Her Heart Her Terms (Lily and Xavier)

Chapter 111

Chapter 111

Lily instinctively wiped her hands on her apron and quickly walled to the living room to grab her phone.

She pressed her finger to her lips, signaling for Maryanne to stay quiet, and stepped onto the balcony to take the call.

"Where are you?" Xavier's nonchalant voice came through the phone, yet tinged with possessiveness.

Lily curled a strand of hair around her finger, feeling measy. "Working overtime."

Xavier let out a single syllable through his nose. "Mm.

There was a long pause. It was so quiet that Lily thought the call had been disconnected. She glanced at the screen, confirming that the call

ongoing

"If there's nothing else, I'll hang up"

"What time will you be back? Xavier asked again. "I'll come pick you up

Pick her up? Lily had never imagined she would receive such treatment,

She responded abruptly, "What?"

downstairs in half an hour." Xavier's voice now had an edge of impatience.

was the first time he had taken the initiative and the first time

I was still

need?" Xavier's tone was filled with disbelief, followed by a mocleng laugh. "Fine. Figure out how to get

ups

pang of frustration. When Emma had told him she was working late, he'd immediately thought of

trying to get him to rush to pick her up? Well, he wouldn't give her that satisfaction. She might be regretting her decision

that thought, he grabbed his car keys and left the

got out of the car, his phone rang. He pulled it from his pocket as

stopped with just two steps

were clear photos of Lily getting into Terence's car, followed by images of them entering the Bayview

photos even showed Lily cooking in the kitchen, with

grip on the phone tightened in an instant, his knuckles turning white as his jaw clenched. He nearly ground his teeth

want him to pick her up-she was

the uneasy feeling in her chest. She returned to the kitchen, where Terence had already finished the

removing his apron and placing the

at the table with her lips crossed, watching them while chatting

not rush you

placed two bowls of soup on the table, shaking her head. "He said

But if