Chapter 82
Xavier inclined his head. “Lily did lose a bit of weight but… it doesn’t affect anything.”
It didn’t affect how he felt. He still felt something stir inside him when he saw her.
Lily heard what he was implying, and the tips of her ears turned pink.
“Eat some more, Edith.” She put some food on Edith’s plate to try and change the subject.
However, Edith refused to do so. “Losing this little bit of weight won’t affect her health, but she can’t keep being so thin. You’re a man. You need to learn how to take care of your wife. Be nicer to her and learn from your father.”
Xavier said meaningfully, “You’re right, Grandma. I should treat her well.”
He put some food on Lily’s plate. Lily didn’t reject it, but she did not eat it either. By the time dinner ended, the food he’d put on her plate remained untouched.
“Why don’t the two of you stay the night? Your parents aren’t coming home, and I’m the only one left.” Edith refused to let them leave after dinner.
“Alright, I’ll stay with you,” Xavier answered readily.
Lily had been planning to return to Bayview Gardens, but Xavier had agreed so quickly.
Edith’s eyes crinkled into a delighted smile. Although it was getting late, she dragged Lily to the greenhouse to check the flowers.
By the time they were done fussing over it, it was already 10:00 pm.
Lily walked Edith back to her room, but the latter urged her to leave. “It’s getting late. Don’t keep Xavier waiting and go to bed.”
Lily had worked up a sweat in the climate–controlled greenhouse, where she’d been pruning the flowers, watering them, and adding fertilizer. Her clothes were in their bedroom, so she had no choice but to go up.
When she pushed the door open, she saw that it was pitch black inside. Seeing that Xavier wasn’t around, she relaxed slightly.
She found her way to the closet in the dark and turned on the lights before she turned around.
All of a sudden, she spotted Xavier in a bathrobe, standing in the middle of the room. “W–Why didn’t you turn on the lights?”
Xavier stood there calmly. “This is my room.” He didn’t have to turn on the lights if he didn’t want to.
His bathrobe was loose, revealing his chest, which was tanned to a bronze color. His abs were faintly visible, making him look extremely tempting.
Lily’s eyes appeared cool and relaxed, but there was a slight quiver of emotion in them.
She lowered her eyes and said, “I need to get my pajamas.”
“Go ahead.” Xavier took out some black, silk casual loungewear from the wardrobe.
Ignoring the fact that Lily was around, he took off his bathrobe.
Lily had just crouched down in front of the cupboard next to him and was rummaging in the drawers for her underwear.
She spotted something she shouldn’t have, and she stopped breathing. The tips of her ears burned at once.
He was the one who was naked, but she was the one who’d turned bright red.
He put on his underwear and clothes casually and looked down at her. “Have you seen enough?”
“I’m going for a shower.” Lily picked up her clothes and turned to leave. In fact, she fled the room.
There was a dark look in Xavier’s eyes as he watched her go, a smile playing about his lips. He knew what Lily was like, especially in this
As a man, he knew that women could never resist gentle words. If he had the patience to do it, Lily would never be able to resist him. Besides, she loved him, didn’t she? Feelings didn’t change so easily.
Lily showered quickly and came out. After she came out, she realized that she would have to spend the night sleeping with Xavier. She rubbed her wet hair, thinking about getting a blanket and making do in the guestroom next door for the night.
She draped the towel over her shoulders and walked over to the bed. As soon as she stretched out her hand, he grabbed her. Xavier’s handsome features weren’t as chiseled and sharp as they usually were. There was a warm gentleness instead. There were slight calluses on the palm of his hand, and she could feel them very clearly as he held her hand in a tight grip. It tickled her and made her feel slightly numb.
aspect.
“You said that you would do your duty as a wife.” His voice was hoarse, and apart from how tightly he was holding onto her hand, he didn’t seem to be forcing her into anything. He asked her very earnestly, “Can we?”
