Her Heart Her Terms (Lily and Xavier)

Chapter 279

Chapter 279

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The phone rang again as Terence got into the car and answered it.

"Weren't we supposed to go on a blind date tonight? Why did you stand the woman up?" Richard's voice was stem, and his frustration was palpable even through the phone

Terence fastened his seatbelt, his voice calm and cool. "lludworkto handle. And I didn't stand her up. Tealled her in advance,"

Richard wasn't convinced. "You told her half an hour before the date that you weren't coming. How is that not standing her up?"

"I'm just not interested in blind dates," Terence said bluntly, "With the year-end approaching, work's hectic. Please stop arranging these things for me." "Are you not interested in blind dates, or do you have someone in your heart?" Richard's words hit the mark, as he had already noticed something. "Suddenly going abroad and then coming back-it's probably for a woman. What? Her family background isn't good, and she's not from our circle? "At least bring her home so your mother and can meet her. We're open-minded. We don't demand a perfect match."

more open-minded."

in a stiff tone, "Perhaps you need

as prominent as the Devereuxxfamily, would face criticism

had to keep the years

seconds, unable to fathom just how open-minded they had to be. Was Terence's crush

early." Terence ended

conflict between him and Richard was clearly caused by Richard's

dramatic scenes were enough to show

he didn't act soon and kept rejecting their arrangements, they would stop forcing blind dates and start directly pushing for a

the

unsettled. She thought about it for a while, unsure

and there was no need to worry about

that the only time she thought about Xavier was late at night when she would occasionally reflect on him. But it was just a fleeting thought, a

to work overtime, as the company policy allowed for only one

Before she could see who it was, she was knocked back into her chair by the hurriedly

to check out some renovations? Which house is