Her Heart Her Terms (Lily and Xavier)

Chapter 21

Chapter 21

After a brief pause, Lily said, "Xavion helped find the lawyer"

Maryanne was the first person she'd told about her marriage to Xavier. The night before they registered their marriage, Maryanne took her out for a drink. The latter ended up gating drunk, and sobbed while hugging her, making Lily promise to find happiness

Since Terence was there that night, he also knew about her marriage to Zavier. After that, Terence suddenly left the country and did not return for two years. taly was not as close to hom as before, so she felt awkward bringing up her divorce plans right after seeing him again.

Thankfully, Terence did not as many questions and only commented, "This matter is going to be troublesome for everyone involved."

"No matter how much trouble it brings, I can't abandon Hayden," Lily replied.

She knew that by representing Hayden, she would likely become the focus of public attention and scrutiny. Her every move would be watched, and one wrong step could lead to severe backlash, but Hayden was her brother after all.

suspicious, or if it was truly Hayden's fault, she had to do everything possible

said. When the elevator doors opened, he held

off the borrowed jacket to return

visibly red from where the victim's brother had grabbed her earlier, the bruising impossible to ignore. Terence noticed but pretended not to see as he took back his jacket. He simply stated, "No need to thank me. Be careful on

still in the hospital and would not need it for a while. Later that night, a Maybach pulled up to the villa. Xavier stepped out, his jacket draped over his arm as

completely dark, and he paused at the door for a moment. He

and the last time he was here was the

argument.

when Xavier came home, no matter how late. Then, Lily would greet him at the door with a warm smile. But tonight, there was only

his shoes, and entered the living room, tossing his jacket and tie onto the couch. Following his usual routine, he went upstairs to shower. However, having no one to greet him, take care of his laundry, or attend to his needs felt odd. Xavier frowned deeply as he pulled

phone. "Thanks to your influence, this case is getting a lot of attention. Even though it's only an animal-related case, there's

he stepped onto the balcony, the night breeze pressing