Her Heart Her Terms (Lily and Xavier)

Chapter 103

Chapter 103

"Whatever, Xavier replied curtly before heading upstairs.

In the bedroom, Lily had just finished showering and was making the bed.

She bent over slightly as she smoothed the covers. Her dark hair slipped off her shoulders, and her figure was faintly visible under the soft lighting.

Xavier stood at the foot of the bed, watching her lighting a candle from the bedside table, following his habit. She also placed a book he often read on the nightstand by the bed ""It's late. Get so

some rest. You have work tomorrow." She lifted one corner of the blanket and sat on the bed, looking at him.

Xavier swallowed hard as he opened his mouth to respond, but his phone buzzed again in his pocket. It was Timothy.

The two-hour-old scandal had begun affecting the company, and urgent issues required his attention.

"I understand," he replied.

headed for the

hand beneath the thin blanket. She could stop making breakfast, and she could also stop attending to Xavier with such meticulous care, but sharing a bed was inevitable. She had mentally prepared herself, yet she still felt a strange sense of relief when he left. She then turned

handle it remotely. It was already 2:00

rotated his wrist, reaching out to his right, but

bring him a glass of milk or

the snacks but always drank the milk, and he'd impatiently tell her not to disturb his work. But, tonight, Lily didn't come to disturb him.

heading back to the bedroom. There, he found Lily on the

the dim light, Xavier's sharp gaze landed on the small figure curled under

in the bedding. Her eyes appeared slightly red at the corners as

sleep. Xavier paused, holding

Imore.

into bed, he adjusted the blanket she had

one long arm, he slid it under her slender waist and pulled her into his embrace.

wasn't until she felt a warm presence enveloping her that she finally

6:00 am. She usually woke up at this time to make breakfast for

opened her eyes, she first saw the broad expanse