Her Heart Her Terms (Lily and Xavier)

Chapter 182

Lily's eyes were complicated, and an unintentional look of longing and reluctance appeared.

"Lily." The man's voice came from above her head.

She suddenly looked up and saw a blurred figure standing at the corner of the stairs. A cigarette slowly burned between his fingers, his gloomy face flickering in and out of the shadows. In the darkness, his hawk-like eyes locked onto her face.

Her mind exploded with a rush of thoughts. Did he hear? She hadn't even figured out how to bring up the divorce yet.

For a moment, she felt flustered.

But to Xavier, her panic looked like guilt.

he was upset?

What a ridiculous, foolish woman. Did she want another divorce? He hadn't even settled the matter of the burned Glenview Villa, and now she was

He crushed the cigarette, rolled up his sleeves, and descended the stairs slowly. His footsteps echoed loudly in the hallway, each one pounding against Lily's chest.

She took a deep breath when he reached her and resolutely said, "Xavier, let's divorce. I'll go prepare the divorce papers right now-ugh!"

"Give me one reason!" Xavier's long fingers pressed against her chin.

She was forced back until her body hit the wall, struggling to breathe. "Because I don't love you anymore!"

He gritted his teeth and laughed coldly, "You no longer love me? Who do you love then? Terence?"

"It's not about him!" Her heart skipped a beat. He must have overheard her phone call with Terence.

She didn't want to drag Terence into this, so she hurriedly explained, "It's because of Sarah. You let her live in Glenview Villa and have an ambiguous relationship with her. I have proof!" "Ridiculous excuses!" He was convinced she wanted to divorce for Terence's sake. "Are you afraid I'll cause trouble for Terence?"

Lily's panicked gaze met him, but she could only see his sharp jawline. Her desperate denials only sounded like excuses to Xavier.

The more she spoke, the angrier he became.

She wanted to open her phone and show him the photos and videos to prove that he had been unfaithful, but his strength was overwhelming, pinning her against the wall, unable to move.

"ne. Let's set aside Terence and Sarah. Let's talk about us!" Her eyes welled up with tears, slipping down her cheeks. "Do you love me?"

He turned away, a low, mocking laugh escaping his lips.

"Don't think I don't know. You married me for a reason. Love? Do you deserve to talk about love?"

From the moment he went to propose to her family, with Bobby's flattery. How Lily had agreed to marry him without question after their first meeting- he knew from the start that this marriage was a transaction in the eyes of her family. They sold a daughter, endlessly draining the Fulton family's wealth. And as far as he was concerned, if money could solve a problem, then it wasn't a problem.

He wanted her to be obedient, but he never expected her to endure for two years only to show her true colors finally. She was never a compliant woman. Lily had never imagined that this was how he saw her.

"I married

you for money? In the past two years, other than living expenses, have you given me a single extra penny? I have no title, no dignity in this marriage can't you see that?"

Full of accusations, her words stirred up a storm in Xavier's mind. He impatiently interrupted her, saying, "So you just want a divorce? You act like I've wronged you, and you expect me to beg you to stay? Dream on! Let's go to the courthouse right now!"