Her Heart Her Terms (Lily and Xavier)

Chapter 81

Chapter

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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?

want to get herself in a difficult position, so it would be better to keep it a secret for

her patience

her eyes. Every moment spent with him felt like torture,

a finger.

Lily confirmed it once again with him. "However, you must promise me that you'll

aroused a strange desire in

him. He wanted more than ever to see her the way she'd been before, when there had

said noncommittally, "If you persist, I have no

to say, and there

agreement down and left. She decided to go to

to Edith's taste, and she reached Fulton

moment she walked in, Edith came out to greet her. "Lily! Are you

shoes. It took her a moment to remember that she hadn't visited last week. Perhaps Xavier had made up an excuse about her not feeling well. She nodded and took Edith's outstretched hand. "I'm alright,

seen you for half a month, and I've missed you so much!

her time talking to Edith. Tamara was out on a business trip, and Shane had gone with her, so Edith was

she didn't even take her afternoon nap. She talked

came back

continuously put food on Lily's plate. "Why do I