Her Heart Her Terms (Lily and Xavier)

Chapter 164

Chapter 164

But whenever Lily thought about the divorce, she couldn't help but feel an inexplicable heaviness in her chest.

She didn't have many opinions about the Devereux family's competition with the Fultons over business. If someone had the money to invest, no one could stop them from doing so. Similarly, only those with the ability could claim a plece of the pic. Even without the Devereux family, the Clarks or another group could enter the real estate market too.

Although Xavier said he would take Lily out in the afternoon, she took the entire day off.

When Lily woke up the next morning, Xavier had already left for his office. She began preparing for the second round of the Avelon Designs Competition,

In the second round, half of the 500 contestants would be eliminated. It was also a requirement for the contestants to provide their professional aliases with their submissions.

Lily wasn't good at choosing names, so she simply used "Layla".

the competition's requirements

explanation, but Lily knew he was

changed into a pair of regular jeans, a black turtleneck, and her thickest down jacket. She drove straight to the destination. The snow on the roads had melted, leaving only

hour and a half to reach the

the lobby of the hotel, looking for the tea room's direction for a while, before texting Xavier to confirm that she hadn't gone to

usually held at places like clubs or restaurants. Plus, Xavier

replied to her message, "Second floor,

a tea room, all the private rooms had chess tables and poker tables. There were also writing desks for novelists who frequented here

led her to Room 3 and

The

was directly facing the door, where Shane and Terence's father, Richard Devereux, sat

Terence. And on the other side of the room at a small table

looked toward the door at

all of this meant and why he had called her here. Xavier didn't seem to understand her confusion. He smiled lightly and