Her Heart Her Terms (Lily and Xavier)

Chapter 233

Chapter 233

Hazel was hobling a bunchbox, about to call out to Lily, when she suddenly saw her walking out with Terence Herexpression immediately darkened, and she mished forward, pulling Lilybehind and angully pinching her arm. "ow, Mom!" Lily winced in pain.

Terence instinctively took a step forward but quickly stepped himself.

"I brought you lunch Yourshould be off work by now. Let's go eat over there," Hazel said.

she assumed the two were about to have a meal together, but she wasn't about to let them have a moment alone.

Lily rubbed her arm where Hazel had pached her, frowning. "I don't need lunch from you,

"It's cold out there. The company has a cateteria on the third floor. You can eat upstairs." Terence suggested Indly.

street. In this weather, it would he far too cold to eat

with Terence was no longer an option. She gave him an apologetic nud. "Terence, you should hurry and find somewhere to eat. We can talk about the design plans another day, I... hey!" Before she could finish,

walked, Hazel scolded her quietly. "What do you mean 'another day'? You still want to meet with him alone? Your

employees were heading

back, but as soon as they sat in a comer of the third-floor cafeteria, she

long has it been since you had a real conversation with Xaver? Do you think it's appropriate to talk

It was a well-balanced meal with neat

ordered all the design companies not to hire me. It was Terence who helped me. Who do you think 1 should be showing gratitude to?" she replied, focusing on her meal and clearly not interested in continuing the conversation. She had hoped Hazel would understand her priorities, but she soon

Hazel clearly thought Xavier was the

to work. It's for your own

food in her mouth. She took a deep breaths, stared at the food in her bowl, and didn't take another

yogurt bottle and offering it to her. "You're grown now. You should low better

head "Not yet. I'll find a place

toward her. "You can eat