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.

took priority as always, and he headed for

watched his retreating figure as she loosened her clenched 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

handle it remotely. It

his wrist, reaching out to his right, but his fingers

milk or freshly squeezed juice. She'd even make a late-night snack

not to disturb his work. But, tonight, Lily didn't come to disturb him. For

bedroom. There, he found Lily

gaze landed on the small figure curled under

Her eyes appeared slightly red at the corners as

could hear her murmuring in her sleep. Xavier paused, holding his breath, but Lily only

Imore.

a deep breath, and after climbing into bed, he adjusted the blanket she had disturbed when she

and pulled her into his embrace. Lily's sleep had been restless, plagued by

presence enveloping her that she finally settled down, sinking into

biological clock was set at 6:00 am. She usually woke up at this time to make breakfast

eyes, she first saw the broad expanse of Xavier's chest, his well-defined