Her Heart Her Terms (Lily and Xavier)

Chapter 8

Lily picked up the document on the table and shoved it into Sarah's arms before pulling out her phone and taking a couple of quick photos.

"I'll hand this over to you then, Ms. Lynde. It has nothing to do with me if anything goes wrong." She felt utterly drained without the energy or position to go head-to-head with Sarah. The favored never had to hold back. She was nothing but insignificant in Xavier's eyes.

A chill ran down her spine and spread from her heart even though the office's temperature was comfortably warm.

She took the elevator down and walked out of the company entrance. She was bathed in the sunlight, yet the chill within her remained.

She stood on the bustling street. There was a slight twitching movement at the corners of her lips as she let out a self-deprecating and sarcastic smile.

Maybe they only booked hotel rooms occasionally. The office lounge was their usual arrangement.

She already knew Xavier had slept with Sarah. She shouldn't have hurt like this again even after seeing even more blatant evidence.

It hit her even more deeply and heartbreakingly than any of her realizations these past few days about his betrayal and his inexistent love for her.

The sudden ring from her phone jolted her out of her sadness. She took out her phone and answered, "Hello?"

"Lily, come home right now." There was no room for argument in her father's tone.

She was only scheduled to play the piano at the restaurant later that afternoon. Today was Saturday, and she had no interviews to attend.

It would only leave her drowning in suffocating emotions by doing nothing, so she simply agreed even though she truly didn't want to go home. "Got it.""

...

Xavier hadn't postponed the meeting as he had said. He had moved it earlier instead.

He thought it would humble Lily even more by letting her wait.

What should have been a 50-minute meeting stretched to nearly two hours.

noon by the time he left the conference

nose bridge and rubbed his temples before slowly walking

your signature!" A manager from the finance department rushed over

Mr. Fulton still has important matters to attend to. Bring it over to the company in the afternoon instead."

Xavier unusually

and signed it before handing it back to him and continuing toward

She had better not

knew exactly how to find the right balance and where

victorious and pushed the door open before

the couch as he had anticipated or standing by the floor-to-ceiling

nowhere to hide in the office. It was immediately clear that Lily

sound came from the lounge, and his

for. Had she seriously gone into

been swamped with work the past two days and couldn't sleep because of her. Therefore, he had downed quite

was for her if she

out of the lounge and was shocked at his look of irritation

halted as it came level with Sarah's chest. He quickly withdrew his hand and regained his usual composure.

You have a press conference this afternoon, so I sent your clothes to be dry-cleaned and hired someone to tidy

His gaze landed on a document at the corner of the table. His eyes darkened slightly as a thought crossed his mind. He pursed his lips

him and stood by his side. "It must've been sent over by the Fulton family's household staff at Tamara's request. The staff certainly doesn't understand proper etiquette. She just dropped it off and left without handing

Lily had come to

filled with anger. How

office during the meeting, which he had delayed for two

and well-defined jaw. "She certainly

married Lily

she had been challenging his patience continuously

to behave decently as a

them my way as

she used at work as

up. He narrowed his sharp eyes slightly. There was