Her Heart Her Terms (Lily and Xavier)

Chapter 100

Chapter 100

As Xavier walked past Sarah, he casually said, "Come with me."

Without hesitation, Sarah followed him.

The hallway outside the conference room was brightly lit, and Xavier's tall, broad-shouldered figure cut an imposing presence. His perfectly proportioned frame was the type that could make any woman swoon.

Just moments ago, he'd defended Sarah. Did that mean he actually cared? Sarah was moved and was no longer aggrieved.

In Xavier's office, Timothy held the door open as the former strode in, loosening his tie and sitting down at the long table.

"Xavier, I knew you-"Sarah followed, unable to hide her excitement as she spoke without thinking.

a lesson by having her go to you, I'd have rejected your resignation on the spot and avoided this mess entirely." Sarah stopped mid-sentence, her face going blank, as though she'd

tried to comfort her. "Ms. Lynde, we're Mr. Fulton's right-hand team. He'll always have our backs. There's no need to worry about those shareholders-they can

of trouble. At first, he'd had to

that he

"Right-hand team?" Sarah murmured.

him as he turned his gaze to Sarah. Her dazed look reminded him of Lily. He felt an ache at the memory of picking up a distraught Lily

"and arrange for a nanny to come take care of Lily's and my

instructions, he realized he was thinking

attorney, Sylvester, to it. Now, even though he hadn't let her words get under his skin, he was looking for a housekeeper as she'd requested. Maybe he just wanted life to settle back into a peaceful routine so he could focus on his work again. With that reason in mind, he

out his phone to

hold back, asked, "So... you

out. This has nothing to do with you. Go back to work." He tapped his cigarette over the ashtray, brushing off

Sarah asked,

lost in thought. Before he could respond, Timothy finished his call and approached