Chapter 203

Chapter 203

Xavier was cleverly cutting off all of Lily's options.

Two hours into her stay at the villa, Xavier was handling work in his study upstairs.

Timothy had already made several trips hack and forth, either delivering documents or bringing urgent papers for Xavier to sign. His stubbornness had everyone scrambling to accommodate his demands, Lily decided to try talking things through with him. She stood up and made her way upstairs, but as soon as she reached the corner, a bodyguard blocked her path

"Mrs. Fulton, Mr. Fulton is busy y with work."

"I need to see him," Lily said, brushing aside the bodyguard's hand.

The bodyguard extended his arm again, blocking her way. "If you have something to say, you can tell us, and we'll pass it along."

Clearly, Xavier had anticipated her persistence and taken precautions to stop her from disturbing him.

"Are you

bodyguard nodded, his

for me. I like him and miss him," Lily said, folding her arms and forcing a sarcastic smile. "And make sure

it came to love and emotions, no amount of soft tones or cheerful smiles could convey the nuances of their relationship "Mrs. Fulton, please don't make things difficult for

y words-how

relaying my is that such a problem? Didn't you

me go up myself?" Lily's patience was wearing thin as she once again

the bodyguards remained unmoved. Two of them stood firmly at

but their wary expressions made

past them. With a frustrated sigh, she retreated to the

couldn't see Xavier face-to-face, communication

allow me to work remotely. If I take more leave,

time out of

"That's not my problem."

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