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.

She would only end up bringing

this kind of treatment good

meant nothing but

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

and the occasional night

from being paid for her company? The only distinction was a piece of paper. Was it a contract that legitimized the transaction

birthday surprise tonight that made

wrong? Do you think you

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

was no point in her returning to that family with a detached father and

upstairs but didn't stop her.

was 4:00 am. The world outside was cloaked in darkness while the room glowed brightly as if it were daylight. Lily's face was pale

stood there as she walked past him. "Lily, don't expect me

at nine tomorrow morning." Lily's

of annoyance and

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 she had packed

photos of herself from the bedside table and the

felt like a valued employee of his was resigning. How

restricted her spending and trusted

what had driven her to this, but he was certain

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

also didn't take it seriously when she claimed that she could stand on her

could she handle the 9-to-5 grind when she had been raised in comfort all

mood was still worse even with those thoughts when

saw her grabbing the car keys in the foyer and said in a lowered voice, "I

around 200 thousand dollars. Xavier had indeed

first started learning to drive. She didn't dare drive an expensive car as she worried that she might

worth hundreds of thousands but was unwilling to give her this car

outside the window, and the