Chapter 93

Lily was utterly disheartened. She sat on the couch, wrapped in sunlight in the comfortably warm office. Yet cold sweat beaded on her forehead. Bobby turned his head away from Xavier, giving her discreet glances to signal her. But she sat unmoved, her hands clenched into fists on her lap, her nails digging into her palms. He was pushing her to serve as a cover, convinced that the Joyner family needed the Fulton family's backing, especially since Sarah would never be accepted by the Fulton family. She'd never realized Xavier could be so unreasonable. "Xavier, you know Lily. She's surely just asking you to help her family. But if you ask me, a man doesn't need to take orders from his wife. Just do what you think is best," Bobby said, attempting to play things off when he noticed Lily's silence. He gave a dry laugh, looking over to Xavier. But Xavier continued staring at Lily, clearly wanting her to say it herself if she would let him help her family or not. "Lily!" Bobby, growing