Her Heart Her Terms (Lily and Xavier)

Chapter 40

Chapter

40

As soon as Xavier dialed the number, his expression turned dark.

He hardly ever called Lily, but she hung up on him this time.

Last night's missed call was an accident, but her hanging up... That was intentional.

How ungrateful.

He showed his phone back into his pocket. Then, he got into his car and drove away from the hospital.

Sensing the shift in his mood, Sarah wisely chose to keep quiet.

She discreetly tossed her lipstick onto the floor beside the passenger seat.

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and Maryanne stepped out of the elevator, Xavier's call

it briefly before hanging

and she

wasn't genuine concern.

just checking how she ended up in

ached, with each beat sharper than

bustling with Jadeford's local flavors came into view. Maryanne silently cursed Xavier the whole way but kept up a light-hearted chatter to distract Lily. "It's a treat coming with you. I never have time to stop by here for breakfast. The food here is amazing!" Lily played along while steering clear of the

She inhaled deeply with a look of bliss. "Today, we're going to try everything!" The alley was crowded and noisy.

stalls. Before they knew it, their hands were full

They ordered

hospital? If you have things

was as the Devereux family restaurants were

she had bought and set them

be free. I have no interest in managing

Terence suddenly coming back?" Lily asked curiously. She thought about

family mainly ran restaurants and hotels, but Terence had chosen to major in interior design

business had caused a huge fight, even sending Maryanne's father to

shared these details with her

mind. He started his own design firm abroad and even won some awards, and because of that, my dad was

all the family businesses. Not wanting to push him over the edge, Terence took it

thought that calling it a challenge for Terence