Her Heart Her Terms (Lily and Xavier)

"Xavier said he'll get to the bottom of it and give me an explanation," Lily said.

"Even if he found out that Sarah was behind this, would he have the heart to punish her?" Maryanne asked, clearly dubious.

Her distrust in Xavier stung Lily. In fact, this was also why she was reluctant to talk to him about it.

Soon, the news about Bruce being taken to jail spread. Terence also had his men investigate the matter, and the phone call he'd answered earlier had been about an investigation report from his subordinates.

After the police interrogated him, Bruce confessed everything he'd done to Lily and even exposed Sarah.

Now, the police were on their way to the hospital to take Sarah's statement.

Terence hung up and went downstairs to the VIP room. The moment he exited the elevator, he spotted Xavier in the corridor.

Xavier was smoking. His black shirt was wrinkled, and a faint stubble shadowed his jaw he hadn't gone home all night. Even smoking couldn't ease the suffocating weight in his chest.

Noticing that someone had just stepped out of the elevator, he glanced over and happened to meet Terence's gaze.

Terence strode toward him, stopping two yards away. "Name your terms. What will it take for you to divorce

the past, he had been worried that his feelings for Lily would bring her

been suffering far more in the endless

send you?" Xavier narrowed his

to hide anything, he continued, "I've loved her for eight years, and she still doesn't know. I was waiting for you two to divorce before confessing to her but I can't wait any longer. I

18. Although Lily and Maryanne had been childhood friends, he had never met Lily Raised

before he'd entered university

had mentioned to him

had been love at first

changed his university application and chosen to study design

marriage to Xavier had been a

night before he'd learned she was getting married,

too late. A single misstep had led to an endless delay. He'd regretted it but

met each other multiple times, but she had never spoken to him first. The first time she'd done it, she'd

one knew how heartbroken he'd felt