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?"

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

the initiative and the

I was still

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

ups

late, he'd

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

his car keys and left the office, driving

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

suddenly stopped with just two steps in, his gaze turning

getting into Terence's car, followed by images

kitchen, with Terence standing nearby,

turning white as his jaw clenched. He nearly ground

to pick her up-she was guilty, and that guilt was

hanging up, Lily couldn't shake the uneasy feeling in her chest. She returned to the kitchen, where Terence

start eating." Terence said, removing his apron and placing the dishes

was sitting at the table with her lips crossed, watching them while

Xavier not rush you to go back!"

the table, shaking her head. "He

But