Her Heart Her Terms (Lily and Xavier)

Chapter 29

Chapter 29

Before Lily could finish speaking, Xavier shook off her weakened grip. He strode toward the bedroom door, saying, "I'll have Timothy handle it!"

Though Timothy, as Xavier's representative, would certainly handle Hayden's case well, Lily could not help but feel a cold emptiness in her chest. She had not expected Xavier to manage Hayden's case personally, but it stung to see him rushing around for Sarah while leaving her own matters to Timothy.

Unable to sleep, Lily called Timothy to ensure he would coordinate with Sylvester to

investigate Hayden's case. With Timothy taking over completely, Lily suddenly found herself with nothing to do.

She got up and went downstairs to retrieve her long-dead phone from her purse in the foyer. As soon as it powered on, it flooded with messages and missed calls, mostly from a worried Marvanne. When Lily called Maryanne back, she noticed her friend's response was not as panicked as expected.

"I'm... at Xavier's place," Lily mumbled, bracing for Maryanne's reaction.

replied sharply. "I saw Xavier's assistant with

*station."

discussing Hayden's case. Xavier's involvement in Hayden's situation was enough to tell her

but Lily cut ly cut I'm not staying with him,

suddenly. Then, she broke into a

anxious. After all, Xavier was not someone who could be easily manipulated, and she needed

Lupier. She had completely forgotten about it over the past day, and

back the number that had originally scheduled her interview. When they answered, she identified herself and began apologizing, but the woman's gentle voice interrupted her. "Ms. Joyner, Mr. Devereux

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your interview?"

Lily said, "Yes,

8:00 am, so Lily gratefully accepted. Without any professional attire at Xavier's house, she had to settle for presentable jeans and a black

found the receptionist. The building's first floor was