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.

she have to offer Xavier, anything that could

the

ever lost control was in bed, when his usually composed demeanor cracked

had done for

gaze, casting a small shadow beneath

the desk, his long fingers lifting her chin, inspecting her face like

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

apologies, but the way she

his way of offering her a

her fault,

closed in, as if he was controlling her

sorrow, unsure whether she could truly bend

She had no choice.

the words got stuck in her

she could continue, the shrill ring of the

turned to answer, "Hello-please hold

handed the phone to Lily. "Mrs.

what was happening, before

understand what was going on, but when she saw the urgency in Timothy's expression, she

the phone on speakerphone

office. The lawyer needs more information about

responded, without hesitation, and pushed Xavier's