Her Heart Her Terms (Lily and Xavier)

Chapter 221

Chapter 221

"When have I ever lied to you?" Lily grabbed her glass on the coffee table and went to the kitchen to wash it.

Hazel followed closely behind. "What about that fashion design thing you studied? Which company do you work for?

"I studied interior design, and I work as a design assistant at Lupler," Lily repeated for the umpteenth tline, explaining her college major again.

But Hazel wasn't really interested in what Lily had actually studied. "Why should I care about that? What I want to know is your job has nothing to do with Terence, right?

Lily placed the cleaned glass onto a tray to drain. She fell silent briefly, unsure of how to respond, but Hazel interrupted her with an angry outburst.

"Does it have something to do with him? Did he arrange your job? Lily, do you have no shame? If you want a job, can't you just ask Xavier for help?"

In Hazel's mind, a woman should rely on a man to survive. If a man forbade something, a woman should never do it, and she certainly shouldn't leave her man to ask another one for help. The way she looked at Lily made it seem like Lily had committed an unforgivable crime. Yet, she never brought up Xavier's affair.

struggling to keep her emotions in check, her voice trembling. "If you're staying, keep your mouth shut and don't interfere with my

Hazel followed her. "I"

whatever happens to me, whether I live or die, whether it's

Hazel always acted as if

of her room,

stopped complaining and returned to her

m. The silence that followed was eerie. It was so quiet that even the faintest sound

heard.

heating turned on despite the cold winter. Lily sat on the carpet

a ring in her hand. She had taken it off after her last visit to the exhibition manor. The

did. Wearing it felt like facing a

felt was mixed

it was the alcohol talking, but when she first married Xavier, she was hopeful for their future. Every time she saw him, her heart would flutter

the clear night sky, she got up and grabbed her laptop to work. Forher, inspiration