Her Heart Her Terms (Lily and Xavier)

Chapter 204

Chapter 204

Since Lily had started causing trouble again, Xavier hadn't allowed Emma to come over. The entire situation would be exposed if Emma discovered that Lily no longer lived there.

"I don't care where she is. What matters is that I shouldn't be here!" Lily stood up, brushing off her pants. "I'm leaving now."

"Where are you going?" Xavier sat down on the sofa, crossing his legs. He took off his watch and began idly playing with it in his hands.

Even though Lily stood taller than him while he sat, Xavier still had the upper hand.

Lily looked down at him, suppressing her anger. "I need to work. I don't have time to waste with you here. You can stay locked in this house all you want, but I can't!"

"I'm covering all the expenses while you're here," Xavier replied firmly, holding his ground. "The punishment I gave you is to prevent future problems."

Punishment? He had already convinced himself that Lily was behind sending those photos to the media.

punching a cotton ball. "If you want to punish me, you need evidence, right?

coffee table and said casually, "I don't waste effort on things I'm not sure about." He was confident in

like this?" Lily scanned the

at a precarious angle, and it looked like

"You'll regret this."

in another

vase shattered on the floor. Lily, who had a sense of the value of

no real intention of destroying it, but the vase had a thin layer

It wasn't the money that bothered him. It was Lily's blatant disrespect. Had she

turned pale, and she instinctively gripped the hem of her

was palpable. "When we divorce, it'll be clearly stated in the asset division. You'll

and confident when she broke it like she

now, she would shift her expression suddenly-full of regret and frustration, Let her be. He

even asked for your property, and you're

joint marital property because you know your place. The money I'm asking for is compensation for