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.

little with a trace of

had held her ground last night, but there she was today, coming to him

no intention of refusing her. He pressed his fingertips against his

is about

momentarily before saying, "Push it back

just because she had come to admit her

had to take her down a notch to prevent her from making

phone and prepared to notify all departments

Timothy's assistant up in a standard elevator that stopped frequently at each floor. It took them quite some time to

in his office?" she

I heard from Mr. 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

was distracted by him. Her

had stomach issues due to his irregular

in his tracks. "Please go on,

had disappeared down the hall before she could

looked at the dark wooden doors before her as she felt an air of

exuding confidence flashed through her mind as she imagined him walking through

out no matter what he said. She would pretend

mind, she

gray.

floor-to-ceiling windows bathed the entire

around her

her slender waist during their moments of intimacy.

those rare moments of intimacy did she feel his true presence and smell the scent of

the office was empty.

like her heart had been hollowed

she had come and

hadn't planned on seeing him, she still felt

after standing in the center of the room for a while before walking over to his

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

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

debating whether to take the jacket home for cleaning

on her arm when she came to her senses as if

frustrated with herself for the reflex. The office door suddenly swung open just when

two buttons undone. Her glowing skin and