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

first time he had taken the initiative and the first time

I was still

laugh. "Fine.

ups

late, he'd immediately thought of picking her up. He couldn't believe she had

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

that thought, he grabbed his car keys and left the office, driving straight

later, he arrived at his destination. As Xavier got out of the car, his phone rang. He pulled

steps

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

even showed Lily cooking in the kitchen, with Terence standing nearby, clearly visible

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

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

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

Terence said, removing his apron

with her lips crossed, watching them

you to

soup on the table, shaking her head.

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