Her Heart Her Terms (Lily and Xavier)

Chapter 15

hapter 15

Lily felt desperate, humiliated, and angry.

In front of her, Xavier was the epitome of calm indifference, his sharp features radiating the arrogance of someone who held all the power. Could she really threaten him?

Maybe she could in this moment, but could she handle the repercussions of Xavier's retaliation afterward?

She bit her lip, her voice trembling, "Xavier... I... I beg you-"

Before she could finish, her phone rang again.

It I was an unknown number, but at that moment, she didn't have the heart to answer.

She quickly hung up, turning her gaze back to Xavier, her unfinished plea hanging in the air.

"Just save Hayden, and you can have whatever you want from me!" she blurted out, almost pleading.

Xavier looked at her, his expression dripping with condescension. "What do you think you can do?"

He didn't need anything from her. He just wanted her to go back to being the obedient woman she had once been.

Now, she was nothing but a hedgehog, full of spikes. Though they didn't hurt him, he couldn't stand seeing her like this. She made it seem as though she had suffered such great injustice, as if he had done something cruel to her.

Lily couldn't respond.

have to offer Xavier, anything that could

the

only time he had ever lost control was

had done for him, he

she lowered her gaze, casting a small shadow beneath her

against the desk, his long fingers lifting her chin, inspecting

wrong?" His piercing gaze carried an air of absolute mockery, his tone laced

wasn't interested in her apologies, but the way she had stood against him made her at target to

way of offering her a way

admit her fault,

surrounded him closed in, as if he was controlling her every move, using her

could truly bend like he wanted her to.. Admitting her fault was perhaps

She had no choice.

but the words got stuck

the shrill ring of

quickly turned to answer, "Hello-please hold

as a board, and handed the phone to Lily. "Mrs. Fulton, it's

what was happening, before finally reaching for

was going on, but when she saw the

anxiously put the phone

this is Siester Law Group. Please bring any relevant documents regarding your brother's case to our office. The lawyer needs

immediately responded, without hesitation, and pushed