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

first time Terence had even spoken to Xavier so curtly. In the past, he had been worried that his feelings for Lily would bring her trouble. But now, he realized his patience had

had been suffering far more in the endless torment Xavier had put

his

know I'm here," Terence replied. No longer intending to hide anything, he continued, "I've loved her for eight years, and she still doesn't know. I was waiting for you two

he had never met Lily Raised under a

been until the day before he'd entered university that he'd seen

mentioned to him

been love at

application and chosen to study design instead,

Xavier

married, he'd even prepared to confess

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

met each other multiple times, but she had never spoken to him

how heartbroken he'd felt