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.

thought about their upcoming cooling-off

for my instructions," Xavier said. He realized he needed to see Lily while

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 to engage in petty arguments, especially at a time

tossed the envelope Gloria had given her into her

had no intention of opening

phone from the reception and when she tumed it on,

was from Maryanne, saying she and Terence were waiting

she packed her tablet and laptop away,

from the oppressive atmosphere in the hotel, the air felt refreshing here. Wrapped in a houndstooth scarf, Lily looked small and fragile as she huddled inside her black puffer jacket. Her ponytail bung messily over

Terence's SUV approached, and as he watched the small, thin woman standing there, his grip on the steering wheel

well. Is she... are things not okay?" Maryanne asked, immediately noticing that something was off with

need

finished speaking, Maryanne flashed

you so much! Come and hug me, quickly!" Maryanne stepped forward with open arms and pulled Lily 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 here terrible? Let's go, I'll take you for something