Her Heart Her Terms (Lily and Xavier)

Chapter 81

Chapter

81

Lily was willing to humble herself. Xavier didn't seem as happy as she'd expected him to be. Conversely, the look in his eyes darkened markedly.

Would she be willing to degrade herself to this degree just to get divorced?

He narrowed his eyes and rubbed the face of his watch gently.

He was silent for a moment and said in an impassive voice, "Apart from that, before you manage to ask her to come back, you must do your duty as a wife in the time remaining before the divorce."

Lily's throat tightened. It was Saturday. That meant that she would have to return to Fulton Manor with him.

Well, they weren't divorced yet. If it caught the Fultons' attention, it would be difficult to go through with it.

Although the Fultons treated her very well and she'd known them for two years, she wasn't sure what a prestigious family like them would think about a man having an affair. They might not think of it as an unforgivable act.

If the entire affair was exposed and they scolded Xavier on her behalf and told her not to get divorced, what could she do?

so it would be

patience

Every moment spent with

edge of the table with a finger. "I won't

you must promise me that you'll sign the

aroused a strange desire in Xavier's

to see her the way she'd been before, when there

and he said noncommittally, "If you

She'd said everything she needed to say, and there was no reason for Xavier not

agreement down and left. She decided to go

a few pastries that were to Edith's taste, and she reached Fulton Manor

out to greet her. "Lily! Are

last week. Perhaps Xavier had made up an excuse about her not feeling well. She nodded and

I haven't seen you for half a month, and

talking to Edith. Tamara was out on a business trip, and Shane had gone with her, so Edith was the only one at

have Lily back that she didn't even take her afternoon

came back right

food on Lily's