Her Heart Her Terms (Lily and Xavier)

Chapter 255

Chapter

255

"Let Lily advance? Gloria blurted out. Her tone was so shocked as it Xavier's words were utterly ridiculous.

"why?" Xavier asked Indifferently. "Is there a problem?"

"I thought you would be furious that there's something shady happening with Lily's competition and wanted to expose her," Sarah said while holding onto her evidence"

She had made the phone call because she assumed he would want to see it. In her mind, having Xavier expose Lily would be a greater blow to Lily than if she did it "Lily is my wife. I want her to submit to me, not to destroy her," Xavier said.

Although Xavier didn't understand design, he knew the rules of the Industry. It didn't matter if the insider scandal was true. Once it was exposed, Lily could never hope to have a chance to work in the industry ever again. It her identity as his wife were to become public in the future, it would drag the Fulton family into disgrace as well.

much thought about their upcoming cooling-off period. He always

Xavier said. He realized he

of Lily was nothing more than his self-esteem at play. He couldn't accept that his once-obedient wife had suddenly become so rebellious. Lily wasn't the type

bother arguing with Sarah. She went downstairs and casually tossed the envelope Gloria had given her into her suitcase. She then grabbed her luggage to

intention

from the reception and when she tumed it on, a flood of messages and missed calls came

message was from Maryanne, saying she and Terence were waiting for her in the basement parking

other messages while she packed her tablet and laptop away, and she headed straight for

stepped out of the elevator into the basement level. Having broken away from the oppressive atmosphere in the hotel, the air felt refreshing here. Wrapped in a

silhouette. Terence's SUV approached, and as he watched

things not okay?" Maryanne asked, immediately noticing that something was off

the results. You just need to help her relax," Terence

stopped in front of Lily as he finished speaking, Maryanne flashed an "okay" gesture

into a hug Maryanne was dressed in a rainbow sweater. She wrapped her arms around Lily, who was bundled in heavy layers, with ease. "Was the food