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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stepped out

looked at it briefly before hanging up without

worthless, and she didn't need his

knowing Xavier, it probably wasn't genuine concern. It

was just checking how she ended up

with each beat sharper than

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

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

they wove through the stalls. Before they knew it, their

stall that sold calzone. They

back at the hospital? If you

Maryanne was as the Devereux family restaurants

bought and set them on the

comes back, I'll be free. I have no interest in managing

suddenly coming back?" Lily asked curiously. She thought

and hotels, but Terence had chosen to major in interior

caused a

these details with

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

finally calming down between them, and then suddenly, Terence pulled out his investments and returned. My dad was furious and made him handle all the family businesses. Not wanting to push him over the edge, Terence took it on." The Devereux family had quite a few businesses, plus the responsibility

it a