want juice? Warm water?”

Obediently, Renee sat–right next to James.

Jetson’s smile stiffened. He had meant the other side of the sofa, not there.

As unimpressed as he was with James‘ wife–worship, he still had principles. James had a partner, he was about to be a father–sitting so close to another woman wasn’t appropriate.

He hesitated, wondering if he should intervene, but James was already on his feet, face cold as

ice.

“You brought her here?”

The look James leveled at him made Jetson shiver. Something told him the rift between James and Renee was deeper than he’d imagined. Maybe he’d made a mistake.

“James…”

Before Jetson could say more, Renee’s tears spilled.

She wore an exquisite gold–trimmed couture dress and flawless makeup, radiant and striking. Her tearful expression was like a flower battered by heavy rain–fragile, pitiful, begging to be cherished.

But James wasn’t moved.

Where others might see beauty, he saw nothing but pretense.

His gaze swept over her like ice. His voice was devoid of emotion. “Get out. Other than facing me in court in a few days, I don’t want to see you again.”

“James, I don’t want to go to court with you…” Renee sobbed harder, as though the entire world had wronged her.

“What? You’re suing Renee?” Jetson blurted. He’d guessed there was tension, but he hadn’t expected James to drag her to court.

Surely, he thought, old friends didn’t need to go that far. “Can’t you settle it privately? Why

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escalate it to court and ruin everything? You-”

“Shut up.”

Jetson opened his mouth, wanting to argue.

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But one icy glare from James was enough to remind him of his old friend’s terrifying strength. He shut his mouth like an obedient child.

James turned his frigid gaze back to Renee. “You don’t want to face me in court, yet you harmed my wife…”

“Renee, are you insane?”

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