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.

if

remained silent and waited for

had expected her to

finally continued, "Are you at home

he signed the divorce

sputtered. He had no choice but to continue, "The business partner we met tonight was quite difficult to deal with, so Mr. Fulton drank

the house is dark.

gathered that Xavier had passed out drunk and that his stomach was acting

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written

Xavier guessed what was inside. His

this is" Sarah began, her voice tinged with concern. She was still sitting in front of him with her elbow propped against the

sounded colder than

of Timothy. But she quickly regained her composure and

you

the air after Sarah left

Timothy felt uneasy. But he

going to divorce

the documents. As the words "Divorce Agreement" came into his view, he tossed the papers onto the desk. He got up and went to the balcony for a smoke. Frustration and all sorts of negative emotions surged within him. It

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 time, things hadn't

Xavier remained silent.

but to ask, "Shall we cancel

it," Xavier spat. Compared to

on, I don't want

Timothy replied, having long been

said, "This is Mrs. Fulton's schedule over the past

before last, where Terence hugged Lily at the entrance of her apartment building.

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

sister a favor was perfectly normal.

quiet the entire time. He was afraid that he might be reprimanded for saying something wrong during his report. From the

"Throw it away."

was momentarily blinded by Bobby's nonsense and thought that she could use their divorce as leverage

ingratiating over the past two years.

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

hesitated, then let it go after a second thought. It was

could she possibly accomplish after working

the photo of Terence hugging Lily, he

"Understood."

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the documents and tossed them

wedged between his two fingers. It burned slowly, leaving behind a long column of

been excellent at recomposing himself,

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

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of design, Queenie suggested that Lily wait

Although she had no prior work experience, it wasn't in her nature to back off in the