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.

in his movements. His brows softened a little

held her ground last night, but

no intention of refusing her. He pressed his fingertips

I reschedule the meeting that is about to start in

momentarily before saying, "Push it

had

notch to prevent her from making the same

took out his phone and

up in a standard elevator that stopped frequently

his office?"

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

him. Her

issues due to his irregular meals whenever he was

here." Timothy's assistant halted in his tracks. "Please go on,

had disappeared down the hall before she could

doors before her as she felt an air of

exuding confidence flashed through her mind

to leave the items and walk out no matter what

in mind, she pushed

dark gray.

bathed the entire office in morning

was filled with Xavier's subtle scent that lingered around her nose and

on her slender waist during their moments of intimacy. All

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

the office was empty. He wasn't

like her heart had been hollowed out as an inexplicable emptiness washed

did he know she had

hadn't planned on seeing him, she still felt

after standing in the center of

to one

strong dislike for anything dirty. He would always ask Timothy to bring her some fresh clothes from home no matter how busy he was. She would iron all his clothes to keep them ready for any occasion he might need

debating whether to take the jacket home for cleaning

to her senses as if she

suddenly swung open just when she was about to put it back. She turned

buttons undone.