Her Heart Her Terms (Lily and Xavier)

Chapter 158

Chapter 158

"You've chased Emma away. Wouldn't it be disappointing to you if I went to the office?" Xavier gave Lily a teasing glance. He had a playful smile on his face, as though he could see right through her subtle act of playing hard to get. "When did I chase Emma away? Lily frowned. Her clear, bright eyes reflected the sharp, handsome features of the man before her.

Xavier chose not to call her out on her bluff when she didn't admit to it. He sald instead, "I'm not going to the office tomorrow, but I have meetings online. I'll be very busy."

"Understood," Lily said. Xavier never listened to explanations, and she didn't bother giving one.

With the blizzard in Jadeford, Lupier announced through the company email that everyone could work from home.

That night, Xavier spent the entire time at an international conference.

When Lily woke up the next morning, the spot beside her was cold. Xavier was still busy with work in his study.

got up from bed, washed up, and went downstairs to make breakfast. She waited for a while after she was done with preparations, but Xavier didn't come out of the

but after working all

he felt unwell. Xavier feeling unwell meant it would impact her chances of getting the money she

upstairs and

happy because she rarely had the chance to see him work. She had thought

Lily would always knock

he would have a stern expression on

that was in

light. The gold-rimmed glasses he wore reflected the light and made it difficult to see the

leave. Xavier's voice echoed in her ears as she closed the door. His attitude was worse than

to have her breakfast. After that, she placed a small table next to the floor-to-ceiling window. She then flipped through her old award-winning designs on her

buzzed, and it was a photo sent from an unknown number. The photo was a collage

Sarah was smiling sweetly while Xavier looked down with

of Xavier working intently