Chapter 22

Alan said, "Not only would I lose my streak, but I might also cost the Joyner family their case." In response, Xavier just scoffed and hung up, tossing his phone onto the coffee table. The Joyner family case had already started being processed, yet Lily had not returned home. As he pondered the possibility of her waiting for him to beg her to come back, his expression turned grim. In the night, he watched the cigarette in his hand flicker as the cold wind swept over him, cooling the burning desire in his body. It was the early hours of the morning when he finally went to bed, but he was sleepless; the lingering scent of Lily's scent on the sheets kept him awake. Xavier could not believe he was losing sleep over Lily. Of course, he told himself, it was not because he missed her, not in a sentimental way. He was a man in his prime who missed her body, nothing more. The thought of how much Lily had changed recently filled him with frustration and anger. How dare she act so