Her Heart Her Terms (Lily and Xavier)

Chapter 2

"What?" Xavier was slightly furious. "I've spent hundreds of thousands on her. Are you expecting me to seek your approval? Did you ever bother to do the math when the Joyner family reaped billions from me?" Although their marriage was kept secret, Lily knew full well that her family had continuously siphoned resources from him after their marriage.

However, she couldn't comprehend it. "That's different! We're husband and wife. How could she ever compare to me?"

"You're the one who can't compare to her!" The disdain in his eyes was like a barbed blade, stabbing deep into Lily's heart before it was wrenched out. "The money I spent on her yesterday was merely a fraction of her accomplishments. How could you possibly measure up?"

Her heart instantly felt as if it was bleeding and utterly shattered.

The indifference in his eyes was something she had never seen before.

The man who had once lost control in her embrace in bed and whispered sweet nothings in her ears seemed like a stranger to her now.

"Why didn't you marry her instead of me if she's such a wonderful person?" Her voice quivered as tears welled up in her eyes. "Didn't you choose me because you loved me?"

Lily's vision slowly blurred with tears. She could only make out the hazy outline of his face, but the indifferent look on his face was unmistakable. She could see it very clearly.

It was as if he was mocking her innocence and foolishness to believe that he ever loved her.

Xavier's face darkened with impatience. "Are you done talking?"

An irrational woman was beyond reason to him. He walked past her and continued to head upstairs.

His avoidance was the final blow that shattered the last remnants of her composure.

"Let's get a divorce!" She subconsciously closed her eyes as the words escaped her lips. She had mustered every ounce of her strength to say them.

A marriage without love was not something she wanted!

Xavier never dragged Sarah into the conversation and attributed all their issues to her unreasonable behavior. She didn't need to show him the video as it wouldn't change anything.

it. She would only end up

kind of treatment good enough?" Xavier stopped before continuing with his brow furrowed so tightly that it could crush

nothing

her cheeks as she met his icy gaze. "Are you looking for

money and the occasional night together

a piece of paper. Was it a contract

she thought of the grand birthday surprise tonight that made everyone envious. This kind

of his lips. There was a hint of disdain in his dark eyes. "Did I say anything wrong? Do you think you can return home and be the cherished daughter of the Joyner family if we get a divorce? Don't be naive, Lily. Know

herself to swallow her tears and climbed the stairs ahead of him before she pulled out a white suitcase from the corner and

family with a detached father and submissive mother. She had long since had enough

upstairs but didn't stop her. He looked at her coldly as she

brightly as if it were daylight. Lily's face was pale as

stood there as she walked past him. "Lily, don't expect me to come running after you. I don't have that

tomorrow morning." Lily's

of annoyance and

Schedule an appointment with my assistant if you want a divorce. Don't accuse me of being heartless. If you change your mind before then, I can pretend none of this ever happened." Xavier glanced back to see that

the framed photos of herself from the bedside table

felt like a valued employee of his was resigning.

her spending and trusted her to manage everything at

fathom what had driven her to

her to get a divorce. She would be forced to return once she went back

take it seriously when she claimed that she could stand on her own

when she had been raised

still worse even with those thoughts when he watched her resolute

and stood by the second-floor railing. He saw her grabbing the car keys in the foyer and said in a lowered voice, "I bought

expensive, costing only around 200 thousand dollars. Xavier

as she worried that she might leave any scrapes or bumps on it. Therefore, she chose a cheaper model, and Xavier paid for

a gift worth hundreds of thousands but was unwilling to give her this car that was only

the window, and the withered