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?"

voice now had an edge of impatience. But Lily

taken the initiative

I was still

disbelief, followed by a mocleng laugh. "Fine. Figure out how to get back on your own then." With that,

ups

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

turned to mockery. Was she trying to get him to rush to pick her up? Well, he wouldn't give her that satisfaction. She might

keys and left the office, driving

As Xavier got out of the car, his phone rang.

steps in,

were clear photos of Lily getting into Terence's car,

showed Lily cooking in the kitchen, with Terence

his knuckles turning white as his jaw clenched. He nearly ground his teeth

him to pick her up-she

feeling in her chest. She

can start eating." Terence said, removing his apron

table with her lips crossed,

rush you

table, shaking her head. "He said he'd come pick me up, but

if Xavier had figured out her lie. But if he