Novel1Chapter 285
Chapter 285
Lily finally understood Xavier's strange hehavior. It was because she accepted the Devereux
amily's marital hproject
However, the Devereux family offered kindness, while his offer was nothing but charity. Perhaps he was used to
treating her this way.
"Sorry, Mr. Fulton. My attitude was wrong. There's no need to measure the dimensions. | have it all in my head.
"I'll send you the design once it's done. If you're satisfied, you can cover to sign the contract and pay the
deposit."
she didn't want to make a scene in the company,
at story for her.
The other designers, led by Terry, kept glancing over. It wouldn't affect Xavier if things escalated, but it would be
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Whether she lost her job or faced a penalty, neither was something she wanted.
"Mrs. Fulton, Mr. Fulton just said that you can do it as long as you're satisfied with the design," Timothy reminded
her. She was still technically Xavier's wife.
Lily's clear eyes met Xavier's unfathomable gaze. After a moment, she relented. "Fine. Thank you both for
coming all the way here."
She forced herself to act polite, squeezing out a smile as she spoke.
Xavier could tell. He let out a dissatisfied hum through his nose, stood up, and lett.
She played along until the end. She walked him to the door and watched him take the elevator down before
returning to the company.
Daphne immediately approached. "I just searched him up-be's impressive! How do you know him?"
"I used to be a nanny for his family," Lily said with self-mockery.
"You were a
were a nanny?" Daphne was envious. "His house must be huge. No wonder you don't need to measure the
dimensions!"
Lily didn't want to discuss anything about Xavier, so she sat at the computer. "When you deliver the materials to
Mr. Ashford, tell him I've already taken care of Mr. Fulton, so ask him to handle things with the headquarters."
She thought that even if the contract wasn't signed, the headquarters wouldn't pursue the
n't pursue the issue from yesterday. Xavier had that kind of influence.
She worked on the dimensions for Terence's villa based on her memory and began designing the rough layout.
As for Glenview Villa, the longer she could delay it,
the better.
She worked hard through lunch, ordering takeout so that she could work at her desk.
After eating, she took a brief rest, then, after sconsideration, she removed Xavier's number from the
blacklist.
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As soon as she did, herphone rang. It was from Jadeford Hospital
""Ms. Joyner, Hayden's medical fees are due.
Lily frowned slightly. "Please contact his father."
The voice on the other end sounded troubled. "We've contacted your parents,
but
ut they insisted we contact you and have stopped answering our calls,"
She felt a lump in her chest. So Bobby and Hazel really didn't care about Hayden? In her eyes, they had always
been biased toward him over her. Or maybe they were even more ruthless than her, knowing she wouldn't
abandon Hayden "Ms. Joyner, I've managed to get you three more days. If the payment isn't made within three
days... please cand complete the discharge procedures for the patient."
The woman on the phone was older, her tone sympathetic but firm, as if it was all part of the job.
Lily cleared her throat, the tightness in her chest easing a little. She thanked the caller. "Got it. Thank you."
After hanging up, she checked her account balance-60 thousand, which wasn't enough to cover the fees.
Her commission wouldn't arrive until next month, and since she cfrom Lupler, she knew their rules-there
was no precedent for an advance
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