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.

a deep, powerless frustration, like punching a cotton ball. "If you want to punish me, you

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

up like this?" Lily scanned the room before moving toward the corner of the balcony,

held the vase at a precarious angle, and it looked like it would fall

"You'll regret this."

at an auction in another province. To him, it was

loud crash, the vase shattered on the floor. Lily, who had a sense of the value of money, could hardly bear breaking something

vase had a thin layer of dust on the edge, and her

that bothered him. It was Lily's blatant disrespect. Had she

instinctively gripped the hem of

was palpable. "When we divorce, it'll

She had been so bold and confident when she broke it

remember how Lily had always acted cold and distant whenever she saw him. Perhaps, as she did now, she would shift her expression suddenly-full of regret and frustration,

"I haven't even asked for your

your place. The money I'm asking for is compensation for the damages