Chapter 378

Chapter 378

Marika only felt sorry for Lily, who had been without a proper status for two years. The moment Sa

t Sarah stepped in, she was immediately acknowledged publicly. "Matters of the heart are complicated. There's no right or wrong Lily, try not in dwell on it too much. It's better to move on and find someone else," she said gently.

Lily nodded, but before she could respond, Maryanne voiced her frustration."1 don't get it! You're divorced, right? So, why is he still clinging to you? You can't even have a meal in peace without him showing up to make things difficult? What did he say to you?". Lily felt a rising sense of anxiety. If the conversation continued down this path, her secret-that she hadn't divorced Xavier-would be exposed.

She grabbed her phone. "It's nothing. Thave to head back to work. I'll leave you to your meal"

Just as she turned to leave, the slightly ajar door was suddenly pushed open Xavier walked in with deliberate steps, forcing her back into the "Mrs. Fulton, I wasn't aware we had ever gotten divorced"

room

into an eerie silence. Terence's breath hitched as he stood up with his coat in hand, ready to escort Lily. His grip on the coat suddenly tightened,

the Devereux family, Xavier's gaze was sharper, as it piercing through her lie and demanding an explanation. Judging by the Devereux reaction, he assumed she had lied about their marital status because she couldn't wait

instinctively wanted to step forward, but Marika quickly pulled her back and shook her

attempt to set Lily up with a new partner would have been a colossal blunder. If the Fulton family decided to hold them accountable, she couldn't explain

you announcing another woman as Mrs. Fiction, all I did was tell people

the oppressive

coat draped over her wrist slipping to the ground, but she didn't dare stop. Forced into a corner by Xavier's unyielding

filled with a chilling gloom. "When did I ever announce that another woman was Mrs.

to retort-only to realize he

beginning to end, he had never explicitly declared Sarah as Mrs. Fulton His actions had

truly hadn't let any concrete evidence behind. Meanwhile, her words-admitting to

you and Lily aren't actually

Senior. I'll handle it myself," Xavier said,

said you're divorced because she

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