Her Heart Her Terms (Lily and Xavier)

Chapter 46

Chapter 46

"That's not really appropriate," Lily said instinctively.

Maryanne didn't mind at all. "What's so-"

Before she could finish, Terence interrupted. "It really isn't. Let's give Lily some space and head out."

The courthouse was in the suburbs, serviced by a single bus line.

Lily waited nearly ten minutes for the next one.

Riding the bus through the city's streets, she realized that after the divorce, she wouldn't have to worry about being overwhelmed by memories.

It was because, over the past two years, all the memories they shared were tied to that one house.

There weren't many memories after all.

They only had meals together and shared nights in bed. There was nothing except for those.

She had no idea what she had gone through for the past two years.

but they lived under the same roof. She saw him before she fell asleep and when she

it would take

to forget him. She wouldn't let herself be attached

dragging through a meaningless existence in a loveless

refused to be his

spent most of the day riding

was nearly 6:00 pm when she finally

to see the Maybach parked

Xavier was home?

she looked through the floor-to-ceiling windows at his tall

more

son! If Hayden goes to prison, it'll destroy all of us, including Lily! She's been by your side for years. Even if she hasn't done much for you, she's been through a lot. "You can't just stand by and do nothing! Do whatever it takes to get him out! Prison isn't a place for

was pleading and trying to evoke pity.

Xavier was unfazed. He said coldly, "If you have an

early to try to be there for Lily. He wanted to

patience and no interest in wasting time

you? If you're going to be this heartless, I'll expose your marriage to the

unless pushed to his limit. Desperation over Hayden had driven him

off and refer him to Timothy again, he blurted out a reckless threat. Xavier despised being threatened, so the moment he heard it, his expression turned icy. "Take