Her Heart Her Terms (Lily and Xavier)

Chapter 278

Chapter 278

Lily smiled at Terence, "Since Mr. and Mrs. Devereux Senior like a lively atmosphere, and they can't stand quiet for long, I'll let Maryanne stay for a couple of days before going back." "Why aren't you staying at home?" Maryanne squinted her eyes. "Did Dad kick you out? Were you two arguing that badly? Do you want me to go back and take the blame for you?" He suppressed the strange feeling in his chest, lowered his gaze, and no longer looked at Lily. Maryanne's teasing made her laugh.

"You always say you have thick skin and can take the blame for me, so go ahead and take a few words."

Maryanne rolled her eyes. "My thick skin is for myself. Why should I take the blame for you? Unless you give me more pocket money next month."

She needed more subsidies for Lily. This small place was so uncomfortable for her! Lily had to be out of money.

Amused by the sibling banter, Lily secretly hoped Maryanne would stay. It was easy to overthink when alone at night.

At 10:00p.m., Lily went into the kitchen after dinner to clean up, with Terence following her in to help.

"Did Maryanne tell you about my argument with my family?" Terence initiated the conversation.

since he brought it up, she asked out of concern,

before shaking his head and smiling. "It's not about work. It's

placing the dishes into the sink. She turned on the faucet and teased him lightly. "You're so outstanding that There's no need to worry, but they always

not to cross any boundaries. Yet, that care

He suddenly

stopped and tumed

swallowed, paused momentarily, and then extended

blocked his hand. "I'll finish

haven't divorced yet."

e was soft

with his soft tone, the atmosphere in the kitchen immediately grew

"Yes. Something came up. He might not want to be accused of cheating, so he wants to trace the source of those photos and videos. He promised to investigate and get to the bottom of it within

probably heard something from Maryanne by now, They had known each other for a long time, and he had helped her a lot, so it felt wrong to keep hiding things

would you believe him?" Terence's dark eyes