Chapter 13

So, was she just a decoration that Xavier had married to appease the Fulton family? This revelation hit Lily harder than discovering Xavier's affair. Her face drained of color as her teeth sank into her lower lip, her eyes swelling with unshed tears. In just a few days, her life had been completely turned upside down. She had thought that her husband, who was cold and indifferent but still cared for her in his own way, simply didn't love her and had an affair. Now, she was learning that Xavier had married her for entirely different reasons. Beyond her resolve to divorce, a sense of bitterness gnawed at her. After a long pause, her emotions slowly settled. "I can't choose the family I was born into, but I have the right to choose my own marriage. A marriage without love is something I don't want." Xavier had asked her to take birth control, meaning he didn't want her to have his child. When the time was right, he would probably divorce her and marry Sarah. If that happene