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.

spoke at the

voice was soft and weak, carrying a seductive undertone in the

clearly resulted from what had just

air. Lily opened her

"Click"

stepped in. Upon seeing Lily holding his phone, his expression

"Who gave you permission

pulling her by the arm and causing her to

separate him from Sarah. Perhaps he was worried Sarah might be upset. A mocking smile tugged at the corner of her lips, but she said

in Xavier's eyes was palpable. He shot her a warning glance before storming out of the room

"Listen, I can explain..."

what? He had

really need to explain himself to

to say lodged in

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

Xavier stopped and unlocked the phone, only to realize it was