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.

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

Yet, she remained silent and waited for Timothy to

feeling awkward. He had expected her to at least show some

while, he finally continued, "Are you at

signed the divorce papers?" Lily

to continue, "The business partner we met tonight was quite difficult to deal with, so Mr. Fulton drank quite a lot. "He's currently passed out in the car, and his gastric problem seems to have flared up.

took him home, but the house

that Xavier had passed out drunk

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written In the

Xavier guessed what

is" Sarah began, her voice tinged with concern. She was still sitting in front of him with

sounded colder than

in front of Timothy. But she quickly regained her composure

you

hung thick in the air

parcel, Timothy felt uneasy. But he

Lily really going to divorce

into his view, he tossed the papers onto the desk. He got up and went to the balcony for

to report his schedule to him. "You have a lunch meeting with Mr. Sheffield, the CEO of Hetan Enterprises, today.

Xavier remained silent.

choice but to

Compared to Lily, he despised Bobby even

I don't want to deal with anything related to the Joyner

Timothy replied, having long been reluctant to deal

Xavier's desk and said, "This

the night before last, where Terence hugged Lily at the entrance of her apartment building. It also detailed Lily's new

clearly instructed that no company should hire Lily, but after investigating

was close to Lily, so Terence doing his sister a favor was perfectly normal. But

instead. He kept quiet the entire time. He was afraid that he might be

"Throw it away."

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

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

Lily to cave in and come back on her own. He would never offer her an

go after a second thought. It was better to

could she possibly accomplish after working there for only

for the photo of Terence hugging Lily, he thought it was most likely just a

"Understood."

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and tossed them

two

had always been excellent

with her body for the past two years, after all. Xavier extinguished the cigarette and threw it into

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of design, Queenie suggested that

no prior work experience, it wasn't