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."

a moment before answering in a stiff tone, "Perhaps you need to be

family as prominent as the Devereuxxfamily, would face criticism If someone tried

he had to keep the years of

had to be.

should rest early." Terence ended the conversation,

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

to show just how

would stop forcing blind dates and start directly pushing for a

at the faint light on the top

it for

an unlikely possibility, and

thought about Xavier was late at night when she would occasionally reflect on him. But it was

went to the company to work overtime, as the

barely sat down when she heard footsteps at the door and instinctively stood up. Before she could see who it was,

out some renovations? Which house is it for?" he