Chapter 1676

Without giving Xavier a chance to respond, Noah ended the call right after saying his piece. By the time Lily and Maryanne came back in from the balcony, Lily already had six missed calls from Xavier. She immediately called him back. "Sorry, I was busy just now, so I didn't hear my phone ringing. Why did you call me so many times all of a sudden? Is something wrong?" "No," Xavier said through gritted teeth. "What about you? What were you up to?" "Uh…" Lily hesitated. "I just made plans to go out with Chantelle tomorrow, and Mary and I were figuring out how to get there." She wasn't exactly lying. After wrapping up the conversation with Terence, she really had discussed plans with Maryanne. But Xavier could immediately tell that she wasn't being entirely honest. Still, he didn't call her out on it. "How long are you planning to stay in Deppland?" It was a question he hadn't asked before, so Lily was caught off guard. She didn't know how to answer and instinctively glanced over a