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?"

now had an edge of impatience. But

had taken the initiative and the

I was still

disbelief, followed by a mocleng laugh. "Fine. Figure out how to

ups

was working late,

her up? Well, he wouldn't give her that satisfaction.

his car keys and left the office, driving straight

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

suddenly stopped with just two steps in, his

of Lily getting into Terence's

even showed Lily cooking in the kitchen,

in an instant, his knuckles turning white as his

pick her up-she was

chest. She returned to the kitchen, where Terence had already

Terence said, removing his apron and placing

table with her lips crossed, watching them while

you to

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

wondered if Xavier had figured out her lie. But if

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