Her Heart Her Terms (Lily and Xavier)

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Timothy took the documents and tossed them into the trash bin.

Xavier stood by the window. A cigarette was wedged between his two fingers. It burned slowly, leaving behind a long column of ash.

Thanks to the nicotine, his irritation began to ease. He had always been excellent at recomposing himself, but he inexplicably failed when it came to Lily.

Perhaps it was because his physical needs hadn't been met, so he constantly thought of her. She had been mesmerizing him with her body for the past two years, after all. Xavier extinguished the cigarette and threw it into the trash. Why should he bear the consequences of Lily's mistakes?

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At Lupier's department of design, Queenie suggested that Lily wait for Nadia to assign her tasks.

Lily didn't comply, nevertheless. Although she had no prior work experience, it wasn't in her nature to back off in the face of obstacles.

After setting up her workspace, she prepared herself mentally and got up to find Nadia.

Donning a pair of black-rimmed glasses and a neat, short bob cut, Nadia looked particularly sharp and professional.

"Ms. Cooper, is there anything I can help you with?" Lily asked.

Nadia shot her a glare. If looks could kill, she'd be dead by now.

"You're Lily, aren't you?" Nadia rose, crossing her arms. "I'll be very honest with you. I don't want you as my assistant. Can you leave?" Nadia was blunt, but so was Lily.

"No," she replied.

Lily had just signed a contract with the company. As long as she didn't make any mistakes or quit on her own, the company couldn't fire her.

This hard-earned opportunity wasn't something she could give up easily, no matter how tough it got. "Fine."

Nadia had no mercy for those who got in through connections. Now that she felt she had given Lily a chance, she continued, "Go sort through all those materials. You can't leave work until you finish." Lily glanced in the direction Nadia was pointing.

In the corner was a towering stack of files. It was almost as tall as a person and covered in a thin layer of dust. Clearly, no one had touched it in a long time, and whether it was even useful was questionable. "Alright," Lily replied swiftly.

She headed over to the pile and carried a small stack to her desk to start sorting. By noon, she had barely finished a fifth of it.

She ordered takeout for lunch but went right back to work after only taking a few bites.

When Queenie returned from her lunch break, she whispered, "The last two assistants Ms. Cooper hired both quit because of the file sorting."

The workload was too much to finish in one day. In the face of such an impossible task, giving up was the easiest and quickest way out.

"It's fine," Lily said. She was completely absorbed in the materials.

The documents contained Lupier's history since its establishment, as well as the design work of every designer at the company.

To her, this was an opportunity to learn. She indeed couldn't finish all of them in a day; she was still working diligently at her desk by 10:00 pm.

Lily could finish them if she pulled an all-nighter. As long as she stayed in the office, it would be considered done before the end of her workday. Just as she was about to steel her resolve, her phone rang. It was Timothy. She figured Xavier should have received the divorce papers by now.

"Yes, Mr. Snyder?" she asked promptly.

of the phone was palpable. It sounded as if Timothy were in a car. "Mr. Fulton

stirred. Yet, she remained silent and waited

left Timothy feeling awkward. He had expected her

finally continued, "Are

the

met tonight was quite difficult to deal with, so Mr. Fulton drank quite a lot. "He's currently passed out

the house

out

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written In the

what was inside. His

her voice tinged with concern. She was still sitting in front of him with her

Xavier interrupted. He sounded

froze, feeling quite humiliated, especially in front of Timothy. But she quickly regained

I'll leave you

air after Sarah left

what was in the parcel, Timothy felt

going to

desk. He

to him. "You have a lunch meeting with Mr. Sheffield, the CEO of Hetan Enterprises, today. You're supposed to introduce Mr. Joyner to him." Xavier's schedule was usually arranged at least a week in advance. At that

Xavier remained silent.

to ask, "Shall we cancel the

spat. Compared to Lily, he despised

contemplated for a while and added, "From now on, I don't

long been reluctant to

another document on Xavier's desk and said, "This is

night before last, where Terence hugged Lily at the entrance

read it. He had clearly instructed that no company should hire Lily, but after investigating further, he realized that Terence was a

his sister

the entire time. He was afraid that he might

"Throw it away."

He was certain that she was momentarily blinded by Bobby's nonsense and

ingratiating over the past two years. There was no need for him to

and wait for Lily to cave in and come back on her own. He would never

a second thought. It

at Lupier. What could she

Lily, he thought it was most likely just

"Understood."

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the documents and tossed

stood by the window. A cigarette was wedged between his two fingers. It burned slowly, leaving behind a long column

to the nicotine, his irritation began to ease. He had always been excellent at recomposing himself, but he inexplicably

so he constantly thought of her. She had been mesmerizing him with her body for the past two years, after all. Xavier extinguished the cigarette and threw it into the trash. Why should

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of design, Queenie suggested that Lily

no prior work experience, it wasn't in her