Her Heart Her Terms (Lily and Xavier)

Chapter 13

Chapter

13

So, was she just a decoration that Xavier had married to appease the Fulton family?

This revelation hit Lily harder than discovering Xavier's affair.

Her face drained of color as her teeth sank into her lower lip, her eyes swelling with unshed tears.

In just a few days, her life had been completely turned upside down.

She had thought that her husband, who was cold and indifferent but still cared for her in his own way, simply didn't love her and had an affair. Now, she was learning that Xavier had married her for entirely different reasons.

Beyond her resolve to divorce, a sense of bitterness gnawed at her.

After a long pause, her emotions slowly settled.

"I can't choose the family I was born into, but I have the right to choose my own marriage. A marriage without love is something I don't want

Xavier had asked her to take birth control, meaning he didn't want her to have his child.

When the time was right, he would probably divorce her and marry Sarah.

If that happened, she would have wasted her youth, only to find herself in a worse position than she was now.

If what Maryanne said was true, and Xavier intended to keep Sarah as his lifelong mistress, then even if Lily stayed in the position of Edith, she wouldn't stay in this marriage. Being Mrs. Fulton meant she would have to eventually bear Xavier's child to satisfy the Fulton family. But even that wouldn't change the fact that Xavier would never love her. She didn't want her child to grow up in a home without love, where the father treated the mother as an accessory-coming and going as he pleased.

"Okay, I've thought it through. I want to catch them in the act," Maryanne continued confidently, ready to reveal the plan she had devised all night.

Lily interrupted her. "Maryanne, I don't want to catch them in action. I just want a divorce."

In a doomed relationship, the worst thing is getting entangled further.

What she was after wasn't just catching Xavier cheating-it was breaking free from the pitiful, subordinate life she had been leading in this marriage.

"But if you just divorce him like this, do you think Xavier will give you any money?" Maryanne urged. "Without money, your father will surely force you to remarry!"

at her calmly. "If he doesn't want to give me anything, no matter how I

after two years

someone who could be easily threatened. If he planned to

didn't want to, he would find ways to handle it and wouldn't hesitate to make her life even

would he be doing

and pushed aside the

Maryanne. "You've been awake all night worrying about me. Go get some rest. Stop stressing about

chest. "You don't have to be so polite with me! I've had no obstacles in my life, and nobody dares mess with me. I'm actually looking for a chance to show off my fiery temper! In the future, if you ever have problems, come to me!" Maryanne

gratitude in her heart, hoping that one day

ländness

could she be of help

could she hold her head

tied to Xavier, and she didn't expect to see him again, she still

she wanted Xavier to know that while she had become a housewife for

him and shine on

determination to build her career clashed with the pain Xavier had caused her, and she couldn't focus on

the photos kept haunting her mind. She suspected

been so bold in front of her, packing Xavier's clothes and taking her black stockings and lace bra from his bed. After all, the affair

to her forehead, a sharp pain

Chap 13

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ordeal. Her thoughts were a whirlwind, and she couldn't make sense of

mood. and make her once again question everything she had worked so hard to build. Silently, Lily left. Edith was displeased

next two days, Lily focused on preparing for her interview on Monday. Gradually, the weight of her emotions was replaced by the busy work ahead. On Monday morning at 10:00

her visit to

looked up, still

have

"Lily Joyner."

up and said, "Ms. Joyner, I'm sorry, but the

the

man in his early 20s, fresh-faced, walked confidently up to the desk. "Hello, I'm

gave him a somewhat awkward glance and checked his name before handing him an

like to know why," Lily

rejected last Friday, she had already suspected

"Ms. Joyner, please don't make this difficult for me. This is what the higher-ups decided. But after reviewing your resume, you're far more qualified than most graduates, and there's no

a moment, then thanked