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

was soft and weak, carrying a seductive undertone in the

hoarse and raw, clearly

silence hung in the air. Lily opened her eyes, realizing she had

"Click"

in. Upon seeing Lily holding his

snatched the phone from her hand. "Who gave you permission

pulling her by the arm and

he so upset? It wasn't as if answering the phone would separate him from Sarah. Perhaps he was worried Sarah might be upset. A mocking smile

He shot her a warning glance

"Listen, I can explain..."

had slept with

did he really need to explain himself

say lodged in her throat. In the

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

the phone, only to realize it was Sarah