Her Heart Her Terms (Lily and Xavier)

Chapter 242

Chapter 242

Upon seeing Sarah's demeanor, Gloria felt a wave of frustration rise in her chest. It would significantly diminish the competition's credibility and tamish her reputation if rumors of Avelon Designs having insider manipulation spread. Gloria could only keep a close eye on Lily to prove there were no hidden dealings she wouldn't hesitate to use her special authority to eliminate Lily from the competition if she found any evidence of manipulation

Sarah was

was well aware of Gloria's special authority card. It was a powerful tool that could disqualify contestants unconditionally and ensure advancement.

Sarah found it difficult to manipulate the situation any further with Xavier accompanying her to the event and Terence overseeing matters.

Hopefully, Lily could withstand Gloria's senatiny as a veteran judge who was famously ruthless in the industry.

Lily suddenly felt a probing gaze directed at her in the seating area of contestants. She fourul it impossible to ignore.

She followed the source of the gaze and met Gloria's gaze. She had heard of Gloria but had never met her in person

caught her off guard to be scrutinized like this on their first encounter especially so openly and under the watchful eyes of

of politeness as a greeting. Then,

wasn't long before her work was announced with her professional alias, Layla, displayed beneath it. The reporters followed the proceedings closely, capturing only the designs instead of the

to return to this hotel for a closed-door contest in three days. The one month divorce cooling-off period would be over by the time the third round concluded Herties to Xaver would be completely severed it she

in an orderly manner and queued

at her happy face. He couldn't believe that she had made it through. He had seen her

an inexplicable sense of crisis. It felt as if

amazement when her design was

from the hotel and opened the passenger door to get in She fastened her seatbelt as she said, "The judge sitting next to

a word

word about what? Xavier frowned so deeply and

to make such a splash in the design

was selected and her work had caused such an uproar upon its reveal was entirely due to manipulation behind

it out. He could guess the rest. It

won the competition. What bothered him was