Her Heart Her Terms (Lily and Xavier)

Chapter 198

Chapter 198

The sound of the car horn faded into the distance. Lily felt a surge of fear, and after regaining her composure, she struggled to pull herself away from

But her long hair caught on the button of his shirt, and a sharp pain shot through her head, causing her to lean back into his embrace instinctively. Two buttons on his shirt popped open, revealing his tanned chest, and her cool, soft cheek brushed against him.

Xavier's eyes darkened as he looked down at her, now back in his arms. Her nose was slightly red, and her eyes were misted with tears.

Perhaps he had held her too tightly, for she let out a soft whimper. Her voice, altered by a lingering cold, carried a sultry undertone that, in the quiet of the night, stirred a restless unease deep within him.

"Don't move!" he growled in frustration. The cold wind poured into his embrace, but he could feel a heat rising within him.

The cold and hot sensation was unbearable. His face darkened as one hand wrapped around her neck, pressing her head to his chest, while the other

moved to unbutton his shirt

pinned in

from her bag and offering them to him. It was a pair

grabbing a strand of her hair

worked hard to grow her long hair and didn't want him

He showed no trace of tenderness, and her waterfall-like long hair now had a strand sticking up awkwardly, making her look somewhat unkempt. Lily's expression turned complex.

him anymore, she walked around the corner and stopped to hail a taxi. Meanwhile, Xavier returned

parted on a bitter note, and not far away, a figure stepped out of the shadows, flipping through the photos he had

of Lily hugging a man. I'll send it to your

to me. Send it directly to

with Lily. Once the media learned about it, the Devereux family would

never imagined that the man Lily was hugging on the

agreed and turned to leave, heading for the press

revealing Terence's gentle and

opened the car door. "My mother hasn't been sleeping well these past few days. I came to get some calming medicine for her, and I happened to pass by." On his way