Her Heart Her Terms (Lily and Xavier)

Chapter 47

Chapter 47 Chapter

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Xavier glanced over the divorce agreement. His dark eyes briefly scanned the words.

He let out an incredulous laugh, filling the empty space where his heart had once ached. Now, all that's left was a sense of bitter irony.

"Do you really think this will make me rush to bail Hayden out? Does everyone in your family ever use their brains?"

Lily looked at him, bewildered. "This has nothing to do with Hayden."

Xavier bent down and picked up the divorce agreement, flipping a couple of pages until he reached the section on asset division.

The last time they had considered a divorce, it didn't state this part. If they had gone through with it, Lily would have left with nothing. Now, she was asking for five million.

He scoffed and tossed the papers on the table. "Trying a new tactic, huh? When will this end? What do you really want this time?"

"It's not as complicated as you think. I just want a divorce. Nothing more and nothing less."

Lily hated how he always twisted her intentions. He always labeled them as "unreasonable demands" or assumed she was scheming She simply wanted to be free of this marriage.

said. He pulled out a pack of cigarettes from

one between his teeth and lit

illuminated his sharp features and highlighted the fine lines around

his prime. For a moment, the sight of him

to spend the rest of my life in a marriage devoid of

but she knew he wouldn't

that would only deepen her

she wanted. He was only interested in proving that she had some

away the swirling smoke around

want. Stop acting like I'm the one who owes you

trash and spared her a dismissive glance before striding toward the

Use that time to reflect. When I get back, you'd better be back to

swallowed by the

The cold wind cut through the darkness and

in court, and Lily was undoubtedly upset. She was likely planning

refused, she would probably use Bobby's old

while and let her cool off, he thought. Maybe by the time he returned, he hoped that she would be ready to talk reasonably without pushing too far. He had a strict rule: once,

she would come crawling back while begging for his forgiveness. What was

into his car, Xavier

brightly lit but felt emptier than ever. There stood Lily, slender

into his Maybach and drove