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!"

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

well after two

who could be easily threatened. If he planned to give her money, she didn't need

find ways to handle it and

had a conscience, would he be doing all this?" Maryanne muttered

face and pushed aside the chaotic

night worrying

I've had no obstacles in my life, and nobody dares mess with me. I'm actually looking for

hoping that one day she would be able to

ländness

stronger herself could she be of help

her head high

after the divorce, she would no longer be tied to Xavier, and she didn't expect to see him again, she still wanted to make a name for herself in

Xavier to know that while she

and shine on

Xavier

kept

why she had been so bold in front of her, packing Xavier's clothes and taking her black stockings

fingers to her forehead, a sharp pain radiating through her

Chap 13

3/4

were a whirlwind,

question everything she had worked so hard to build. Silently, Lily left. Edith was displeased and called to inquire,

her emotions was replaced by

explained the purpose of her visit to

looked up, still

have your

"Lily Joyner."

She immediately looked up and said, "Ms.

gaze swept over the resumes on the

confidently

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

like to know why," Lily

being rejected last Friday, she had already suspected something was

But after reviewing your resume, you're far more qualified than most graduates, and there's no reason for

thought about it for a moment, then thanked the receptionist and left