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.

go to you, I'd have rejected your resignation on the spot and avoided this mess entirely." Sarah stopped mid-sentence,

Mr. Fulton's right-hand team. He'll always have our backs. There's no need to worry about those shareholders-they

At first, he'd had to ask Xavier for help when they'd backed him into a corner, but soon he'd learned to simply redirect the pressure

to him meant that he would handle any

"Right-hand team?" Sarah murmured.

reminded him of Lily. He felt an ache at the memory

housekeeper at Fulton Manor," he said, "and arrange

was thinking too much about Lily's

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 felt

phone to make a call to the housekeeper

unable to hold back, asked, "So...

out. This has nothing to do with you. Go back to work." He tapped his cigarette over

all of a sudden?" Sarah asked, clinging

he could respond, Timothy finished