Her Heart Her Terms (Lily and Xavier)

Chapter 282

Chapter 282

The car suddenly sped up, and Lily swallowed her curiosity about the photos and the investigation

She gripped the overhead handle, her heart racing from the intense speed. Xavier's voice mockingly said, "You're really "loyal" to your feelings."

The rapid speed made her uncomfortable, so she closed her eyes and shrank into her seat. She didn't know how much time passed before the Cullinan finally came

to a stop.

She slowly opened her eyes, her long lashes fluttering, and glanced out the window. They had arrived at the entrance of Aqua Sonata neighborhood.

She opened the car door, jumped out, and crouched by the roadside, gagging. The cold didn't hurt her, but the nausea did. Every time she ran into him, things never went well

Once the dizziness faded, she didn't look back and walked straight into the neighborhood.

The passenger window was still down, and Xavier waited for her to say "thank you". Instead, he watched her storm off, her back filled with frustration.

expected, she

the roadside in the cheap neighborhood, drawing attention. After a

the first night since moving in that Lily would be alone. She was

herself to suppress those feelings and focused on

day, she felt a bit drained. To make things worse, Landon called her into his office when she arrived

the client for

sent you a message."

to take out her notes to show the measurements, but she realized she had

to prove she hadn't

forgot to bring it, but I

two-story villa with more than ten rooms,

report that you were using work hours for personal matters." He pulled out some photos of her with Maryanne shopping for clothes "The headquarters asked me to investigate and report back this moming In the photos, she and Maryanne were anm-in-arm, laughing

was suspicious that she colluded with a friend to take measuring the dimensions and was slipping work. So, calling to

nough.

from the notebook?"

looked troubled. "Unless you can get yesterday's client to sign