Her Heart Her Terms (Lily and Xavier)

Chapter 11

Chapter 11

Edith groaned dramatically, pressing her hand to her forehead under Xavier's piercing gaze.

"I almost got burned to death! I even saw your grandfather waving at me!"

Lily remained silent, feeling the heat rise in her cheeks.

She could feel Xavier's scrutinizing gaze on her for a long while before it finally shifted to Edith.

She bit her lip, quietly sitting there, pretending to focus on Edith's theatrics, trying not to think too much about the way Xavier was looking at her. "Grandma." Xavier entered the room, his tailored suit sharp and impeccable.

His tall, confident figure stood under the dazzling lights, casting a shadow that made Lily feel as though the light above her head had dimmed. She couldn't help but glance at him, feeling a fleeting

dizziness. His presence was magnetic, and though she couldn't make out his features clearly from where she sat, she felt an irresistible urge to look again.

"Xavier, do you know what your grandfather said when he was waving at me?" Edith asked, adjusting her glasses with a glint in her eyes as she peered through her fingers at Xavier. Xavier had an aristocratic presence, with strikingly handsome and refined features,

immediately marking him as someone extraordinary.

Edith had always believed that no one could be a match for Xavier.

But ever since she saw Lily, she felt they were a perfect match. They were destined to be together.

Lily was gentle and graceful, with delicate features like a porcelain doll.

She couldn't imagine a more perfect couple.

"He said 'Don't come see me before you get to see your great-grandchild.""

Xavier's lips moved slightly, and his gaze subtly shifted toward Lily.

Her long hair cascaded down her shoulders. She looked innocent, her soft skin glowing under

his gaze.

Xavier's throat tightened slightly, his body stiffening.

Edith snapped her fingers, her eyes darting between them.

"Right! That's exactly what he said! So, when are you two going to have a baby?"

Lily had long since gotten used to Edith's incessant prodding about children, but her blunt, almost absurd way of going about it always left her feeling embarrassed.

red, and she hesitated, wondering how to avoid the awkwardness of this

Edith would press Lily about having kids, Xavier would intervene, letting

and in the midst of lying and avoiding the topic, she decisively decided to

up

as soon as the words left

me in this position, unable to explain things to your grandfather?" Edith craned

his sleeve, his voice indifferent. "Your great-grandchild's pressure is too much for me. I don't want you to go meet

choked by an invisible force, unable to

Senior!" A maid entered the

uncomfortable situation, "Let's eat first. If you don't, you'll have to go meet your grandfather. I'll stop pestering

Edith's constant chatter made the atmosphere much

meal, Edith pulled

back

instinctively glanced

they'd have to share a

next Wednesday, sleeping

for?" Edith scolded, not giving Lily a chance to

the end, Lily and Xavier

once they went upstairs, Xavier headed

sleeping in the study. It was the natural choice for a

thinking this was for the best,

she emerged, wrapped in a

clung to her, her damp hair framing her face and cascading down her neck to rest

front of her stood

showered in the study,

she held her breath, her glistening eyes locking with his cold,

ask what he was doing, Xavier's strong arm shot out, pulling her

pressed against

could still feel the warmth of his skin and the heat radiating from his chest, blending with the wetness of her own body, creating an unbearably sensual atmosphere. "What are you doing?" Lily pushed against his chest with one hand, the other

he gazed at her

further into his

body's reaction to the

widened in shock as images of Sarah organizing Xavier's resting area

this so badly that he couldn't wait for one more

he couldn't wait, he shouldn't be thinking about

to

lips curled into a mocking smile, as if he had heard

grip her chin, forcing her

an opportunity like this. What are