Her Heart Her Terms (Lily and Xavier)

Chapter 148

Chapter 148

Terence saw right through Lily's pretense. He grasped her wrist and guided her through the crowd to a quiet corner of the exhibition hall.

"It's fine that you don't have any expectations. However, you should demand absolute fairness and justice when it comes to competition. You don't have to tell me what happened, but you can't just give up like that.

Not giving up? Lily pursed her lips lightly and averted her gaze.

She couldn't muster the courage to seek fairness and justice, let alone look him in the eye. However, she didn't want to show her grievances in front Terence either.

"Fairness and justice aren't something everyone is qualified to pursue."

Terence was even more puzzled. "But you're different. You have Xavier. How could you" How could she not have the right to pursue fairness and justice?

knew he had pieced it together. A faint blush spread across her cheeks, embarrassment washing over as if her secret had been exposed

lowered her head, leaving only the crown of her

couldn't conceal the sadness and heaviness

to pat her head but thought better. Instead, he gently tucked a stray

it easy to shake off her emotions whenever

to pry. Some things can be understood without the need to say it. Maybe he just wants me to be his

herself the fact that

you want? just to be his wife?" Terence asked

her head and smiled helplessly. "I

for her to adjust her mindset. She had no choice but to

The competition... She wanted to let go of everything. Hayden's illness would eventually be cured. She

matter of time.

least you still have the right to decide whether to continue viewing this exhibition." Terence changed the topic. He glanced toward the crowd. "So,

her, but her work wasn't. She had to keep learning. She would never give up on a career in design even if she lost her current job.