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 bringing humiliation upon herself for being

All you need to do is tend to the garden and sleep with me. Isn't this kind of treatment good enough?" Xavier stopped before continuing with his brow furrowed so tightly that it

grievances meant nothing but unreasonable

as she met his icy gaze.

and the occasional

a piece of paper. Was it a contract that legitimized the transaction of the marriage? Was that what marriage

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

dark eyes. "Did I say anything wrong? Do you think you can return home and be the cherished daughter of the Joyner

going back to them." Lily forced herself to swallow her tears and climbed the stairs ahead of him before she pulled out a white

returning to that family with a detached father and submissive mother.

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

darkness while the room glowed brightly as if it were daylight. Lily's face was pale as she zipped up

him. "Lily, don't expect me to come running after you. I don't have that

nine tomorrow morning." Lily's heart

the tone of

change your mind before then, I can pretend none of this ever happened." Xavier glanced back to

photos of herself from the

like a valued employee of his was resigning. How ungrateful of

had never restricted her spending and trusted her to manage everything

had driven her to this, but he was certain she

family wouldn't allow her to get a divorce. She would be forced

seriously when she claimed that she could stand on

9-to-5 grind when she

even with those thoughts when he watched her resolute

of the bedroom 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 that car

costing only around 200 thousand dollars. Xavier had

when she first started learning to drive. She didn't dare drive an expensive car as she worried that she might leave any scrapes or bumps on it. Therefore, she chose a cheaper model, and Xavier paid for it with his

gift worth hundreds of thousands but was unwilling to give

autumn now. The wind howled outside the window, and the withered leaves were scattered