Her Heart Her Terms (Lily and Xavier)

Chapter 126

Chapter 126

It was a contraceptive pill.

Instantly, Lily became more alert, a sharp pang of pain flashing in her chest. Taking a deep breath, she pushed herself up

She took a pill from the bottle, placed it in her mouth, and drank some water from the nightstand.

Her eyes never left. Xavier, whose indifferent gaze was also fixed on her. Neither of them acknowledged the pill. She was just following his lead

Xavier returned the bottle to its place and turned to leave for the study.

Lately, Xavier had been busier with work, and Lily had noticed. Every time Tamara went on a business trip, Xavier seemed to have more late-night video calls than usual, likely due to the time difference The disturbance caused by the contraceptive pill left her wide awake. She got up to take a shower and then returned to bed, but it took a while for sleepiness to finally settle in.

Just as she was beginning to drift off, her phone rang. Instinctively, she reached for it, pulling it from beneath her pillow and swiping to answer.

"Xavier..."

"Hello.

at the

and weak,

voice, hoarse and raw, clearly resulted from

silence hung in the air. Lily opened her eyes, realizing she had answered Xavier's

"Click"

door opened, and Xavier stepped in. Upon seeing Lily holding his

"Who gave you permission to

her by the arm and

long hair was messy as she stared at him, confused. Why was he so upset? It wasn't as if answering the phone would separate

palpable. He shot her a

"Listen, I can explain..."

He had

wife did he really

eyes, the words she wanted to say lodged in

out of the bedroom, his words were barely out of his mouth when Sarah's voice came through the phone. "Xavier, 1 have

the phone, only to realize it