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.

hesitated, wondering how to avoid the awkwardness

when Edith would press Lily about having kids, Xavier would intervene, letting Lily come up with an

of lying and avoiding the topic, she decisively

up

soon as the words left her

position, unable to explain things to your

for me. I don't want you to go meet Grandpa yet so I'm

eyes widened, her throat closing up as if choked by

Senior!" A

you don't, you'll have to go meet your grandfather. I'll stop pestering you, but if he comes to ask you himself..." After the conversation about divorce, Lily always felt awkward about

Edith's constant chatter made the atmosphere much more

Edith pulled

room's been prepared. Your in-laws aren't coming back

instinctively glanced at

have to share

their plan to divorce next Wednesday, sleeping in the same

not giving Lily a chance to refuse.

and Xavier were

once they went upstairs, Xavier headed

was the natural choice for

the best, went to

later, she emerged, wrapped in a

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

of her stood a

showered in the study,

Lily as she held her breath, her glistening eyes locking

he was doing, Xavier's strong arm shot out, pulling her into his

chest pressed against

the warmth of his skin and the heat radiating from his chest, blending with the wetness of her own body, creating an

desire as he gazed at her collarbone.

her further

his body's reaction

Sarah organizing Xavier's

this so badly that he couldn't wait for

shouldn't be thinking about her

remind you? We're supposed to be getting a divorce," she said, her voice

mocking smile, as if he

grip her chin, forcing her

this just for an opportunity like this. What are