Her Heart Her Terms (Lily and Xavier)

Chapter 7

The towering building stretched endlessly into the sky. Lily nearly strained her neck as she took it all in.

She had never been to Nova Group before.

She knew the Joyner family could never compare to the Fulton family.

She stood before the imposing skyscraper and watched the stream of employees going in and out before she realized it wasn't a matter of comparison. There was simply no comparison to be made. Even at its peak, the Joyner family couldn't measure up to the Fulton family.

There were many female employees here. Even the receptionists wore business suits and flawless makeup.

It was no wonder Xavier looked down on a housewife like her after spending most of his time in a place like this even though she had taken on that role for his sake.

Lily pursed her lips slightly as a heavy sense of inadequacy weighed on her.

She stood in the corner and called Timothy.

"Mrs. Fulton."

"Mr. Snyder, I'm downstairs. Could you please..." She didn't plan to enter and hoped Timothy could take the items to Xavier instead.

Timothy interrupted her before she could finish. "I'm in a meeting. I'll send someone down to escort you."

Lily opened her mouth and was about to say something, "No, I..."

The line clicked off, leaving her stunned.

Timothy's assistant appeared in less than two minutes and respectfully invited her to go upstairs.

"You can just pass these to Xavier for me." Lily handed over the document and thermos.

"Miss, we're not allowed to touch any documents that are supposed to be delivered directly to Mr. Fulton. You have to bring it up yourself." Timothy's assistant smiled apologetically and gestured for her to enter the building. She had no choice but to follow suit.

...

Xavier had just wrapped up a meeting with a frustrated look in the president's office. His brow furrowed tightly as he yanked at his tie with his well-defined hand.

"Mr. Fulton, Mrs. Fulton is here." Timothy entered the room and placed a document on his table.

his movements. His brows softened a little with a trace of mockery in his deep

her ground last night, but there she was

no intention of refusing her. He pressed his fingertips against

reschedule the meeting that is about to start in

saying, "Push

had come to admit

had to take her down a notch to prevent her from making the same mistake

immediately took out his phone and

stopped frequently at each floor. It took them

Xavier in his office?" she

Snyder that he's been practically living here and even holding international conferences at night. It's been quite a schedule..." Timothy's assistant was meandering off-topic and completely

him. Her brows furrowed

issues due to his irregular meals whenever he was

in his tracks. "Please go on,

had disappeared down the

at the dark wooden doors before her

of Xavier dressing in a sharp suit and exuding confidence flashed through her mind as

no matter what he said.

in mind, she pushed

was painted in shades of dark gray. It was aloof and

full wall of floor-to-ceiling windows bathed the entire office in morning

lingered around her nose and stirred up memories that

of his large hands on her slender waist during their moments of intimacy. All she could

feel his true presence and smell the

the office was empty.

heart had been hollowed out as an inexplicable emptiness washed over

she

planned on seeing him, she still felt uncontrollably disappointed

regained her composure after standing in the center of the room for a while before walking over

down the thermos and the document on the table. Her gaze drifted uncontrollably to one of the sleeves of the suit jacket that draped over the edge

smelled of smoke. He always had a strong dislike for anything dirty. He would always ask Timothy to bring her some fresh clothes from home no matter how

jacket home for cleaning when her hand had already picked it

jacket rested on her arm when she came to her

for the reflex. The office door suddenly swung open just

dressed in a black blouse with two buttons undone. Her glowing skin and