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?"

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

the first time he had taken the initiative and

I was still

Xavier's tone was filled with 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

to pick her up?

grabbed his car keys and

he arrived at his destination. As Xavier got out of the car,

suddenly stopped with just two steps in, his gaze turning dark and

phone screen were clear photos of Lily getting into Terence's car, followed by

the kitchen, with Terence

tightened in an instant, his knuckles turning white as his jaw clenched. He

she didn't want him to pick her up-she was guilty, and that guilt

her chest. She returned

said, removing his apron

sitting at the table with her lips crossed,

not rush you to go

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

if Xavier had figured out her lie. But if he had, he wouldn't have called her so